Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/7/62
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

• Date:

4/24/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES:

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10202-10120

HQ

62-9-9-1124

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, CG

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

12/07/1962

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

CIP, PHOTO SUR, ADMIN

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 12/21/1994

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC MEMO

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Released under the John F

DATE: 11-14-2017

Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

SAC, Chicago (92-350)

December 14, 1962

REC- 123

Director, FBI

62-9-9-1124

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

CHICAGO DIVISION

gor

Reurlet 13/?/6a, requesting notion picture equipens

vc appropriate

concealment for use

in photographie survelllances

of meetings betwoon hoodlums and politicians im the Chicago Division.

The FBI Loboratory bas some concealed notion picture

caseras availabla which my fill yows nood. Those concoalments

utilize the 1100,16 un notion picture camera which is not equipped

with an electric eyo diaphragn control but which has on umsually

long runaing time: vich oach full winding of the spring deive.

Another comera used for concenlment is the Bell and Howall 16 ma

electric eye camera

that uses a fifty-loot tiln nagazine, as epposed

to the one-hundred-foot bulk load 111n used in tho 8100.

The Bell

and Hovell dlectric eyo camera is difticult to concont because od

the nocessity of having a large oponing for the photo olectric cell

in addition to the opening for the lens.

This

camera has been

disquisod to the past in a con-type container on phich the metal

botton bas boen replaced with on I-ray mirror so

thoro is no

noed for desimite holes for the tons and light meter.

The use of the

Ioray mirror requires an inoreaso of exposure of two stops which

makes 1t ingractionl

for uso in lov light level conditions.

In addition; the Laboratory has used an 8 un Nilkorer

motion picture capera

In a concealmont.:

This carora is also equipped

wich the electric oye exposuro control and therefore reguires tro

holes in the concoalment; honever, because of the smaller size of the

quinnent, theso holes are. less conspicuous then those necessary ou

the 16 ta camera.

It should also bo noted that the 3 mi comora. will

not give results as good as the 16 ma becouse of the spaller film

size.

It is further pointed out that binch and white tila

for the

8 on camora is not generally availablo einco most usors of 8 mi use

color 11la.

The Laboratory does have a snall supply of 8 am black

and vhite fiin for use with tho

Milksorex camere.

In order that you any detoratne what onipent the

Laboratory bas that wonld Sall your nood,

there are attached

craphs of this equipnent and soro of the disguisos

photo.

available.

presently

Any of the equignent in the photographs is avallable.

In addition, the laboratory can propare any other

type of disguise

IDS: bm (5)

53 DECI9 1962

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Released under the John F.

Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992 (14 USC 2107 HOtey

DATE: 11-14-2017

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-104-01

UNITED STAT

Memora.

LENT

am

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, CHICAGO (92-350)

DATE:

12/7/62

settle

1336

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

CHICAGO DIVISION

In view of the recent meetings between hoodlums

and politicians Chicago Division is desirous of instituting

photographic surveillances.

To accomplish this objective

the following equipment is being requested.

A sixteen millimeter movie camera equipped with

a normal fixed focus lens with

an automatic electronic

controlled diaphragm. If this is not available, an eight

millimeter camera with through the lens automatic electronic

controlled diaphragm could be utilized. This camera to be

concealed in a modern small attache or

similar type case.

The camera to be mounted in a fixed position within the case!

The lens of the camera to be at an opening at one end of the

case.: A plunger type cable release mounted on the

bottom of the case to control the shutter from the outside.

Chicago anticipates using

the equipment for a period

of sixty days of receipt of the equipment.

- Bureau

1 - Chicago

MGS/plb

(3)

DECIS 3 tir bM.eS

I & DebL vE melde

LBI

PK2L8.

REC- 14

DEC 1S

@.05 WE 10 1962

BEGEIAED - COMEVO

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