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| | \ 0 2) ! i f i Los Angeles, California October 15, 1946 MEMO, SAC: Re: BENJAMIN “BUGS” SIEGEL MISCELLANEOUS; INFORMATION CONCERNINGs CRIME SURVEY 2 B90 The following information was made available tou with reference to the purchase of the Chi-Chi Bar Restaurant at Catalina Taland. was in contact wit, & 3 was the best bar and cocktail room or ie: in Catalina. He informed ae: twas the Chi-Chi and wired as to whether this Was suppose O ad an interest in it, bu at a friend owns it and he has no one to take care of the business. Further, was supposed to take care of it; x only went over there once or twice. The owner, according aie. @ great deal of outside interest, and tried to place a brother in the business who did not fit into it. Regardless of this the proposition made money for bis friend. The friend desires to sell the Chi-Chi for $60,000 and related that his frie: id $52,000 for the place and had spent $18,500 fixing it up. described the place as being "a h of a buy”. He related tha iness was good for $30,000 or $40,000 for the 8 BON stated he wanted to get a report iness andi said he would get a report by the next night. leave t hellth; however, he stated he would ca) tions. eee him that he would have called! n Chicago and had him come out and look at it as it was a natural proposition and Catalina was a "ball of fire".! never been to Catalina and did not know the place and wan Oo get the details and call him. ° at 314 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills. stated his price for the Chi-Chi was $60,000 and that he had jus Shortly afte: talked a. contacted one at the Savoy Restaurant, is believed to be I Savoy locate: lease that day, which would be signed on Monday. nformed him he had a party interested in buying the Be oO know jin some of the details as to the business. 8s CF51d that the leas ROUTED IC” ww or 2687-39F