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SIEGEL then said that he is going to attempt to obtain a loan bx from the Reconstruction Fina ation through the efforts of McCARRAN "and the other guy” res that the R.F.C, will "not go along on it" because $74 it is a po. cal organization and when it learns that the F.B.I. and the C.P.A. are interested in the hotel they will not consider the loan, The name of one evidently a former Agent of the F.B.I. was mentioned. SIEGEL said, "I know him. I have same of the main guys in the F.B.I,- tough ones, who worked on DILLINGER and "BABY FACE” NELSON." When SIEGEL said that he "has" some of the "main guys" in the Sureau, he obviously meant " he ment in the and one He said, break their for me, an ey won't go running to the F.B.1." SIEGEL then said, "If the F,B.I. wants to talk to me, let ‘em, They'll ask questions, get a couple of affidavits, and then the mtter will be closed." Loman ee that SIEGEL tell MeCARRAN to "be dumb" and not know thal GEL is putting up half of the money for the hotel. In discussing financing the hotel, SIEGEL remarked that "we" have $20,000.00 in whiskey that "we" can use. The above is a resume of that conversation taking place in SIEGEL'S room. The technical logs will be submitted as soon as the recorded conversation is placed on the logs. Due to a lack of time, the records have not been transcribed, but will be miled to you today, This resume is being furnished you pursuant to your instructions by telephone today. Purshant to the suggestion made today that aerial photographs of the Flamingo Hotel be made prior to SIEGEL'S hav the construction work started Ae join the two hotel buildings, S. ff t 12: ses and to photograph’ the pr’ buildings at this stage of the construction. , THREATENED KIDNAPING fre °/ confirming my telepho of today, at 7:17 42 tm, August 20, 1946, dvised that 420 N