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Federal Burran of Lnvestigatian Vnited States Arpartment of Justice Los Angeles (12) california a September 4, 1946 ALL TNTORATTON HEREIN LS ba Director, PBI : : “attention: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ROSEN 3 MISCELLANEOUS; CRINE SURVEY Re: BENJAWIN "BUGS" SIEGEL ISFORWATION 4 Dear Sir: 4 I am transmitting herewith ea portion of the transcript covering { the hearing before C.P.A. Commissioner OWENS at San Francisco, California . August: lend 14, 1946. This portion covers only the testimony of a FRED GXTADLOCK, Investigator of the Civilian Production Administration. ey These pazes were copied from the original transcript by the Secretary : of GORDOW}C KENZIE, Legal Counsel of the C.P.A., who presented this : matter béf'dre Cormissioner OWENS. Mr. MC KENZIE stated that he would make available to us a complete transcript of the hearing, but since there were only three copies in existence and they were needed by the Civilian Production Administration until after the hearing »f September 5th, he would ir the meantime have his secretary type pertinent portions of the testimony. You will note that the testimony of TADLOCK represents aan “Practically the entire case of the C,P.A. in this matter. There are ‘x, blue prints and plot plans referred to in this testimony which are not available at the present time. However, I am transmitting herewith @ photostatic copy of the blue print which was submitted eter Peawe of the C.F.A. Construction Division at Reno, Nevada by j.UIS\VIENER on & Ap: otk 29, 1946 when WIENER first sought the authority ofthe CR.A. to fn. contime eonstruction of the Flamingo Hotel. J have marked on this . phetostaé in red pencil the letter "g" which designates the gambling . sgasino.and restaurant and with the letter "B" the hotel building. That a ais the-designation which TADLOCK refers to in his testimony, although ee tat many points in the testimony he refers to .a plan-of March 22, 1946; <= who1pas, the plan transmitted horewith is a plan of January 12, 1946, “,. Generally speaking, however, by referring to the January 12, 1946 plan 6) yow-can secure an intelligent idea of ee pares . I am also transmitting herewith a co Y QTE an Product, “\) “Administration VEP-1 dated March 26, 194K whieh is ‘the order alleged yt violated by SIBGEL and his associates in the construction f,tpe ‘He Hotel. RECORDED, & IXDEXED +e As further portions of the transcript before the C, P. Ae cdwrissicner in Sar Francisco are received they will be transnitted to-the Bureau. Axe very truly your : he ‘s . OSTHOLTROFF