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AL URED ae Femme cnn ene eae ne a i. - PROM : R, C, HENDON WA ranma rong wo. (. ) Office Memorandum + onrrep stares GOVERNMENT TO: MR, POLSON ra pate: 8/28/46 ALL INPASUE TTA CON TNED SUBJECT: BENJAMIN SIEGEL, with altases Information Concerning; Kiscellaneous Crime Survey ur Gurnee eemeefgrence is mde to the memorandum from Supervisor ee —— ay: dir, Rosen dated August 26, 1946, concerning the ———— Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, whitch Stegel and his assoctates are attempting to construct. Pursuant to Di Pres . on Saturday evening, Au a b: personal friend of mine e Cluilian oriefly that certain Production Administration. individuals ineluding Stegel had been attempting to obtain clearance to build this hotel near Las Vegas which tt was my understanding was to be utilized-as a gambling casino. J stated that a hearing had bee held in San Francisco on August 13 relative to the freeze order which had been issued by the CPA and another hearing was coming up on September 5, at which it wo ined whether further construc would be permitted. I 1c gail he might want to persona check into this matter since tt was potentially dangerous from the standpoint of public criticiem and critig? rane organiza- tions should such construction continue iliac very ap- prectative of my calling this to Ats attention, stating that he waa n familtar with tt and that certainly if possible he would want to stop construction of this type. ‘I further told that the Bureau was interested in Tt! natter from a possi rau ains G t violation angle. I stated that for the CPA covering that area, o surnish us w a transeripttior of the August 19 hearing and had even refused to furnish us the name of the reporter who took the hearing from whom we might ourselves ob- | tain a copy of the Granscriptt O11» ula eies Ot he further refused i er, ee a ee en a ane oe ee Re ee er es a thane thia tan Mane Cherr Fe sO GUUOPLOULE FF UBs Gennes 520760 bVEGte Lies WAS b absolutely silly and that he would take necessary steps to see that ‘lwe got a copy of the transcription aeRO the file was made avaiilal i ALh$ me on the mo structions. that under the war comp 8 his investigators wae considered to be onfidential and “ther were un instructions met te make 1¢ auailoble to other agenctes without aub- poena. 4e said, however, that a8 a practical matter they ordinarily would make tt avatiable to the FAI, Internal Revenue and other autho tzed agencies on a confidential basis for review and then if it was to Cobtss used Sieertiveas appropriate subpoena could be issued. 5? gO 186 ole ~~