Document date: 04/17/2018
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FBI

Date: 6/25/64

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEI

(Type in plain text or code)

REGISTERED MAIL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

Director, FBI

(92-2839)

Soon:

SAC, Philadelphia (92-441 Sub A)

RUSSELL A. BUFALINO

AR

JUNE

RePHairtel 6/18/64 and Bulet 6/5/64, granting

authority for installation of misur for a 30 day period

at subject's office location, 119 N. Main St., Pittston, Pa.

RePHairtel indicates that PH 701-C* was activated

at 3:30 p.m., 6/18/64. The following is additional in-

formation re above:

Installation was completed by SA JAMES J. FINLEY

6/17/64.

The installation utilized an altered 500MR-3

telephone instrument which had been altered by the Labora-

tory to include installation of a mite.

The installation was made under pretext of tele-

phone repairman.

For record purposes request for a line from Pitts-

ton, Pa., to Phila., Pa., is under the fictitious name

Weather Radio Inc.

The commercial order indicates

that

this service terminates at 250 S. Broad St., Phila.

liaison with Phila. telephone contact the service when reach-

ing the LOcust exchange in Phila. is diverted to the central

plant, even though the commercial records show that the dine

actually goes to 250 s. Broad st.

This line shows origination

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- Bureau - REGISTERED MAIL

2 - Phila.

DEC 1472-2834

220)

1 - 92-441 Sub A

1 - 134-82

ST-117

JUN 98 1964

JRP: ERG

(5)

Appyoved:

6m JUL 13 1994al Agent in Charge

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PH 92-441 Sub A

in the commercial records at 38 George St., Pittston, Pa.

It travels eight miles and appears at the Wilkes-Barre

Resident Agency; however, the commercial record shows

40 N. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

There are

lines running into the Resident Agency; one is for the

"imput" of the signal

"cheese box" and the

line is used for the

"output"

"cheese box. other

FrOM

this appearance the line travels 116 miles.

There is only

a two dob. loss in this 116z mile run. The

net result pro-

(vides excellent quality.

Broken down by miles and costwise this service

is as follows:

Total installation charges

This includes 8 mile line from

Pittston to Wilkes-Barre

$358.00

$24.00

Pittston local wiring

Wilkes-Barre local line

4.00

4.00

Wilkes-Barre to Phila.

294.00

Phila. local wire service

4.00

Drop service

at Wilkes-Barre

10.00

Installation charge

18.00

Monthly charges will be $340.00 per month.

For added information, it is to be noted that a

Post Office Box has been obtained in Wilkes-Barre,

Pa.

The telephone billing for the Weather Radio Inc. will be

mailed to this Post Office Box.

The net result of the

above arrangement is that the

FBI's interest in this

leased line and the commercial records of the Telephone

Company do not appear in any fashion.

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