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x” Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To : Sac . DATE: August 20, 1946 FROM : SA A. EB, OSTHOLTHOFF . SUBJECT: | BENJAMIN "BUGS" SIEGEL MISCELLANEOUS; INFORMATION CONCERNING . Wa (gene At 2:15 peme on August 19, 1946,,T spoke with As + Director ROSEN at the Bureau and advised him that Special Agen and had the CPA office in San Francisco where we i xp a Was most cocperative and had instructed his at Reno to make available all information to the FBI. I told him that Wl b.: refused to furnish their files to us and would not filly discuss $7 the matter. I also advised him that late refused to furnish us the neme of the Sd who was preparing the transcript of the hearing before sione I went into some detail concerning our conference with and explained that he waa not able to tell us what action the CPA in this matter, and I told Mr. ROSEN that it was my opinion that decided that further gtigation of thia matter should be had at the time he walked in office and found out that the FBI was interested in the matter. I told Mre ROSEN the wanted us to come - baok tomorrow to further confer with him after he ha chance to go over the matter with the Legal Department of the CPA. _T asked Mr. ROSEN if the Bureau desired to get in touch the CPA in Washington, and have instruc 8 6 desired information to us. . Mre ROSEN said that he did not feel it was a matter to be hendled on a Washington level at this point but that we should se on bie August 20 and formally request the information, that we show present the matter to him strongly indicating that we had to have this information, and that if he refused, to let him, Mre ROSEN, lmow and that the matter would he handled in Washington.