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August 30, 1933. MENORANDUM - TELEPHONE CALL, Mr. Brantley, ‘ _ Washington Field Office. I advised Mr. Brantley that there had been a notice in the newspaper that one Benny Covell was interviewed at the Willard Hotel by a Cuban in con- nection with th: opening of a large gambling casino in Havana, and that Benny — Covell had been an intimate friend of Frank Nash and in fact had been in the - penitentiary with Nesh at one time. I further advised Mr. Brantley that I had just neceived a telephone call in which I was advised that there was in town one Benny Cravell who was an intimate friend of Frenk Nash, an? that Cravell had esid thet man they shoulc "Imock off" is a Polack at the present time in Hew Orleans and that he Imors where this Polack is. I suggested that this Poleck referred to might be Galatas, although I did not believe he was a Polack. I . Btated that I hed also been advised that the Police would not touch Cravell be- cause they were afraid of him.. I requested that Mr. Brantley endeavor to as. certain the whereabouts of Cravell. ; ar Nan Pye a+