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Director 62-5556 9-10=35 unlisted telephones in the premises occupied by.the ice cream parlor, which premises served as headquarters for the Syndicate. This is not substantiated by the Brooklyn Address Telephone Directory. During the previous interview, Major Russel] stated to Agent Starr that after he had written the life of Capone, upon the latter's instructions, for the purpose of clearing up in the minds of the underworld and Capone's friends and enemies the reason for the scar on Capone's face, Capone sent to him by one of his henchmen an envelope which presumably, according to Major Russell, contained money to compensate him for having written the article. He stated, however, that he declined to accept this envelope, as he had been adequately compensated when he sold the story to the press. During the course of the more recent interview, passing reference was made to this incident, and on this occasion Major Russell stated that the envelope contained, as he termed it, "ten grand", meaning, of course, £10,000. Im connection with the above discrepancy, Agent Starr states that during the previous interview, it wes made very clear by Major Russell that he had not seen the contents of the letter; therefore, could only presume that it contained money. Major Russell promised to get in touch with Agent Starr at a future date in the event that he picked up any further information. The agent states that Major Russell appeared to be slightly Gisappuyiulod that he had not been invited to Washington to be interviewed there or possibly here by the Director, although he stated to the agent that he was quite willing to discuss these mat- ters with the agent, for the reason that he has known the agent for @ number of years. It is Major Russell's opinion that it will take a very clever agent to work in with these people, but that possibly it could be done by someone who looked the part and who could hang around the Sea Grill. He also suggested the possibility of taps on the tele- phones located in the premises where the ice cream parlor is. No further investigation is being undertaken with reference to the activities of the Syndicate described by Major Rus- sell, pending receipt of instructions from the Bureau. A copy of this letter is being forwarded to the Washington Field Office for the attegkion of Special Agent in Charge J. K. Keith, marked Personal and Co pial. Ve ce:Washington Field