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— 8) y) Las Vegas, Nevada August 29, 1946 quL TRFORMATIO pe MEMORANDUM FOR MR. A, E, OSTHOLTHOFT: ae 9S BS SPD RE: BENJAMIN "BUGS" SIBGEL MISCELLANEOUS, INFORMATION CONCERNING, CRIME SURVEY. poe At noon on August 29, 1946, QR rorner special Agent of this Bureau, appeared at the Las Vegas Resident Agency and advised that he had learned that about two weeks ago, SIEGEL and some of his friends were ne at Doc ladd's Cafe, on South Main Street, Las Ye, ed mo the head man was in the Chamber of i @ alleged to have info i EL tha! 8 the Executive br contac! fand tell him to come ” 80 whe: sppeared, SIEG) rmed. that he was going to br. eck the next time he 3: TEGEL is alleged to have produced copies of letters from the Chamber Commerce, Las Vegas to Senator PAT McCARRAN complaining of the construction of the Flamingo Hotel when veterans cannot get materials with which to Duild homes, SIEGEL ie also alleged to have produced a copy of a letter from McCARRAN to either the CPA or the Department of Justice, referring the complaint of the Chamber of Commerce to one of those Agencies. atated that SIECEL tol tit they came to Ins Vegas with the intention of spending $2,000,900.00 on the Hotel and they are spending $4,000 ,000.00 inatead and that if the Chamber of Commerce is not appreciative of that kind of money deing spent in Las Vegas, they can go to hell. SIEGEL ve is alleged to have said that he had instructed’ MOR SEIWAY to Give the "Live / wire" Fund of the of Commerce a check for $3900.90 but that since he had learned of attitude he had instructed SEDTAY to tear up the check, SIEGEL state: t if he heard of SEDWAY or anyone else connected with his business giwing one cent to the Chamber of Commerce: s Vegas he would break %, SIEGEL is alleged to have tol that he has deen one of est customers at the Hotel last Frontier and that when the Flamingo Hotel is completed it will make the Last Frontier look a bit auto court; that ‘he will get the real business at his hotel and| will get the tourists. a: asked where he got his jon and he said cron However, is to be noted that none o comments are included the above it is believed that obtained the above informtion from bre SEP ~3 1946 - ciel Agen 62 -2fA?P-/6 bre NGRL ESS, CALIF, ° i we 62-2837