Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: PG
To: HQ
Document date: 12/31/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/12/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90103-10074

RECORD SERIES :

PG

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

ELSUR 92-226-2-64

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

PG

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

12/31/1962

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SEBASTIAN JOHN LAROCCA (ELSUR)

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/31/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FD-143 (12-28-60)

*I In 1- OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

SECRED

Memorandum

AS INFORMATLON CONTAINEO

AENEID IS UUCIASSIFIED

EXCOAL THENS SHOWN

fo

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (Bufile 92-2940

DATE: 12/31/62

FROM

: SAC, PITTSBURGH (92-226-Sub 2)

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 SCO/ECE

DECLASSION: 25X010

3/19/98

SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE

RE: Title SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA, aka

Character of Case

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Field Office

PITTSBURGH

Symbol Number

PG 622-0*

Type of Surveillance:

(Technical or

Microphone)

Microphone (MUTT

installation)

1. Name of person or organization on whom surveillance placed:

SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA (Owner, North Star Cement Block Company,

12 McCandless Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.)

2. Address where installation made. Also give exact room number or area

covered:

The Pittsburgh Office of the North Star Cement Block Company,

12 McCandless Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.

3. Location of monitoring plant:

Pittsburgh FBI Office, 450 Union Trust Building, Fifth

Avenue and Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.

4. Dates of initial authorization and installation:

Initial authorization: 1/26/61

Installation: 1/30/61 (actually activated on 2/7/61)

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

No other installations

If there

installation is a technical surveillance,

answer following questions:

is no

tesur involved In this

installation.

a. Is a trunk line utilized?

b. Is the surveillance on a switchboard?

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

- Bureau

- Pittsburgh

RAV/DJW

(2)

Registered Mail

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PG 92-226-Sub 2

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

e. If a party line, how many parties?

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

used and location of each:

One MUTT unit is installed and concealed in the floor space

between subject's

business office and lavatory.

8..

Is' the installation part of a tel-mike? If so, give symbol of other side

of the combination:

Not part of a tel-mike.

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)

Consult Insert pages. All information was utilized for

intelligence purposes and appropriate dissemination was made

where pertinent.

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:

Two live Informants cover LA ROCCA but there are no live

informants furnishing information relative to the North

Star Cement Block Company.

12.

Has security factor changed since installation?

No change:

13. Age squast jor the survellance to outaido asaney leive name, title and

No requests made ®

14. Cost of Plant Premises:

Rental

costs for plant premises:

None

(costs inéluded in office rental)

One unit of a misur (PG 180-g*) was activated on 8/23/62.

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