* . | ; - w FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION © Rar etomenaresar LOS ANGELES 7 euema 205-420 $1559 15, 18-45] cunacram or came “SEE Sane ae rors or racra Ropar ts contact witl ' aided six top argent hiding AITLUR upon his landing by submarine in Arcentina, HITLER reported to be hiding out in foot= hills of southern Andos. In‘ormation obtained &. from unable to be verified by . disappegranse. Attempts to looai . files. . Wo record of him in police or 7 : r reeetaiete! é REFSRUNTE: Los Angeles setter to Bureau, O-liphy ‘ Bollywood, Catiforaia, | GEE oporeea to 4 n the City Desk of the Los. Angeles Sxantm ‘Bewspaper that upon his leaving the Kelody Lane Restaurant at Hollywood and Vine on or about July 28, 1915, he mot a friend of his who at-the tine was en= eed in a conversation uith an individusl who later identified hinsolf as ie: on friend whose identity he doca not wish to sclose because of reasons that Will xpiained, renarked

and also the panes of the three other men who helped MITLER inland to his hiding place. explained that he was given $15,000 for helping in the deal xplained hat he was hiding out in the United Stat #0 that he could let fhow he got out of Argentina. He stated to ‘that he would tell his story to the United States officials after SIMsR's capture ao that they might keoy him fron having to return to Argentina, He further explained hat the mattor was weighing on his mind and that he did not wish to be mixed up in the business any further. According a. HITLER 40 suffering from asthns and ulcer has shaved off his mustache and has ‘ong "but" on his upper lip. gave the following directions to/ "if you will g0 to @ hotel in San Antonio, Argentina, I will arranze for a man to mect you ‘there and looate the ranch where HITLER is. It is heavily guarded, of course, od you will be risking your 1ife to Gaaliigy Tf zoo do ce to Argentine, place an ad in the Examiner stating, ar. mow that you are on the my to San Antonio.’ foal Hempatead 8158, ‘The above information was given to; WR. reporter on the Los angeles Bxoniner on July 29, 1915+ The writer oontacte Min an attempt to Locate In ‘order that ho might be vigorously imverviewod in detail concerning tho above store. ‘the information set out above, adding that the friend to ‘talking in froat of the Melody Lane Restaurant was a friend of ths name of "JACK," last name unknown, but that sinos the introduction he has had further conversation with "JACK" and “JACK" advised him that while be "as eating his lunch at the Melody Lane Restaurant feat at his table tora we LA 105-410 and after the meal followed him out where he engaged in a conversation in front of the restaurant. ‘aooording to “JACK,” had mentioned that no : had important information ige and solicited his cooperation in locating * the proper officials to whom this information. "JACK" tgld that it was at this tine that joame along and he asked; st to his story inasmich es be, "JACK," was ine hurry, : Rdded that he had spent several hours enyecod in ral on wnich he explained was a “feeler" on the part ie a ‘was all right and could be relied upor has been related abov. MMM cviced that ho fe would try to help him, and for him to call back at the stead ‘a few days and he would have tinued that he immediately contacted tried to arrange a neetins wi in the newspaper which, according stated that he was unable to throw 1 the information obtained from “"” _ , Wo ieomporatet in the story. according aa. aid not? ‘Spell his name but simply introduced hinse. adel metie.——"-— GI: orient ty te wetter tat ——_ ‘elephoned hin or if he ‘observed at any time to immediately him in conversation to expiain that the proper suthoritics wished to dizcuas tho matters fumsscr in detail with him personally. To dategg@iy hes not conects ll advised that -he eats two meals daily at the Helody Lane Restaurant but he has not observed the subject since his first meeting. The + writer has continually epot-checked the Helody Lane Restaurant at meal tine in an effort to locateg@MMpith negative rosulte. ‘The Hollywood and police records have been checked with negative results on the nam and cther similar sounding names. ‘the records of Immigration and Natur: Service were also chocked with negative results under the similar sounding ~ nanes with neative resuits. Because of the lack of sufficient information to support the story advanced by| , At Le believed impossible to contime efforts to locate HITLER with Whe sparse information obtained to date. i =. ‘an appar \iable story but aduits there is some oust in his as to whether ia telling the truths A description ot QED crtasned cro. as rostone: