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4 / - 4 ) : op ‘N - Office Memorandum + owirep stacks GOVERNMENT To 7 MR. EB. AL pata: 9/6/46 wr. Tolson " gusyacT: BENJAMIN "BUGS" SIEGEL : ee MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING s. i. Mr. Ostholthoff, Los Angeles, telephonically furnished a the following information at this time in connection with the i above-entitled matter. He stated that the witnesses at the CPé_hearing in Sap Francisco were-placed under oath, bowever's yesterday only Govern- ment witnesses appeared, It is planned that Siegel's witnesses will appear before the Commissioner at the bésiisg/and they #ID be placed under oath, Go y Mr. Ostholthoff stated in connection with the microphone coverage of Siegel and party at the hotel last night there was t=) nothing of special significance. Siegel and party went back to ee Siece) ts sO pm, last nig 2 s meade ‘~ 3 state d have to get someone wuld show up lieved that Siegel's party was referring to the CPA expert,| and that they would have . ™ someone $>¢ on to offset his testimony, It was suggested that f£f the Del-Webb Construction be put on but someo ec te: eause they | thought he would not make a good witness. one of Siegel's i attorneys, made the statement he thought the hearing would be favor- | able on the following day. The party went to dimmer about 7 p.m. ae | ed about 9:15 p.m. and played poker yptil 4:15 a.m. mentioned he had los 9 on the stock market e days, Ostholthoff said that in the teletype which was 8 the ancisco office the refe: bx jand the reference ho’ lawyer and handles such matters for 10 8 is Angeles, Ostholthoff stated this seems to indicate that i is — the dominant part in this hearing rather Ostholthoff stated he would keep 7 OMEPTE™1BNG ‘ px-6 ‘_ bo =m