Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 Use ?i07 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 a JFK Assassination System Date: 5/11/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER : 124-90104-10224 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-2940-71 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: PG TO: HQ TITLE: © DATE: 01/13/1961 ‘PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : SEBASTIAN JOHN LAROCCA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 1B _ CURRENTSTATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/31/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO er rer v9.1 Docld:323329276 Page 1
" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Wsc 2107 Hote). DATE: *ir- 14- 2017 i nd - . . . cn! . STANDARD FORM NO. 64 . * . . ED- vi 2 . ~ N 4 oe Vee? Office ‘Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT af TO + ~=DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2940). DATE: 1/13/61 ' [ay * SAC, PITTSBURGH (92-226-Sub 2) JUNE “ SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATION FOR INSTALLATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE é ae ; ae RE: Title SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA, aka Character of Case AR Lt Field Office Pittsburgh e ’ Symbol Number To be assigned ~ Type of Surveillance (Technical or Microphone) Microphone. _#TP (MUTT Installation) % Business Address l2 McCandless Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 2s aL cation of technical operation: ‘ , 1. Name and address of subject: oF SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA ; | Home Address 900 West Ingomar Road, Ingomar, Pa. © = cia Le (North Star Cement Block Company ) 12_McCandless... Avenue,,..Pitts-| Saf POOPIE I burgh, Pa, (Tobe fionitered” at “Pittsburgh Office Central Plant.) | 3. Other technical surveillances on same subject: | ’ “None Ave Bp ENCLOSURE REG. 57) om 2G 4. Cost and manpower involved: Leased line costs approximately $17.50 per month. O: ne a PG 148-S* presently being monitored from 1 - 9 P, M., each day for five days by one SE, GS-9 @$7425 per annum and for~two days”™” ~ by one SA, GS-12 @$9, 475 per annum, The proposed misur would ~ be operated between 10°A. M., and 5 P. M., each work day and also on Saturdays. Between the hours of 1-5 P. M., there would be no additional cost since monitoring could be conducted by the employees aaa ties monitoring PG 148-S*. Between the hours of 10 A. M,, and 1 P. M., the monitoring would. be conducted by one , ‘Adequacy of ‘security: SA, GS-12 @$9,215 per annum in con- junction with his other réated duties elieved adequate as set in the Top Hoodlum he minal ', ut in Appendix - "Details ary of... posed Installation." por. Bureau (Enc. 8) # l- Pittsburgh “HLW/JW (2). Pecsynay 7 iS. re 7 0, uw Cae er < \ [sczasassazea Page 2?
\ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC DATE: .11-14-2017 ‘ . . . , APPENDIX Details of Proposed Installation Pursuant to Bureau authority, dated December 27, 1960, a Survay was conducted to determine the feasibility of install- ing a misur on top hoodlum LA ROCCA's private office at the North Star Cement Block_Company, 12 Mc Candless Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, The(Survay was successfully completed and provided the followins information: All known ways and means of establishing a misur were carefully _considered. In due consideration of all aspects of the pro- blem, it would appear that a radio-microphone technique employing the MUTT Transmitter is feasible and is the preferred choice under the existing conditions presented by this case, This choice was made in view of the following factors relat- ing to the technical problems, security considerations, and investigative advantages: { (1) It is recognzed that the use of telephone wiring disguises are generally considered more secure than the use of radio- microphone techniques, In this case, however, telephone disguises do not appear desireable because of the following: (a) Subject's private office contains two "hold" telephone instruments while one "hold" instrument .is located in the General Office. These instruments are Serviced by three twisted-pair lines which, accord- ing to the telephone company source, run directly from the Central Office to the cement plant. This condition would, therefore, preclude use of the Bureau's disguised four-conductor parallel type wire since the appearance _ Of parallel-type wire in an area where twisted-pair _ Wire is used exclusively might arouse the curiosity .of telephone company employees and possibly would be also noticed by the subject or his associates, thereby presenting a security hazard. In this connection, it is realized that a SPM unit might be used to operate a microphone or Mouse unit on one of the telephone lines without additional wires. However, it is also realized that in using such a unit, it is necessary to loop the telephone line through the monitoring plant which must be located somewhere between the subject's GQ. 2990 —7/ -i1- ENCLOSUBE 2107 Hotty" Docld: 32332976 Page 3
_ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Usc 7107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 , , PG 92-226-Sub 2 telephone instrument and the telephone company Central Office. Such an arrangement would require a local monitoring plant and additional monitoring personnel. (bo) The possibility of using underground wires for microphone egress in this case does not appear to be feasible inasmuch as it would be necessary to route the underground cable for a distance of approximately 3/10's mile to a point where connection could be made to telephone wires leading to a plant. Further, the extent of the wire laying operations, terrain os conditions, and the factor of the industrial area i could possibly present security problems. (2) It would appear that the recently developed MUTT Trans- mitter, a transistorized AC powered mindature unit, together with appropriate receiving equipment would be feasible in this installation whereas previoudgyolder battery powered equipment was suitable only for short-term installations | where operation for a few days would generally provide the desired coverage. It would be expected that the MUTT unit over an extended period of operation might result in failure of transistors or other components. However, due to the miniaturization of the MUTT Transmitter and its related AC power supply, either the trangmitter or power supply could be readily replaced by a sieTEee unit held in’ stand-by. reserve in the event of a failure. It is believed that such an. infrequent replacement could be made without constituting undue security risks. The' North Star Cement’Block Plant is located approximately 135 feet South-west of McCandless Avenue and fronts south- east on an un-named alley (see sketch 1)*extending from McCandless Avenue south-west to 51st Street. This un-named alley terminates at both Mc Candless Avenue and 51st Street. The distance from the intersection of this unknown alley and McCandless Avenue to the intersection of Harrison Street and McCandless Avenue is approximately 265 feet. Subject's private office is located in the rear north-west section of the general office of the plant as illustrated and marked in sketch No. 2. The general office is an addition of the plant proper. All exterior walls of the general office, the plant and the common wall between the Docld: 32332976 Page 4