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om San Francisoo File $#62-2612 . Following this call a general conversation took placo regard- fing the stock market. Subjeot SIEGEL was interested in Trans-/merioca stock, renarking that he wanted to see whether he had been right or wrong about this stock. A telephone call was thereupon placed to Bayview $623 but evi- dently no one answered the phone, thon told the group that he had. contacted| was going tc call him backs marked that he and da roam at the Stewart Hotel, stated that the C ere= uu 3° 8 b x sioner (CPA) desired to ak to the hotel imetiatel Apparen ‘Com ere the hearing was being held, thereupon left at about 12;15 PM. Short- ly after their departure 2L called Exbrook-7211 and asked for one of the upen steted that he and Custom's mon. He asked that indivitual about closing prices and volume. Following this conversation he remarked to the group that the stock had fallon 42 points. and A oonversetiyy equently heard betwoc A = CHEER «-certing the statute mointging? t it was a matter of intorpretgtic her than retroactiveness asked hin regarding estcppole stated that an estoppel could be used by him (Commissioner) ni to mike up his vhethor or not it was one contimuous building. SIEGEL bm asked the qui cetc how much the Commissioner reccived for sitting at heerings. ol2 him approximately $25¢00 por day. SIEGEL thon remarked "Why don’ we pay him $100,00 and have him work for us", but this latter stat qpent was apparently mado in a tone of levity. SIEGEL continucd, stating thr seemed to be alright an! that he wos an "alright guy"s thot he @ouldn' elp it if the investigators didn't give him all the infor- mations At 12:30 P.H., September 12, 1946, all individuals in Room 401 left with the intention of proece ‘ing te the Zhitcomb Hotel where the CPA Hearing was tc be coniucted. At 12:35 P.M., SIEGEL and the others proceeded to the Hotel \hitcomb via Red an) White Cab 177 2 arrived at the hotel at 12:40 b2 Peis Tho party was mot in the lobby 2 all thereupon pro- 7 ovede. tc the meszenine floor of tho hotel > wos due to a be held at 1:00 P.K. ~19-