Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/17/1955
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Date:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10291-10387

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-75147-210-72

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, MM

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS:

11/17/1955

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NRO, EMP, SANS SOUCI NIGHT CLUB, ASSOC, LST, B/F INT,

GAMBLING, RACK ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/07/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records CollectionCK14kl96cR

of y992 (44 USC 2107 Tote)

DATE: 11-14-2017

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Office Memorandum • UNTHEREAS GOCEASSYPED

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI

IL INTOTA

HERE!

Won SAG, IA (62-3398)

UNSSIFIND

EXCEPY MIERE SHUWN

OTHERISTE

*AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITTES IN CUBA

123/85 510659/ECL

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1719213326

On November 15, 1955 MM 501-C advised that it is

his

understanding that NORMAN ROTHMAN, FBI #152585 B9

longer has a financial interest in the Sans Souci Night club

and Gambling Casino in Havana, Cuba.

He stated that SANTOS TRAFFICANTE, JR.,

FBI #482531 B,

has invested in the Sans Souci and heard that WILLIAM GUSTO

BISCHOFF,

alias

"Lefty" Clark, FBI #1721507, will operate the

place during the coming season.

"Lefty" Clark has always-been

very closely associated with JOSEPH MASSEI, FBI #597894, the

leading Italian hoodlum in the miami area,

and the informant

believes Clark will probably be fronting for and protecting

an investment by MASSEI.

He further stated that they plan to run an "up and

up" (honest) crap game for professional gamblers.

VM 501-C also stated that it is official that Cuba

will be open to legalized gambling this winter and that TOM

MC GINTY,

gambler,

will open a casino at the

It is the informant's understanding that MC GINTY's organiza-

tion will also operate

gambling at the Nacional Casino out

side of Havana. 48)

On November 16, 1955 MM 334-0 advised that

some

timer

FBI #152585 B, told him that SANTOS

Florida, had taken over the Sans

He stated that

he had heard that "Lefty" clark was going to Cuba but was to

operate a new night. club and gambling casino which he believes

is named

the "Copa". He was unable to furnish any further speci-

fic data.

Extra copies of this memo have been prepared for trans-

mittal to the Legal Attache, at Havana, Cuba.

CJM:adh

(7)

] - MN 62-2373 -

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2489

DEC

ЭссА лем

Tagagist, Mansaras

by 0-25 R/s

-2,855

SGU

RECORDED - 39

75144-210-72

28

G. NOY SE 1955

INDEXED-30

EX-126

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