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cemee pam, . y Office Memorangum + ownrrep stares GOVERNMENT At this time SAC Hood of the Los Angeles Division called regarding this case. Mr. Hood advised that a .45 machine gun was apparently used. Wine shots were fired, five of which hit Siegel. Both of his eyes were shot out. One of the ballets burned the coat of Allen Smiley who was sitting next to Siegel and who is being held as a material witness. Mr. Hood st~ted that Siegel, Virginie*fill, her brother Charles Hill, her secretary Gerry Mason and Smiley had been at the beach near Santa Monica and had returned to Virginia Hill's home not long before the shooting occurred. Mr. Hood also advised ghat Luella Parsons reported in her newspaper column this morning thet Georgehatt flew to Paris last night. It was suggested that there 1s a possibility that Raft and Hill might have been on the same plane. Mr. Hood was advised that inquiries along this line would have to be very discreet. take him vr him, to testify in this case. Mr. Hood , Mr. Hood stated that’ _ | 8 in New York on a jewel case where he pic up o lose his job in view of so many recent killings. vised that he had received information from San Diego hsd jus to San Diego from Las Vegas } encom 162-9/5/8 = WWI §