Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hoter= DATE: 11-14-2017 ; JFK Assassination System Date: 4/23/201 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : TITLE: DATE: PAGES: COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32315025 Page 1 RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10338-10135 LA ELSUR 94-150A-271 ~ Document Information FBI KC HQ 05/04/1962 6 NICHOLAS CIVELLA (ELSUR) PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 1B Redact 11/20/1998 INDEFINITE
Released under the John F. Kennedy. Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Use 2107 Ht DATE: 11-14-2017 . . FD-143 (12-28-60) —“ . . as . OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 ~ . —_ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ~— Memorandum ; JUNE to: DERECTOR, FBI (Bufile 92-2761 ) DaTE: 54-62 PS eee PR FRO AO she, KANSAS CITY (94-150A) 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: 503 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: 8-11-61 5. Previous and other installations on the same subject (with dates and places): 1. Installation Room 9, Mor gan 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, answer following questions: a. Isa trunk line utilized? b. Is the surveillance on a switchboard? c. Is the surveillance on.a public coin-operated telephone? « Bureau (92-2761)AIR MAIL REGISTERED '» Kansas City (94-I50Ay) | GFL: ECSeeq | . Registered Mail Gf eK/TRBEl= AT7/ ro - Bet ~ ~ SOT a ee | Docla: 32315025 Page 2?
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 HOP DATE: 11-14-2017 d. 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: i. Mouse located behind baseboard of office; 2. Wite implanted in wall in vicinity of rear office. 8. 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) . . Gn (See Page 2~A and Page 2-B) 10. Could above information have been obtained from other sources and by other means? No. 11. Number of live informants (in field division) who cover same subject: None. . . | 12. Has security factor changed since installation? No. ! 13. Any request for the surveillance by outside agency (give name, title and , _ agency ): No. 7 14. Cost of Plant Premises: $125 rent for area adjacent to 303 West 9th Street and approxi- b. Rately, $19 ner fe) nent 2 eiephone, instadtations plant. . | Three, a. Rental costs for plant premises: | noora:s22s2008 Page 3