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as ne ce ee, ee ee ) ee | § secet shares it tomnttprton > Rutted Htates Bepartirent of Justice * Los angeles (15) California’ August 28, 1946 pee. ~L0-- Attention: ie: a ‘ROBEN ~ Re: BENJAMIN “rms, 08; eam CONCERNING: ‘ . - 7 od This will confirm my telephone conversation of august 27, 7946 with Assistant Director ROSEN. i equested an appointment wit Game to the Los Apreles Of : acquainted with br : any time to come into the office - B we might desire to ask of him. Mr. HOOD adviged that he did not know of any questi , that we desired to put t t this time, but sta oasé was assigned to me course, disclosing t this matter was being handled as @ special assignments— + the that I then inter viewed Pegs ther with Mr. HOOD. I asked GR ct whathis position was'in this matter and he stated that, ght say that I have been hired as public relations counsel anv ee re what their attitude is", He-saia 4 d conwinced SIEGEL that the three of than shoul come into the F.B.1. and answer any questions that might de put to them. He said that they are willing to admit that at this point pe “they are whipped"; that they are unable to secure a loan anywhere on the Flamingo Hotel because all e turning them down due to the C.P.A. and F.B.I. inveatiea tion, MMM o:st0d tha had brought BIEGEL into the Flamingo Ho eal because not know how to operate a gambling casino, but mange . & 9 GILL = b2€C oom “REP 18 i946 A 1946 COPIES DestRoyED 4, b 44 NOV 20 1964 ‘ é d seer eine oe ap