Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 5/12/61
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10209-10395

RECORD SERIES: HQ JUNE MAIL

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3171-228

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM: SAC, CG

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

05/12/1961

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SGI, COMMAND POST, ARMORY LOUNGE, CRIMINAL ACT,

MISUR

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Secret

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Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/20/1998

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From the technical standpoint only, it does not appear from the

data furnishedità referencod airtel that the Badio Frequency Microphone -

telepaone, unite (arwould be used to energize subject's telephone.

instrument.

I Kurther incuiry develops that it would be possible to

break both sides of subject'a telephone line for the purpose of inserting

radio trequency chokes between the monitoring point and the contral

office, you should submit telephone cable blueprinto covering ase.

pertinent area to the Laboratory in order that a more detalled study.

can be conducted. In the event this te done, you should also set forth

so onton ad to te hosts a be patia montre an enema

and the instrument to be energized.

Above Information relates atrictly to the technical aspect of your

From the standpoint of Bureau authority to. ase this device,

you are advised that its use has been confined to top Internal Bocurity and

Espionage cases in the past. Also in these cases it ie noted that a

straightforward microphone installation was not possible.

Accordingly,Ct.

Irom the 54r99231*62.999alble authortaation, any Internal Security activiten

developed in cornetian

a dais case would be portinent. (i

- MA levans PAind (Mr. Staffeld)

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NOTE:

Coordinated with Special Investigative, Division.

Subject

in instant case has evidenced interest in Cuban Situation

MAIL ROOM

a Chican may develop information of an internal security

MAY 26 1961

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Airtel SAC, Chicago

RE: SAMUEL M. GIANCANA

Bufile 92-3171

Note Cont'd:

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character relating to subject. Use of RFMT to date has not been

authorized on other than internal security type cases and is only

considered in those cases of utmost need.

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Date:

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TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-3171)

FROM : SAC, CHICAGO (92-350-Sub B)

SUBJECT: 'SAMUEL M. GIANCANA, aka

Attentiop: FBI

Laboratory

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GIANCANA is generally considered the number

One

man in the Chicago organized criminal element.

He is

one of ten nation-wide hoodlums under intensification,

investigation by the FBI and the IRs.

In this capacity

as chief he has as his command post

the Armory Lounge, (AL)

7427 Mest Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, Illinois, the festern

Chicago suburb. Informants report he meets in a private

room in the rear of the Al where he receives appointments,

gives orders, formulates policy and

I generally oversees

criminal activities, which he is responsible for.

He

reportedly is at the Al only on a dally basis when he 1s

1n Chicago. U

The following survey was conducted by Sound Agent

Moin 1. NiLsON through cooperation of the local telephone

company contact. (V)

The AL 1s situated on the northwest corner

of Roosevelt Road (US 30 east-west) and Thomas Street.

The building itself fronts on bugy and well lighted

Roosevelt road.

A parking lot is located on the west side

of the building which is a one story brick structure which

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is 24 ft. in width and 60 ft. in depth. West of the parking

lot a total distance from the Al of approximately 60 ft.

is situated three apartment buildings that extend westward

to the next street.

These apartment buildings like the AL

front on Roosevelt Road facing

To the rear of the

AL and the apartment buildings is an alleyway that parallels

Roosevelt Road along side of which runs an aerial telephone

cable feeding the

buildings primarily facing south along

Roosevelt Road. U

Directly to the rear of the Al is a telephone pole

which mounts a terminal box that feeds the three telephone

instruments in the AL.

One of these telephones is a coin

phone and the others are a WC set number 554 (Western Electric)

and its extension an HC set number 306. The latter instrument

is situated in the room occupied by GIANCANA, which measures

approximately 14 & 16 18. (U)

The only multiple of the number 306HC set within

1, 000 It. of the AL is situated in &

terminal box mounted

on the pole at the rear of 1135 Ferdinand Street.

This pole

is approximately 800 ft. distant.

From an examination of

the buildings in the area covered by the multiple appearance

it would appear that the residence of 1135 Ferdinand Street

is best suited for monitoring purposes.

No contact

has been made at this residence at this time. /u

Neither Sound Agent NELSON or Sound Agent PETER P.

SCHNEIDER both of whom had some work relative torche

establishment or attempted establishment of REMT Units

approximately nine years ago can recall the limitations

and

requirements for a successful installation of such a unit. (U)

he Laboratory therefore Ig being requested t

advise as soon as possible if a

Rry hit could be utilize

in the situation referred to above. (d)

GALE

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