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MEMO., SAC: 1/7/47 scseeaataeinns ie iiiailindaialS by, bu GREE vices that he has always liked SIEGEL and that SIEGEL is known —_ with many lepitimate persons. He asked the writer UU w dvised that he would not go so far as to say that SIECEL was ‘engaged in + activities at this point, but added that certainly SIEGEL “was tough" and was in the rackets. b? s advised that no further discussion would be had with him concerning underworld activities if he were to talk to other people and he immediately advised that he certainly would be foolish to let anyone know that he was being contacted by Bureau Agents because members of the underworld would feel bos that he was furnishing information to the Bureau. In this connection he added that he liked SIEGEL and that at this point he did not care to furnish any informa- tion concerning him bec n though he knew SIEGEL was carrying on "in the rackets" he "Lien. “esp enec this relationship further, advising that there is certain association between persons which is unexplainable and that the writer could consider STEGEL as possibly "a prostitute ing illegally but still is -_ 4 However, he added tha activities should be thoroughly checked by the Bureau because apparently he has no gainful tion and has @ lot of money. da feeling of animosity towards pa and when the writer explained t possibl as making is money from bookmaking and gamblin ndioated that ould not possibly make the money he is making gam