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eoe_eaX’~— fF - a. aed Offis Mémoondum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To : THE DIRECTOR DATE; rrom : MR. EDM. A. T. CRIME SURVEY" Angeles that a number of inquiries are being made concerning "pugs" Stegel's activities which generally are potnted in the : direction of determining whether he is actually interested in the é narcotics traffic. We are not investigating a narcotics violation /- as such, but I think we are justified in going Sar enough in thts situation to determine once and for art where Siegel's money comes bu het You will observe from the attached Tetter from Los Hosea of the other satellites who revolve around Siegel. I think that as long as we don't tie up any unreasonable amount of manpower in this situation, one or two men in each of four or five offices at the most can get a pretty accurate ptcture of this situation in a month and that we are justified in continuing this tnvestigation until we definitely know what -keeps Siegel going and what his connections are. If we con't spend: the timeSond effort —_— on this inquiry now, it is only a question of time urhil we will : have to do tt because of the allegations which are cast@tly > . being received about Siegel, Hill and the others.. In. the light = of our recent rather complicated etudy of their. activities, tr think we have sufficient timely background informatken tod enable us to conduct this investigation at this time with ttich less effort and manpower than it would take at some future au Avs. ma wy" ¥ RECQRDED eo RAUL: -3230 vy a as PPP 3G 15027 1946 RY i 5 aw,