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Los Angeles, California August 8, 1946 MEMO, FOR THE FILE Re: BENJAMIN “BUGS” STEGEL MISCELLANEOUS; INFORMATION CONCERNING s CRIME SURVEY At 8:40 a.m. today I spoke wit: at the Bureau in the absence of Assistant Director ROSEN. I advised that we received information here to the effect that the Civilian Production Administration at Washington had by telegram yesterday ordered construction of the, ‘Flamingo Hotel at Las Vegas stopped. I <li if the Bureau or the Department had discussed this matter with the Aduinistration and asked who was responsible for the stop order. aid that he had no information indicating that the Bureau had taken this matter up with the C.P.A. I ‘at we had been authorised by the Bureau only yesterday to conduct a complete investigation into the Flamingo Hotel but that I do not desire to go ahead with such an investigation if the C.P,A. is conducting an investigation of its own. I also told him that our original informant in this matter advised us that his information oo: Hotel had come fro. at Loe Anceles T advi at Los Angeles. I advised this morning, but were e) order from C.P.A, I then <1 in view of the fect that this had apparently not been instiza y the Bureau we would proceed with our interview Fee that he would check on this matter se us either by telephone or teletype. further and woul 4. E. OSTHOLTHOFF bx