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dost A bet ae i es I Se ied ead dancin eG Di ana ile ne el Sled ee aR a esas alate alee AEA a BIGA be dtd en tay lal oa ee ee tb OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 MAY 1967 EDITION GBA GEN. REG. MO. 27 A . ; Tolson te - UNITED STATES G3 d}sdeny ie salons ee fois INFORMALION COTE wu. Bishop CLASSIFTED Caltven AE iy rh BY _LLML er’ aaa DATE: 4-16-69 Las Tavel Mr, DeLoach Tom Mr, Rosen Holmes Mr. Malley Gandy Name Check Mr. Bishop DY TO FROM :A, Rosen et pel bet fad ee on oe | susject, NAME CHECK REQUEST ‘CHARLES GREGORXOREBOZO Ee BE OM Z13o2.0 memorandum 4-15-69 which advised that a oy ame check had been received from the Federal Home Loan Bank Board whe (FHLB) on the captioned individual and that files were being eviewed for pertinent information for dissemination. We have not investigated Rebozo; however, files do reveal: background information concerning him and his association with the President. In late 1954, we learned that then Vice President Nixon vacationed at the home of Rebozo in Key Biscayne, Florida. At that time, it was reported that Rebozo, RNoVi aS "reds, Nad formerly owned a tire recapping business, which he Bad sold, and was then operating a sual] loan business n the Miami area. He reportedly had a good reputation, was ae generally well liked, and was reported to be reliable and efficient," We also learned that he had entered into a real estate deal _ r with then ‘Ba S. Senator Smathers, having purchased an island, “f i; Copa “Lobo; @hich they were interested in developing as a real hho estate veytare. U o = eNews items subsequent to that time have indicated a Sat imind association between President Nixon and Rebozo, and the residence which the President recently purchased in Key Biscayne is next door to Rebozo's home. A Washington Capital News Service release, 3-13-69, indicated that Rebozo had become the target of an investigation by the House Banking and Currency Committee (HBCC), headed by Wright Patman, Democrat of Texas, who wanted to know why Rebozo, a real estate developer worth more than $5,000,000, could obtain loans .{£xom the Small Business Administration (SBA). The article indi- « Gee Rabozo had been asked by SBA Regional Director Thomas A. Butler to develop a $900,000 shopping center to help Cuban gat ifs get into business. In turn, Rebozo was guaranteed 2.4 — on: dollars in rents over a 20-year period. Patman stated, “There are -large numbers of questions tions fy Me. answered concerning the various. taloeeetdge ps rR Rebozo.". - files reveal no additional ‘gh Ans The FHLB will be provide ‘ B _ clipp&ngs from Miami and comments as stat e concerning the : 2 No background inficrmation will be urfitshed , the name check request will answered 7