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/ easemann Pomme oo. 84 - 1 Office Memorandum « onrrep states GOVERNMENT To : WMR. ROSEN DATE: October 2, 1946 i Ne / boc ADL IRPORYATION CONPALNED ~~ db By $f- SUBJECT: BENJAMIN "BUGS" SIEGEL MISCELLANEOUS ~ INFORMATION CONCERNING CRIME SURVEY SAASNNNARENENN NSS Tne Los Angeles Division by teletype has advised that Radio anes Commentator Drew Pearson in his broadcast on the evening of September 29, iit tua 1946 reported that work on the Flamingo Hotel was to be stopped on order of John-D.— Suall. However, according to the Los Angeles Division, work on this project was continuing on the morning of September 30, 1946. bmD On October 1, 1946 the Los Angeles Division advised that construction work on the Flamingo Hotel ‘was continuing on that date. It was further stated that telegrams were reportedly sent from Las Vegas by a veterans organization and labor union to John Small requesting that he withdraw the stop order and allow the work on the hotel to continue. The Los Angeles Division is checking to determine whether these telegrams were actually sent and, if so, the nature of their contents, Siegel, in a conversation with of his associates, indicated that he was having another "headache" and when inquired if he was ; referring to the "thing on the air last night" believed to e radio broadcast pe of Drew Pearson, Siegel replied in the affirmative, stating that he did not know who was giving “us eadaches". Siegel further stated that he had spoken to "Back East" md that! represents him and that he had i that efforts 7 be made to find out "wi the H-—- it's all about". Upon nquiry, Siegel indicated that he thought "it" would start some thing, but he not know and indicated that if they were going to start "Tan xing te forget about the whole @ thing". & Wnts BY fo axED, | . SDEXEY) «|. The Los Angeles Division has furthé? advjpéd thay Siggei.has reser tions to depart via American Airlines from Los Ang@. Sgt 10:10 PM, October 3f 1946 for New York where he will arrive at 2:20 Pai Oc that he will contact his former wife, Esther Siggel. iedel's ,_ close associate and leg man, left Los Angeles for New york on er 30, 1946, bx and was to register at the Waldorf Astoria on October 1, 1946. 1% expected to be in New York about three weeks. ACTION TAKEN ~- The Los Angeles Division has instructed the New York Division ve} Siegel's arrival at that point and his activities while in New York City. contacts are also to be ascertained. br