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lem ae Co “Gyice Memorandy, To > MR, EB, A. TAM hare, CG ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT nyt ton cONTATEED pate: 8/1/46 as pi P- Call 22 Woon FROM - “Qa. ROSEN comer BENJAMIN enor Oak 7 MISCELLANEOUS — INFORMATION CONCERNING + Los Angeles is very friendly tows: e | shea confidential information. On July EEFZESSUSNEESEREEE y confidential source, whose identity he did not reveal, 3 me. that the construction of the Flamingo Hotel had not progressed mich further than having the stakes driven in when the Civilian Production Administration issued the "freeze order™ on the construction of buildings of this type. stated that construction on the Flamingo Hotel i ve Hotel Wis pemmitted to si a funds made available to Senator M in the nature of a probably originating from Siegel, as, indicated that the official in charge of the construction division o Civilian Production Administration at Reno, Nevada, was involved in the deal and that the-conetructioy recone of — thé\@lanings Hotel were falsified to show that the construction was farther along than it actually was. ‘Thus enabling the CPA to authorise the completion of the construction, NEASPAPER PUBLICITY: An editorial in the Las Vegas Tribune, a weekly news- paper, prominently placed on the first page of the issue dated August 1, 1946, complains of the fact that the Federal authorities are permitting the con-_ struction of the Flamingo Hotel while the veterans are homeless due toa ‘~~ shortage of building materials, The editorial comments on the fact that ait is difficult tp prevent mer of great financial means, such as jamin 3 “Siege and Harri feotburs, frgp.s g in sug, building activit: “7 7 ye 1 _ FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OF SIEGEL ASSOCIATES? HEP Prne: X MU), fron the technical surveillances was to the effect that Bnnjamin Sik claims he and his associates have spent $1,162,500.00 to date on the Hotel and that Siegel is at the present time in rather straitenéd financial circumstences. gel at. the present time ie endeavoring to mike arrangenents through (ug Xx w_to obtain a $500,000 loan He is 80 endeavoring to obtain a $600,000 lo 5 CEH Corporation, the identity of which is being determined as it is knom that Siegel previously borrowed 7 $350,000 from the same corporation on a similar loen in connection with the ‘ construction of another hotel, “MG WORE the thoff bre