This document is made available through the declassification efforts and research of John Greenewald, Jr., creator of: The Black Vault

The Black Vault is the largest online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document clearinghouse in the world. The research efforts here are responsible for the declassification of hundreds of thousands of pages released by the U.S. Government & Military.

Discover the Truth at: http://www.theblackvault.com IONAL FORM NO. 1D 5010-108-03 tAY 1962 EDITION 3SA GEN. REG . NO. 21 /--, GC ':RNMENT Memoranaum ' '

TO Director; FBI (92-3182) DATE : 10/19/65

FROM ~~gat£ Bern (92-10) (P) ~\( C) SUBJECT: GUS ALEXi ak,a AR

Re Bern ~etter 9/17/65Q

Enclosed are 3 copies of a letter dated 9/30/65 from the Swiss Central Bureau (SCPB)Q This letter was received in answer to an inquiry from this office as to I! the reasons which had led theSwiss authorities to believe that the GUS ALEX against whom they had issued an entry ban might not be identical with the GUS ALEX who was a and in whom the Bureau had an interest. ;1::!".. ·., The Bureau is requested to furnish al).y informa ti0n(\ ~ : which may identify the GUS AL~~ who lives in Evergreen Park2 t;· Illinoisi and who works in the Publicity Department of the I Deluxe Cigarette Service 2 Inc.? who is the subject of the Swiss entry ban~ as the GUS ALEX who is the gangster and member of the crime so that this informa tion.can be disseminated to the SCPBQ

It is suggested that this may be done 2 at least ln part~ by a comparison of photographs and of handwriting specim0ns from U.S o and Swiss sources as suggested in SCPB 1£0 .. letter dated 9/14/65 which was enclosed with relet. T

HDG:mls (6)

NW 45679 Docld:32556691 Page 1 ~ I o -!\- (: \._/ sd-IWEIZERISCHES ZENTRACPOLIZEIBUREAU · -3003 Bernu, September o)O, P-1965 BUREAU CENTRAL SUISSE DE POLICE UFFICIO CENTRALE SVIZZERO Dl POLIZIA

No. IP 4813 M Mr. Henry D. Grush Gegenstand -Objet- Oggetto Attache. American Embassy ALEX Gus, 1914 3000 -B e r n e

Ref. No 92-10, Your letter of September 17, 1965

Dear Sir:

The Swiss-Federal Police dealing with foreigners inform that ALEX Gus who is saig_:'tb.n i_s:'n.'o't--f!i~l;t~~oned in their files •- Alex has never beeii,;·:subj'~ct of ·'tr'i:'t)unal enquiries in -Cook County and·' no, sentenc·e·s. r~~"Y.·· .-~··"~.· '•-. have--- · ·-: been}'passed- I lit;>·.'""' agai!).st- him at that : ___ . _ ·:--::l.;. __:J., .. __ _ l _ _.,;,·p-./..;..?+r · place~ 'According to· ~:a:( ,certificate;·-of Messrs.- ·De Luxe Cigarette Service Inc'.,~ empl9{~jj-~-~-~C?f~;s~-~:X\(s~bject af the interdiction of entry) , this pers"oif ~work)s -:in. 'the publicity department o:f said firm since 1957 and has never given any reason for camplaints.;:_. ,-~ · : ~.;:,!;, ~:o,':~;C:

In view.of the above, we ask you kindly ta comply with the request made in our letter of September 14, 1965, and to let us hav;e your reply at an early date.\

Very truly yours,,

RURtAU GEN1flM SU!SSE DE POLICE LE CHEF:

------

NW 45679 Docld:32556691 Page 2