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3/31/66

Airtel

To :

Legat, Bern

(92-10)

(P)

From:

Director,

REC 71 (92-3132) - 1139

GUS ALEX, aka

AR

Reurairtel 3/25/66.

You should advise Robert C. Ode, Consular section,

the Embassy, that we do not know one reason for Swiss

authorities issuing a travel ban against the subject and are,

therefore, not in position to advise him concerning this

situation.

There is no record of a request having been received

by the Bureau from the Department of State relative to this and

consequently no information has

been furnished.

This is for your information and in handling this

matter you are again reminded of previous instructions that

precaution is to be exercised in order to assure that the

Bureau is not disclosed as. a source of information and does

not become involved in

any court or other legal proceedings

concerning this matter.

MAILED

10

APR 1 1966

COMM-FBI

Tolson

DeLoach

Mohr

Wick

Casper

Callahan

Conrad -

Felt

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room -

Holmes -

Gandy

1 - Foreign Liaison (Cleared with Supervisor Mario Gregorio)

NOTE: Chicago top hoodlum, Gus Alex, and his paramour, Suzanne

Fueger, visit Switzerland each winter on vacation and Legat

Bern

has established appropriate coverage in past years through

Swiss authorities. Following last visit of Alex,

Swiss authorities

in february,

1965, on their own initiative, issued a prohibition

against Alex's re-entry on the basis that he was an undesirable.

Alex is attempting to have the ban lifted and has retained

counsel for this purpose in Switzerland and Washington, D. C.

(Note continued page 2)

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Aírtel to Legat, Bern

Re :

Gus Alex

Note continued:

Robert C. Ode, American Embassy, Bern, has received

request from State Department for information concerning the

Alex ban and has requested Legat to furnish him with infor-

mation to answer this request.

In making request of Embassy

at Bern, State Department representative Frederick Smith, Jr.,

indicated Department of

Justice has file on Alex, but that he

had not yet heard from the FBI.

No record located that Smith or Department of State

has made any request of Bureau for information on Alex (per

Records Section). Inasmuch as no record located of State

Department request and in view of current controversy involving

foreign travel of American citizens, no contact with State

Department being made.

Legat Bern being instructed to advise Embassy

representative we do not know reason for issuance of ban by

Swiss authorities and, therefore, are not in position to

furnish information concerning this: Previous instructions

to Legat to handle

matter to avoid involvement of Bureau being

restated.

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FD-36 (Fiev. 5-22=64)

-9990..

Date: 3/25/66

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Via

AIRTEL

(Priority)

TO

FROM

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-3182)

REGAT, BERN (92-10) (P)

DIOS

REVERED BY E

RAIX TANK FORCE

ON 12-6-95

-DABATH

DU. RELEASE IN FULL

- - E RELEASE I PART

I TOTAL DENIAL

GUS ALEX,

AR

aka.

wher

REC 17.

ReBuairtel 3/16/66 and Berncab 3/11/66./

The Swiss Central Police Bureau (SCPB) has been

informed of ALEX's intention to leave the U. S. next June and

travel to france, Germany, Italy, England and Greece, for two

months.

4/17e6

BOBERT C. ODEs, Consular Section, the Embassy, Ler!

has informed that he received an Operations Memo from the

Department of State, classified confidential, dated 3/16/66, 5ui

nclosing a letter from JOSEPH ER SHARLITT attorney, rep Josen

Earlen.

resenting ALEX.

ne Jepartment requested the impassy to Drove

this case,

particularly as to the grounds on whiche.

the Swiss have barred ALEX from Switzerland. The Operations

Memo also contained a letter from the Legal Adviser, Department'

of state, dated 3/3/66 addressed to SCS 'Mr, WILLIAM R. JOCHIMSEN

0 Exom I/SCA FREDERICK SMITH, JR..

This letter mentions the letter

from SHARLITT, indicates that the Organized Crime and Racket-

eering section of the Criminal Division, Department of Justice,

is well acquainted with ALEX and states that the writer has not

yet heard from the FBI. A copy of SHARLITT's letter is enclosed

for the Bureau. fres

ODE has inquired if I could furnish him with

information to provide the Department of state in this matter,

since I was

the one who had been in

contact with the Swiss Police

with regard to ALEX.

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REC 1792-3168-1137

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Bern 92-10

HDG : rn

It is suggested that I reply to ODE as follows:

In past years, the Swiss Police have been

requested to furnish any information they might have con-

cerning

the activities and contacts of GUS ALEX while in

Switzerland, in view of his association with individuals

with criminal records. In February 1965 the Swiss

authorities issued an

entry ban against ALEX. No request

was made to the Swiss authorities for an entry ban against

ALEX, nor was it indicated to them that such would. be

desirable.

It is understood from Swiss sources that the

Swiss

authorities cannot be legally required to reveal

the reason for the issuance of an entry ban.

The foregoing is furnished for the information

of the Department of State and it is requested that it

not be disseminated outside that agency.

In view of the statement in the letter of

FREDERICK SMITH, JR., that he had not yet heard from the FBI,

it is presumed that he has made inquiry of the Bureau in this

matter.

The Bureau is therefore requested to review

what information, if any, was furnished Mr. SMITH, and then

inform if it considers the above information appropriate to

furnish ODE. Mr. ODE has indicated that he would greatly

appreciate expedite action by me in this case.

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