Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SF
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 10/14/1968
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/20/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10293-10229

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-2ND NR 2436

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, SF

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 10/14/1968

' PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS:

LCN, CONVENTION, MEMBERS, PORNOGRAPHIC BOOK

STORES, BUSS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FBI

Date:

10/14/68

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

(Type in plaintext or code)

AIR MAIL - REGISTERED

(Priority

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI (145-

(92-6054)

FROM:

SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (145-659) (92-593) (P)

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF PORNOGRAPHY DEALERS,

BROADMOOR HOTEL, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO,

10/18/68

ITOM

00:

Denver

LA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

00:

New York

Re San Francisco telcall to Denver, 10/11/68, and Denver teletype

to San Francisco,# 10/14/68.

Enclosed herewith for the Denver Division is one (1) photograph

Of PCI BRUCE STERLING DAVIS bearing descriptive data.

For information of the Bureau and receiving offices, PCI owns

and operates seven book stores in San Francisco which sell porno-

graphic books, magazines, films and photographs. He has numerous

contacts throughout the United States in the business.

Pel furnished the following information on 10/10/68 and 10/14/68:

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Bureau (3

C03

145-

- 92-6054)

4

- Baltimore

-

Chicago

4

Denver (145-198) (Enc. 1)

Los Angeles

4

4

New York (2

92-2300)

- San Francisco

02

- 145-659)

(1

-92-593)

(1 - 137-5002)

ETA: jab

(30)

Approved:

Special Agent in Charge

61 0ct311968

Sent

92-6054-

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ALL COPIES AIR MAIL-REGISTERED

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SF-145-659

SF- 92-593

LIA: jab

He is attending a convention at the Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado

Springs, Colo. beginning 10/18/68. This convention will be at-

tended by owners of book stores, pornography printers and publishers

of books and magazines dealing in pornography from all over the

United States. He has received information that there will be

a group of attorneys at this convention for the purpose of discussing

legalities concerning obscene laws and problems facing these

individuals as dealers in pornography. PCI's reservation was made

by the Overstock Book Corp, 239 - 4th Avenue, New York, New York,

telephone number GR. 3-4960.

PCI is unaware of the title of this

convention, but stated it is being sponsored by the publishers of

pornographic books and magazines.

PCT

advised he has recently heard through his contacts that the

Mafia from "back East" is attempting to take over control of the

pornographic book stores across the United States.

Two unknown

individuals attempted to contact him recently without success

They

indicated that they were from New York and would attempt to contact

him again. PCI was subsequently contacted by a JACK PEARL from

San Francisco, who stated to PCI that "the boys back East want to

in fact, panning on taking over the book stores, the above conven-

tion would be an excellent opportunity for them to make contact.

Denver, by retel, advised that inquiry at the Broadmoor Hotel,

colorado Springs, Colo.o revealed that Mid-America Periodical

Distributors, possibly identical with captioned group, has reserva

tions at the Broadmoor Hotel commencing 10/20/68.

LEADS

All receiving offices should furnish Bureau and interested offices

information regarding pornographic dealers or other individuals

known to be attending captioned convention. Also furnish data

regarding alleged take-over by LN of pornographic book stores.

Suggest each office alert appropriate LCN TE informants and

informants in ITOM field.

DENVER

at colorado springs, Colo. Afford appropriate coverage

of captioned convention to identify individuals in attendance.

as well as to determine purpose of convention, etc.

(2) PCI DAVIS may be contacted if desired. He has been

alerted in this regard.

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