Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE : DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32315076 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote;. JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10338-10136 LA ELSUR 94-150A-308 Document Information FBI KC HQ 08/14/1962 5 NICHOLAS CIVELLA (ELSUR) PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT . Unclassified 1B Redact 11/20/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 4/23/201
Release_@ under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 HoP@eP™* are: 41-14-2017 FD-143 (Rev. 10-30-59) aa : : acm OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 . ; . ( } UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum sUNe ro: DIRECTOR, FBI (Bufile 92-2761 ) are: August 14, 1962 From : SAC, KANSAS CITY (94-150A) wits ‘ suBjEcT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE RE: Title | NICHOLAS CIVELLA, aka Character of Case ANTI-RACKETEERING | Field Office -Kansas City Symbol Number KC 737-C# Type of Surveillance: (Technical or Microphone ) 1. Name of person or organization on whom surveillance placed: Original Toy & Jobbing Company (owned by MORRIS "SNAG" KLEIN and location where NICHOLAS CIVELLA maintains office). 2. Address where installation made. Also give exact room number or area ‘covered: , 303 West 9th Street, Kansas City, Missouri (Office of KLEIN and CIVELLA) 3. Location of monitoring plant: Field Division 4. Dates of initial authorization and installation: 8~1-61 5. Previous and other installations on the same subject (with dates and places): 1. Inetallation Room 9, Morgan Hotel, from approximately 3-27-58 to 9-22-58. 2. Installation Room 4, Morgan Hotel, 1-18-61 and discontinued 3-3-61 as installation ineffective. 6. If installation is a technical surveillance 1 a. Isa trunk line utilized? b. Is the surveillance on a switchboard? c. Is the surveillance on a public coin-operated telephone? 1 - Bureau (92-2761) AIR MAIL REGISTERED 1 - Kansas City (94-1504) GFL:MEJ @&) istered Mail | . | 4 4¢-/SoO@- b0% | x —_ oe wee ee a . wee ~ ee a : j - LE hae eee rd | DocTa: 32315026 Page 2?
"Released under the John F. Kennedy 1 Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 HoPe™ DATE: i1- 14-2017 aS a. Is surveillance on a private line or a party line? e- Ifa party line, how ‘many parties? 7. If a microphone surveillance involved, state number. of microphones actually. used and location of each: 1. Mouse located behind baseboard of office; oe ‘2. Wite implanted in wall in vicinity of rear office. &. Is the installation part of a tel-mike? If so, give symbol of other side. of the combination: . No, 9. Specific examples of valuable information obtained since. previous report with indication of specific value of each item and:the date information _ received. State what use was’ made of each item involved: (Add insert pages) See Page 2A. ae mo ce an 10. Could above information have been obtained from other sources and by other means? _ ne No. : oo | , 11, Number of live informants (in field division) who cover same subject: None. 12. Has security 1 factor changed since installation? 13. Any request for the surveillance ty outside agency (give : ‘AMS » title and agency ): ‘No. 14. Cost of Plant Premises: os : | $125 rent for area adjacent to 3 West oth Street and approxi- b. aake ASPB OMS ules o nth? oF. Seniphone Anat alt ation. e@ plant. Three. a. Rental costs for plant premises: cra: sesss0e Page 3