Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: CLEMENTS, MANNING C.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/6/63
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_ NUMBER: 124-10139-10110

RECORD SERIES: NY

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

44-974-171

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

CLEMENTS. MANNING C.

TO: DIRECTOR. FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 12/06/1963

PAGES:

301

SUBJECT: SEE FBI 44-24016-658

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Secret

09/09/1996

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

01/25/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (1)(B)

JFK Act 6 (1)(C)

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

RIPORTING OFFICE

DALLAS

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

DALLAS

JACK L. HUBY, AKa•;

LES HARVEY OSWALD,

Aka•s

(DECEASED) - VICTIM

PATE

CRE 62/6/63

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

11/25/63 - 12/4/6;

REPORT MADE BY

TYI

SA MANNING C. CLEMENTS

CHARACTER OF CASE

CR

REFERENCE: Report of SA MANNING C. CLEMENIS dated 11/30/63

at Dallas.

AN INFORLNCICN CONTAIND

HEREIN IS UNCE ISSTATED ESCEPT

• P.

Chastion

1803-1ast ride

WHDRE SHONE ORIENCISE.

IRADS

Declassily on: OAD JER

All loads are heing set out by telet munna telephone.

Copies are furnished of this report to Chicago, Detrolt,

New Orleans and New York for information in vtew of investiga

tion being conducted by those offices.

ADMINISTRATIVE

No dissemination will be made outside the Bureau

except on Bureau Instructions.

This report contains no Interviews with news madia

or police representatives who were present at the shooting of

OSWALD by RUBY on 11/24/63. These w1ll be incorporated in a

subsequent report.

APPROVED

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

COPIES MADE:

5 • Bureau (44-24016)

• chicago. (44-645)

info

Detroit (44-563) inf

- New Orleans (44-2064) (1nfo)

- New York (44-974) (info)

- Dallas (44-1639)

DO NOT WHITE IN SPACES DELOW

44-924 111

SEARCHED

SE ALTED

FILED

0/75 1 196

FBI NEW YORK

DISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTACHED REPORT

AGENCY...

REQUEST RICO..

DATE FWD...-

HOW WD.

NOTATIONS

put soto

1/5/00

Exempt:

Dage Declassification fidetaile

(Пк) 4/24/96.

CLACCILIEN BY S668 SIDEL

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-IA 44-895

EJK : mj8

2

RONNIE SCALIAR, TIMMY WELCH and NANCY SINATRA, daughter of

FRANK SINATRA. (@4

on 9/19/63, IA 4429-0 in discussing MAX WEINBERG,

designated as Top Jewel Theft subject, advised SAS DONALD

A. SCHLAEFER, and WILLIE R. WHITE and

Supervisor CHESTER

E. ST. VINCENT, that WEINGERG's daughter is presently employed

as a secretary for Reprise Records owned by FRANK SINATRA.

She received this job through a distributor, MEL, (LNU).

IA 4429-0 further advised that he had heard that

people in the Reprise office were calling all over the

No details or names

rèlative to this type of activity were available to LA 4429-C.

On 6/28/63, MICHAEL SHORE Of Reprise Records,

1347 Cahuenga, Los Angeles, California, Telephone No.

HO 6-8211, advised SAA CHARLES E. STINE that he had seen

publicity

in the Los Angeles papers concerning the conviction

of MARVIN R. COLE on Obstruction of Justice charges.

He

commented that he had known COLE for a long time and that

"MARVIN COLE IS DOC STACHER'S bOy"

SHORE stated that he

had been, in some measure, responsible for starting COLE

out in business in New York City a number of years ago.

He indicated that on one occasion he had loaned money to

COLE in order that COlE might buy points in the Fremont

Hotel and Gambling Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

on 10/18/63 MARVIN R. COLE was indicted by the

Federal Grand Jury at Los Angeles, charging him with two

Trial

on 5/23/63 the jury returned a verdict of guilty on both

counts: On 6/12/63, a fine of $1,000 on each of the two

counts

was imposed by the court.

Notice of Appeal was

filed by COLE's attorneys on 6/13/63.

The January, 1961 Agency List of the Standard

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ener

DI 44-1639

(S)

SEVIN

* New York 538-Sgadvised thatat 12:15 p.m. November 13,

1963 WIESLAW GORNICKI, Polish correspondent of the Polish

Press Agency, in a conversation with BOHDAN LEWANOWSKI, POLISh

Ambassador to the United States stated that he had information

indicating that the correspondent (name not given), of the Indian

Publication "Blitz" was in Dallas the day of the attack, ( assassi-

nation) and apparently obtained documents stating that police

Sheriff CURRY and RUBY were members of the "MB KESIDE" or

CORNICKE

would be published in the near future by "BLITZ", which he

described as an Anti-American publication. The list of non United

States National Accredited as correspondents and representatives of

information media by the United Nations as of October 31, 1963,

lists RAMESH SANGHVI of Indian nationality as associated with

"BLITZ" WIESLAW GORNICKI of Polish nationality was

listed as

associated with the Polish Press Agency (n)

peret

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DI. 44-1639/BL

Sources at San Antonio, Austin, Waco, Temple

and

Pharr,, Texas, had no pertinent information.

The following sources were contacted negatively.on

11/25/63 by the indicated Agents:

AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS:

SOURCE

PCI J. C. STEPHENSON, Proprietor,

Drug Store and News

Stand

S. P.

SA 665-C

PCI

VANCE F. BORDELON, gambler

I POL CAESAR J. FERRIS, Cafe owner and

bartender

Former SA 560-6

PCI PHILLIP BORDONARO, Tavern keeper

(ULIPCI JACK PATRICK HANRAY, gambler

(MOPCI ROBERT S. VARRINGTON, retired gambler

Capt. ROBERT ALLEN, Vice Squad, SA PD

(including check of vice squad records)

PCI VINCENT L. LOCICERO

LEPCI WADE HANSEN

WORCI HENRY CARTER

WE SA 660-0

CONTACTING AGENT

SA BRUNO F. DREYER

SA DREYER

SA DREYER

SA DREYER

SA DREYER

SA JOHN RUSSELL GRAHAM

SA GRAHAM

SA GRAHAM

SA MORTON P. CHILES, JR.

SA CHILES

SA CHILES

• SA CHILES

SA CHILES

AT AUSTIN, TEXAS:

PCI MARY HALBOUTY, Manicurist

Former PCI MARION C. "SONNY" PEARSON,

gambler

-

SA H. T. BURK

SA BURK

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SL 44-496

AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

SL 1285-C-TE advised SA CLARK S. SMITH on :

November 27, 1963 that AL CHARLES, Proprietor

of the Stardust Club at St. Louis, Missouri, advised

him that he has known JACK RUBY for 15 years.

Informant stated that RUBY, according to CHARLES has

a business partner, name unknown, who is 70 years of

age and who formerly was in business in Dallas,

Texas,

with an individual named JOE BOND

that CHARLES advised that BOND and RUBY's present

partner operated a bar and burlesque house in Dallas,

l'exas, which was in competition with a similar

establishment operated by an unnamed individual who

had an "in"

with the Police Department.

Informant

advised that CHARLES related that subsequently a

rape charge was filed against BOND who then fled from

Dallas, Texas,

to Washington, D. C., where he opened

a similar business. BOND according

tO CHARLES was

later

"fingered"

and arrested at Washington, D. C.

However, no dates of occurrance were given in relating

this

story.

Informant advised that CHARLES stated RUBY

then went into business in Dallas with JOE BOND's, former

partner, name unknown.

The indicies of the St. Louis Office failed to

reflect any derogatory information on AL CHARLES.

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DI 44-1639

On November 27, 1963, the St. Louis Office advised that

St 1285-C-TE advised sA CLARK S. SMITH On November 27, 1963; that

AL, CHARLES, Proprietor of Stardust Clu, St. Louis, Missouri,

has known JACK RUBY for fifteen years.

According to informant,

CHARLES stated RUBY has a business partner, name not mentioned,

70 years old, who formerly was in business

in Dallas with an indi-

Informant advised that BONDS and RUBY's

present partner operated a bar and burlesque house which wa in

competition with a similar establishment operated by an unnamed

individual who was friendly with the police department. As a re-

sult a rape charge was filed against BONDS, who then fled from

Dallas to Washington, D. C., where he opened

a similar business.

BONDS, according to CHARLES, was later arrested at Washington,

D. C.o

and no dates given.

Informant stated according to CHARLES,

RUBY then went in business with BONDS! former partner.

AL CHARLES, Proprietor of Stardust Club, St. Louis,

Missouri, featuring EVELYN WEST and other burlesque acts, was

personally contacted by SA CLARK S. SMITH on November 27, 1963.

CHARLES stated he is not personally acquainted with JACK RUBY,

did not know he originally came from Chicago, or that his name

was RUBENSTEIN.

However,

CHARLES advised he

has known of JACK RUBY

as being in a similar business endeavor as his in Dallas for the

past 15 years.

CHARLES stated he received a telephone call from RUBY

approximately two years ago on occasion RUBY made an inquiry re-

garding night club acts.

CHARLES further advised in April of

this year he paid a visit to Dallas and patronized the three

burlesque houses in Dallas, including that of JACK RUBY. CHARLES

maintained he has no other knowledge of RUBY or his associates.

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