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J ) FROM : R, C. HENDON Ce ermine rao \ ) Office Memorandum + onvrep states GOVERNMENT To : MR. TOLSON DATE: 8/28/46 ALL INFOS TT AT OW ALNED 2 SUBJECT: BENJAMIN SIEGEL, with altases Information Concerning; Kiscellaneous Crime Survey rence ts mde to the memorandum from Supervisor aay: dir, Rosen dated August 26, 1946, concerning the ———— Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, which Stegel and his associates are attempting to construct. Pursuant to bres b: on Saturday evening, 4 4 personal friend of mine e Civilian Production Administration. or erly that certain individuals including Siegel had been attempting to obtain clearance to build this hotel near Las Vegas which tt was my understanding was to be utilized-as a gambling casino. JI stated that a hearing had bee held in San Franetsco on August 13 relative to the freeze order which had been issued by the CPA and another hearing was coming up on September 5, at which it wo ined whether further construc would be permitted. JI told that he might want to persona check into this matter since was potentially dangerous from the standpotnt of public criticism and critigs rane organtza- tions should such construction continue. was very ap= prectative of my calling this to his attention, stating that he waan familiar with tt and that certainly if possible he would want to stop construction of this type. ‘I further told CD 22 the Bureau was interested in t! natter fron a i rau Uns G, violation angle. I stated that' for the CPA covering ar Oo furntsn US Ww a anscripttior of the August 13 hearing and had even refused to furnish us the name of the reporter who took the hearing from whom we might ourselves ob- tain a copy of the transcription. at he further refused 1 make their file auatlable to us. stated that this was 4 absolutely silly and that he woul e necessary steps to see that “lwe got a copy of the transcription anaicennt the Jile mas made avatial ex ay Aaa result oo, this conversat in I$ me on the mo ine structions. e etate that under é@ war compliance a ma terta. ted by his investigators was considered to be confidential and “then were un~ instructions not te make it auatlichle te other agenctes wv poena. He said, however, that as a practical matter they would make tt avatlable to the FBI, Internal Revenue and other autho ized agenctes on a confidential bosis for review and then if it was e ‘Sob test $38. ‘Sieeiieeas appropriate subpoena could be issued. 5 Sgn SEP S Tose glt