Interview report (FD-302)Interview re Lloyds of London insurance inquiry on Mexico City shipment7 November 1966page 1 of 3
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Part 29, page 405

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Document date 7 November 1966

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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date 11/7/66

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[redacted], New York, New York, advised he is the [redacted] for Lloyds of London in the Western Hemisphere. He stated that on September 15, 1966, he received a telephone call from [redacted] an employee of S & H Insurance Associates, 7916 East Florence Avenue, Downey, California. [redacted] wanted [redacted] to have Lloyds of London to insure the

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[redacted] indicated his firm was contacted by two individuals, stating one represented the buyer and the other the seller [redacted] They allegedly told [redacted] that [redacted] was being dre[guess: dg]ed from a country in Central America and was 90% refined. Presently, a portion of [redacted] was in a bonded warehouse in Los Angeles, California.

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The person acting for the seller used the name of [redacted] Hotel Paraiso, Mexico City, Mexico, and said he re[guess: presents] the Central American dredging company to sell [redacted] The person acting for the buyer, told [redacted] his name was [redacted] Houston Tool Company, 6338 Cochran, Santa Susana, California. [redacted] was allegedly acting for the Guarantee Title Trust Company, El Paso, Texas, who had the home office in Vancouver, British Columbia. [redacted] said he was under the [guess: impression] the Guarantee Title Trust Company was buying [redacted] for the Bank of Montreal.

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[redacted] stated that the S&H Insurance Associates cannot get Lloyds of London to insure anything without going through a broker in England. [redacted] said he determined that S&H was in contact with Lyman, Lohr and Sly, Limited, 9 St. Helena Place, London, England, which had him determine the security of the insurance.

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[handwritten case number, partially illegible: 164-81- [illegible] ]

11/2/66 New York, New York NY [redacted] File #__

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