Bureau of Narcotics background sheets on French traffickers: nightclubs and casinos in Havana (Senate narcotics hearings, pp. 954-955, 958)

The Bureau of Narcotics material entered with the testimony of agent Martin Pera on 30 July 1964 includes background sheets on French and Corsican traffickers, printed in the appendix of Part 4. The Pera record covers printed pages 865 to 893, including the case narrative at page 884 that says Antranik Paroutian and Gabriel Graziani, “in addition to their activities in Canada and New York were equally active in Florida and Cuba.” This record covers the background sheets that follow; the research record also notes Havana among the places listed on the Paroutian sheet at page 949, which is not quoted here.

The sheet headed for Albert Bistoni (page 954) lists among “Localities frequented” Paris “also Cuba, Mexico, and Canada,” and under “Business” says: “Believed to have interests in the Eve, Cupidon, and Pigalle night clubs, Havana, Cuba.” The sheet on Jean Baptiste Croce (page 955) says he “Travels by air to Montreal and Havana, Cuba,” and, under “Business,” “Nightclub operator. Owns two nightclubs in Havana, Cuba.” The sheet on Paul Damien Mondoloni (page 958) says he “Frequents Paris, Montreal, Mexico City, and gambling casinos in Havana, Cuba,” and lists associates “in Canada, Mexico, Cuba, France, the United States, and elsewhere.”

These are Bureau of Narcotics dossier entries, not findings. “Believed to have interests” is the dossier’s wording, and the sheets give no dates or addresses for the Havana clubs.