[2] The club proved popular with senior officers and members of Mapai (forerunner of Labor and, at the time, the ruling party), including Moshe Dayan.

The speed with which he obtained his Israeli passport and his close relationship with army officers encouraged gossip columnists to accuse him of being a spy, a charge he denied out of hand.

Some of the club's most notable guests were Anthony Quinn, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.

Eventually, however, as San developed a cocaine habit and Sirocco gained the interest of the underworld, the club was raided by the FBI, which discovered drugs on the premises.

[2] [books] Operation Tav - Giorgos Korinidis, 2023,Naftilos editions - novel about life and death of Aris San (greek language) https://www.politeianet.gr/books/9786188476691-korinidis-giorgos-nautilos-epicheirisi-tab-354256