Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NO
To: HQ
Document date: 08/30/1967
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90091-10061

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 166-2315-5

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

NO

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 08/30/1967

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

HENRY FLOYD BOX

RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/16/1998

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(Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

NO 166-335

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a bookmaking operation in Dallas, but was arrested

on

July 29, 1966, by Internal Revenue Service and federal charges

are still pending, charged with failure to possess Federal

Wagering Stamp.

Around March or April 190%; MATTHEWS aC-

Road, Garland, Texas.

still believed

to be booking at that address,

and has ac-

quired his own gambling stamp as principal at the above

address. It is possible that MATTHEWS is in contact with

Box in connection with his current bookmaking operation,

however, no authorization has

been obtained to check tol

calls on MATTHEWS' telephone. When these are checked, New

Orleans will be advised of any calls that might be for BOX.

Prior contact between BOX and MATTHEWS have been indicated

as set forth in report of SA REED W. JENSEN dated September

30, 1963, under the MATTHEWS caption.

At that time, BOX

was interviewed by New Orleans and admitted knowing

; MATTHEWS

but denied any interstate gambling.

'MATTHEWS 1s uncooperative

and therefore any interview of him re BOX would be unproductive.

Reference 1s also made to the report of SA JOHN

E. OGDEN dated July 26, 1966, entitled ALLEN LEE ROSENFELD,

aka eval; Atlanta origin, copies of which were furnished

New

Orleans, which contains information identical with

BOX.

New Orleans should refer to this report.

New Orleans

office should refer to its file in case entitled JOHN OWEN

TYLER, aka; HENRY FLOYD BOX, aka, ITWI, AT:00, and report

of SA

PAUL J. MOHR, Atlanta

dated

January 12, 1962, copies

furnished New Orleans.

Dallas will check with DL 275-C-TE as to BOX

and advise.

Dallas files do not indicate that BOX has ever

worked in the Dallas area.

on 8/25/67, NO 1416-C advised that he had observed

the pool parlor supply store which was being put together on

He stated that it was his understanding that

It was under the name. of the Shreveport Billiard Supply Com-

pany and would therefore be part of RED BOX's operation.

He

advised, however, that he was unaware of any criminal activites

that might be taking place there or any bookmaking activity.

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