Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10210-10210 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-2839-240 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, PH TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 09/28/1964 PAGES: 7 SUBJECTS : . ; ' RAB, MISUR, ASSOC, TELCAL, MONEY, BUSS ACT, REL DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact ‘DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 02/04/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32292934 Page 1 19
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992°(44 USC i107 Hotey. ' ‘DATE+ 11-14- “2017 . . | \ ” MAY 1963 EDITION ¢ nd dz. : UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT , . \ Memorandum | JUNE _TO - (Bufile ) DATE: | ‘Director, FBI 92-2839 9/28 /64 : SAC, Philadelphia (92-441 Sub A) SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE | RE: Title RUSSELL A, BUFALINO Character of Case ’ AR Field Office Philadelphia Symbol Number PH 701 =C0* uw. ia Type of Surveillance: /(TERREORABE Ps. | ~ Microphone) f - SKcONF. nen, | | a 1. Name of person or organization on whom surveillance placed: RUSSELL A, BUFALINO, 304 East Dorrance Street, Kingston, Pa. 2. Address where installation made. Also give exact room number or area covered: 119 North Main Street, Pittston, Pa., second floor, A, B. S. Contracting Company 3. Location of monitoring plant: Central Monitoring Plant, Philadelphia. 4, Dates of initial authorization and installation: Authorized - 6/5/64. Installed - 6/18/64, 5. Previous and other installations on the same subject (with dates and places): None. be oe | 6. If installation is a technical surveillance, angyer following questions: *"f a. Is a trunk line utilized? . roe ZH LE | REC. 3; 72 - 25° 27 - ‘ X b. Is the surveillance on a switchboard? Y ‘ ! Oh Ce Is the surveillance on a public coin-operated telephone? r j - ‘ qoabieemarea { 79 OCT 14 1964 Geer Cae ' JLA/la 412 cor pu ) Nakes GG 9 / | WEE Zs / LAY Ty hs bi Se ee eet Smaemamnnant Docld: 322927934 Page 2?
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 TSC 7107 Hoter. ° DATE: 11-14-2017 PH 92-441 Sub A On 8/18/64 informant advised BUFALINO was in con- tact with one WILLIE (LNU). ° At this time BUFALINO set up a - meeting with this person for Friday mrning, 8/21/64, On 8/21/64 informant advised BUFALINO was to meet WILLIAM BUFALINO, JR., of Detroit, who according to PH 665- C-TE, is the son of WILLIAM BUFALINO, a Detroit attorney who ‘has some connection with JAMES HOFFA, On 8/25/64 informant reported on BUFALINO's daily activities concerning his business, and stated that BUFALINO was in contact with a person identified ss HARRY STROMBERG, New York, who is possibly HYMAN CHAIM STROMBERG, aka. This apparently involved some deal in connection with blouses manu- factured by BUFALINO's company. ; On 8/26/64 informant reported on BUFALINO's being interested in a new building on the main street in Pittston, Pa. On 8/27/64 and 8/28/64 informant furnished informa- tion concerning BUFALINO making several long distance telephone calls. On 9/3/64 informant furnished information concerning -BUFALINO being interested in collecting old theater films. On 9/4/64 informant furnished information that BUF- ALINO would be in Philadelphia on 9/9/64, at which time he would check to see if it was OK to file the "application now," The application was not further identified. .- On 9/5/64 informant furnished voluminous information concerning BUFALINO's social activities and the names of several women with whom he is currently associating. In addition, the informant furnished information concerning BUFALINO's business activities, including a land deal in the Pocono Mountains in which BUFALINO claims to own three hundred acres which are very _ valuable. Informant indicated BUFALINO expected to make a large amount of money from this land. -2B- Docld: 322927934 Page 3
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 7107 Hote;. * DATE: 11-14-2017 . ; C C PH g2-hua Sub A During the period 9/10/64 through 9/17/64 the informant reported on BUFALINO's activities in his office, including activity on 9/17/64 in which BUFALINO was interested in having papers concerning his marriage and other information taken to an attorney in Philadelphia. This was evidently in connection with BUFALINO's appeal. . On 9/18/64 informant furnished information that three men believed to be ANGELO BUFALINO, cousin of RUSSELL BUFALINO; SAM COMETA; and a third unidentified person, possi- bly from Binghamton, N. Y., met in RUSSELL BUFALINO's office and discussed plans to murder an unidentified person suspected of being an informant. Context suggested victim to be NICHOLAS ALAIMO of Pittston, Pa., FBI #727 127. Informant could not fur- nish name of agency for which victim was supposed to be an in- formant. ALAIMO is not an FBI informant. On 9/23/64 informant reported that according to ANGELO BUFALINO, RUSSELL BUFALINO was out of town and had not returned, It should be noted that PH 665-C-TE had reported BUFALINO was in New York City. * Bureau, Albany, Buffalo and New York advised by coded teletype dated 9/21/64 captioned: "LA COSA NOSTRA; aka - AR; PHILA, DIVISION". (92-1027). ° -2C. Docld: 322927934 Page 4