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Los Angeles, California | Auguat 21, 1946 ALL TNPO9 tT TON CON BEREI . WEMO, FOR THE FILE: a BY _2F- a Re: BENJAMIN "BUGS" SIEGEL, WAS MISCELLANEOUS; INFORMATION CONCERNING; CRIME SURVEY Av %;:00 p.m. on August 946 cial A of oo San Francisco advised that SIEGEL, had left San pre 7 Francisco vi stern Airlines and were due to arrive in Los Angeles at 8:25 p.m aid that SIEGEL told some one that they had received a favorable decision from Commissioner end BEN planned to go to Las Vegas on August 15th, At 1:45 p.m. on August 15, 1946 T spoke with Special Agent in ; & Charge BR. B. FLETCHER. fan Franciaco, and asked him for the results of i. the in with He advised that the agents were still inter- viewi and had not returned to the office. TI asked Mr. FLETCHER how the information was secured concerning the conversations .of SIRGEL and his associates at the St. Francia Hotel and Mr. FLETCHER advised that this was obtained through a contact microphone. I asked Mr. FLETCHER if there were anyrecordings made of thie and he said that there were not in view of the fact that a contact microphone was used, In connection with the mention of a senator, whose name was not obtained, as reflected in San Francisco telatype, I sugzested to Mr. PLETCHER that this might have been State Senator MC CARRAN and suggested that the agent who was listening to the conversation be furnished thia name to aee if this name sownded like WC CARRAN. At 5:15 Dame Supervisor f£ the San Francisco a Office called me and said that the agent who had listened to the converea- £. tion in the hotel room said that he is pretty certain that the se whose name a —° is not MC CARRAN, but it might > iii ba At 5:30 p.m. on August 15, 1946, Special Agent ; led from San F and advised that he had interviewe He seid tha ‘mmarizged the hearing, by stating on hb aa April 16, 1946 the bullders of the Flamingo Hotel received a wire from the C.P.A. instructing them to cease Duilding if they were violating ns. Om April 28, 1946 the builders went to Reno, saw of the C.P.4. for Nevada, and took plans with them which show a © Flamingo Hotel project consisted of only one building. _ UREAU OF arene OePAnTM AUG 21 1946 - ; bes LOS ANGELES, CALIF, : m a Ten TG J