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Los Angeles, Califcernia August 1, 1946 ar, INTO? uSéMO FOR THE FILE: BENJAMIN “BUGS* GI BGEL MISCELLANECIS; INFORMATION CONCERNING; CRIS SURVEY w a At 8:45 a.m. today I spoke with’ Bureau in in iil ii iiidiiias Director ROSEN, { advise the fat Los Angeles had informed us tha nm con= nection w: @ construction of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas the construc- tion bad reached a point only where there were a few stakes in the ground 1g whon the Civilian Production Administration order freezing building was put be into effect; that, th lable ed] made money able to Senator PA’ ereafter, an order came through permitting the construction of o ahead. I pointed out co { would recommend an opan and thorough investigation o 8 matter on both the Bribery and Fraud bx Against the Government theory; that this would enable us to examine the books and records concerning the construction of the Flamingo Hotels would permit us to examine witnesses under oath and we could trace back every cent of money that has been put into the construction of this Hotel. I said that besides possibly developing a violation through which we could put STEG@L in jail, it would also have the effect of virtually bankrupting him and his associates if our investization should result in the stoppage of construction. I advised that SIECEL in a conversation’ they have $1,162,500 in the make a loan of $500,000 loan from a Utah Corporation. front-page article in the LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE which er 6 construc- tion of the Flamingo Hotel at a time when materials are needed for the con- struction of homes for veterans. I advised him that independently of our a own investigation such a newspaper article might bring about an investiga- a tion either by ourselves or some other Government agency, and I felt that we should take the opportunity to move into the picture. I requested that wat technical surveillances have indicated Btated that as of today ey are tyring to pre