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billie-holiday — Part 01

9 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Jan 25, 1949 · Broad topic: General · Topic: billie-holiday · 9 pages OCR'd
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FEDERAL EUREAU OF NVESTIGATICT U.S.DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTIOM JAN 25 1949 LETYPE 5r99 #089,48) Ne SAN FRANCISCO 1-25 CFB Miss Gandy HEREIIS UNCLASSUIED DIRECTOR, EXTREMELY URGENT, IMMEDIATE ATTENTION INSPECTOR/ JOHNTMOHR. BILLIE HOLIDAY, NARCOTICS MATTER. REUR TELEPHONE OCONVERSTATION TODAY. BILLIE HOLIDAY AND HER HUSBAND,JOSEPH* AEVY. WERSARRESTED AT ONE FIFTY FIVE P.M., JANUARY THENTY TWO LAST. SOURCE STATES THAT HOLIDAY AND DLEVY ARE KNOUN USERS OF NARCOTICS AND HAVE BEEN UNDER CLOSE OBSERVATION AND CALIFORNIA. INSTANT RAID LED BY COLONEL DISTRICT (SUPERVISOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF NARCOTICS, AND PARTICIPATED IN BY AGENTS AND SFPD SPECIAL SERVICE DETAIL OFFICERS INSTANT RAID TOOK PLACE AT THE HOTEL 7 MARK-TWAIN, THREE FOUR FIVE TAYLOR, ROOM SIX NAUGHT TWO, SAN FRANCISCO. ROLIDAY WAS INTERCEPTED BY SUPERVISOR AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO DESTROY MAKESHIFT OPIUM PIPE AND BINDLE OF OPIUM IN TOILET BOWL OF HER ROOM. A PORTION OF THE PIPE. UHICH CONSISTED OF A RUBEER HOSE AND A GLASS JAR WAS RECOUERED ON BATHROOM BY AND THE BINDLE OF~OPIUM FROM yHE SOWE. SOURCE DESCRIBES OF. ME 2 ECORDEDSO NARCOTICS BURE I IN THE PAST. b7I) SIHL SOURCE DENILD VRAT WAS MADE CUCEHAED CHOSSESSED NO-DERINITE INFORMATION AS TO THE LOCATION ARCOT
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