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hg @ SCANDARD FORM NO. 64 | | w, Ne Nun Ward Office Mem.: NAUME + UNITED SiarkS GOVER SubNE i Mir. Meng. 2, TO 3: Direc tor, FBI coum byGorrzas a ade nes FROM if S4C, San Francisco Mr. Trotter. 15 : : Tele, Roo: : SCB]RCT: EDMUND G. (Par) BEOHN j M “ Holloman. ; om, ATTORNEY GENERAL an. STATE OF CALIFORNIA : On 6/7/57 Mr. BROWN telephonically advised me that the ; Bohemian Club, in connection with their annual encampment, have a la play put on by the members. The play this year has a locale \ SbF which calls for two slot machines as part of the Lb BROWN stated he was inguiring as to whether not the f two disabled slot machines from Nevada to the site under police not be played oer of Las Vegas, scenery. Mr. transporting o of the encampment under police guard and keeping them guard until they are returned to Nevada so they could ‘ would be a violation of the Federal law. I advised Mr. BROWN that the law is quite plain as to .j interstate transportation of gambling devices but that any clarifica- ‘tion of it would*nave to be a matter for discussion with the | Department. : Mr. BROWN continued that he was not making any request for any decision at this time inasmuch as he did not even know tf the Bohemian Club would actually want to have slot machines as part of the script. He stated that the mere possession of the slot machines in California is a violation of the state law and that he, of course, would have to act in his legal capacity as Attorney General to seize such machines unless they were disabled and handled under police guard with full knowledge of their use ..8 props beforehand » He advised that if the matter progressed any further he would personally discuss it with the Department in Washington and that, if he did, he*would advise me as to the results of his discussion. The above is being furnished for the Bureau's information and no action is being taken here. The Bureau, I think, igs aware \or the background of the Bohemian Club, it being a most reputable business club in San Francisco. “2 Bureau . HGF sekk mee . | ——-RECORDED-57 6Z-76249- 2 7 ES