[ Rez @ased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Us 3107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/29/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10210-10488 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 92-2713-368 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,NO TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: = 12/16/1963 PAGES: 7 SUBJECTS : CM, MISUR, INSTAL, TOWN HOUSE MOTEL DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT - oo CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified i RESTRICTIONS: 1B CURRENT STATUS:  Redact | DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 12/03/1997 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC MEMO : v9.1 8 |) Docld: 32293212 Page 1
SAC, New Orleans 1/2/64. we Zoe ~ 27/3 “308 sm ‘Director. si 1 - Mr. Devic Re your FD+142 dated 12/16/63.. Provided fall security assured, authority. granted to install misur im the room occupied by the subject at the own House Motel, Lafayette, Louisiana, when Marcello again frequents this establishment. Promptly advise Bureau when source activated and symbol mumber assigned. Furnish Bureau weekly airtel summary of information furnished by this misur | NOTE? Carlos Marcello is one of the leading racket figures in the nation. New Orleans Office has ascertained that every five to eight weeks he travels to Lafayette, Louisiana, and stays at the Town House Motel, - Investigation has revealed that while there he is visited by a large number of unidentified individuals. Bulet , 12/10/63 authorized New Orleans Office to conduct a survey to © determine feasibility of misur coverage. New Orleans Office requests duthority to install misur, pointing out that they have submitted to the Laboratory table lamps made available by the Town House management which are available for the Bureau's exclusive use for as long as their use is.needed. The Laboratory, upon receipt of lamps, is going to determine if Mutt radio microphones ean be installed in table lamps. New Orleans notes if such coverage can not be effected, two wasp plugs will be placed in Marcello's room to transmit to another room’at the Town House Motel which will be used by the New Orleans Office to monitor misurs. In view of the very definite need to penetrate Marcello's activity, it is recommended New Orleans Office be authorized to effect this coverage i } since it might produce information not available from any other source. y =. 1 - J. D. Donohue i noe Me F. Row 1 - Laboratory DNS eD Eee eons Section) Belmont SS Mohr Casper Callahan . Conrad DeLoach Tolson a \ Gandy —JAN hb RQOWE | Docld: 322932712 Page 2?
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 RY . F'D-142 (Rev. 5-8-63) *, 4 —_ ‘. * - » UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT . Memorandum 7 { JUNE TO : DIRECTOR, FBI(Bufile 92-2713 ) DATE: December 16, 1963 { Aeros ‘ SAC, NEW ORLEANS (66-1230) | SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATION FOR INSTALLATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE — RE: Title CARLOS MARCELLO, AKA. © Character of Case ANTI-RACKETEERING - Field Office NEW ORLEANS Symbol Number . Type of Surveillance (Technical or MicrophonQlly 1. Name and address of subject: , Carlos Marcello 577 Woodvine Street Metairie, Louisiana 2. Location of technical operation: Town House Motel Lafayette, Louisiana 3. Other technical surveillances on same subject: None REC: 41 G2 ~ ay / 2 A 4. Cost and manpower involved: There will be no cost for leasing of telephone lines... “Ww Monitoring of misur will be in another room of Town House Motel for periods of one to two days at intervals of & every four to six weeks when MARCELLO visits Lafayette, Louisiana, and stafS? at the; sown, House Motel. Only monetary cost will be renting of room ‘in: ‘motel .to,monitor misur. In view of fact misur will be monitored away -from. Head- ~ wet. quarters City, it is anticipated agents not working on wae Substantive investigations concerning MARCELLO will haven 5. Adequacy" oi sect to monitor misur. Excellent. Another room in the Town House Motel will be utilized to monitor misur. Misur will consist of Mutt (continued page 1A) ) ~ Bureau tite ey 1 - New. Orleans Wy af Registered } Mail ‘FGB: sab (2) - | Docld: 322932712 Page 3
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 S, Oe PY . st 1 { / - ons 5. Adequacy of security: (continued) Radio Microphones installed in table lamps made available by Town House management, which are available for Bureau's exclusive use for as long as their use is needed. If Laboratory is unable to install Mutt Microphones in table _ lamps, then misur will be effected with two Wasp Plugs. ‘ 1A | _— | Docld: 322932712 Page 4
Released’ under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 2107 Note} ll. 12... 13. 14h. are the same as those used in all rooms and suites in DATE: 11- 14- 2017 C e Possibilities of obtaining desired information by other means (Explain in detail): Attempts to develop:information concerning MARCELLO's activities and existence of La Cosa Nostra through inter- views with hoodlum subordinates of MARCELLO have to date been unsuccessful. While we have a number of potential~ Top Echelon Criminal Informants under development, none have identified existence of La Cosa Nostra and CARLOS MARCELLO's leadership of this organization. t / . Risks of detection involved: As noted above, the Town House management has furnished to this office for our exclusive use table lamps which ’ the Town House Motel. It is anticipated that Mutt . ; Microphones will be installed in these lamps by the Laboratory for use on this misur. If the installation | of these microphones in the lamps in not feasible, it is anticipated that this misur will be effected by use of two Wasp Plugs. It is felt that the risks of detection are negligible using this type of equipment. Probable length of technical surveillance: 90 days. However, misur will last only one to two days ; at intervals of once every four to six weeks. Request made for technical surveillance by any outside agency (name specific official, title and agency): None | Docld: 322932712 Page 5