Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: KC
To: HQ
Document date: 08/14/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/23/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10338-10136

RECORD SERIES: LA

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ELSUR 94-150A-308

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: KC

10: HQ

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

08/14/1962

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NICHOLAS CIVELLA (ELSUR)

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

1B

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

11/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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DATE: 11-11-2017

FD-143 (Rev.

10-30-59)

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 1Q

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

r,

Memorandum

JUNE

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (Bufile

92-2761

DATE: August 11, 1962

FROM

: SAC, 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:

303 West 9ch Street,

Kansas City, Missouri (Office of KLEIN and CIVILLA)

3.. Location of monitoring plant:

Field Division

4. Dates of initial authorization and installation:

8-1-61

5. Previous and other installations on the sane subject (with dates and places):

1.

Installation Roon 9, Morgan Hotel, from approximately 3-27-58

2.

to 9-22-53.

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. Is a trunk line utilized?

b. Is the surveillance on a switchboard?

c. Is the surveillance on a public coin-operated telephone?

1 - Bureau (92-2761) AIR MAIL REGISTERED

1 - Kansas City (94-150A)

GEL: MEJ

Registered Mail

44-1508308

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d. Is surveillance on a private line or a party line?

o. If a party line, how many parties?

7. If a microphone surveillance involved, state number of microphones actually

used and location of each:

1.

Mouse located behind baseboard of office;

2. Mite implanted in vall 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)

See Page 2A.

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.

14. Cost of Plant Premises:

a.

Rental costs for plant premises:

b. Give totallo.

$125 rent for area adjacent to

303 West 9th Street and approxi-

Stelahore instaldat on

same plant.

Three.

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