Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PH
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/24/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10217-10173

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-859

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

SAC, PH

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 11/24/1964

'PAGES:

5

SUBJECTS :

LCN, ABR, ASSOC, TESUR, 902 SOUTH 8TH STREET, PH, PA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/01/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC A/T

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TO:

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- Mr. Kelly

SAC, Philadelphia (92-1027 Sub F)

Director,

781 R562-6054)-859

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LA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

Reurairtel 11/24/64.

Prior to authorizing a survey to be conducted to

determine feasibility of utilizing RFIT coverage at 902 South

Sth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, additional infernation

should be subnitted.

Advise Specifically how frequently Bruno visits at

this address and the identity of individuals he has been known

to noot there.

Also furnish your comments regarding the

possibility of obtaining coverage of such meetings through

sone of your established sources such as PH 672-C-TE.

Since it is not deened advisable to moniter such an

installation at a parochia. inststucion, advise a there are

any appropriate Locations available within the target aron.

with respect to the technical aspects of your

proposed installation, the following should be forwarded to

the Laboratory: Cable prints reflecting telephone service for

the target instrument. These printe should be complete with

all mltiple appearances, clearly Shown and, in addition, 1f

possible, obtain block diagram of the target area.

It is noted that a RINT installation zequires

interruption of the telephone line within 1,000 wire feet of the

target

instrument.

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ROUTE IN ENVELOPE

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TELETYPE UNIT

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Airtel to Philadelphia

Re: La Cosa Nostra

NOTE

Angelo Bruno is a member of the "commission" an a

Leading underworld figure in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Office

has previously been authorized to conduct a survey to determine

feasibility of misur coverage at the above location, which is

a barbershop frequented by Bruno, Philadelphia Office requests

authority to conduct a survey to determine feasibility of

utilizing RINT coverage at this location since other type

installations cannot be effected by their office.

Prior to

authorizing Philadelphia to conduct such a survey, it is

recommended that the above-requested intormation be submitted

by the Philadelphia Office:

This matter discussed with

SA Corbett of the Laboratory•

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USe 2107 Hote).

DATES (12-11-2017

Transmit the following in

Via

AT R TE

FBI

Date:

11/24/64

(Type in plain text or code)

REGISTERED MAIL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

1O:

Director, FBI

FROM: SAC, Philadelphia

• COSA NOSIBA

AR - CONSPIRACY

(92-6054)

(92-1027 Sub F)

JUN

The Bureau is aware of the fact that ANGELO BRUNO,

aka, of Philadelphia, is an active member of the Commission

of La Cosa Nostra.

Philadelphia has known for a long period

that ANGELO BRUNO when in the City almost dally meets known

La Cosa Nostra members at 902 South 8th Street, Philadelphia,

Pa. This address is a barber shop operated by ALPHONSE

MAIORIELLO (PH/ile 92-1077). ALPHONSE MATORIELLO has a daughter

CONNIE who has been for a long period a girl friend of IGNATIUS

DENARO, the underboss of the Philadelphia family of La Cosa

Nostra.

Philadelphia has made considerable effort to

obtain technical coverage at 902 South 8th Street. There have

been two intormants at recent incervals who were reques tea.

under suitable pretext,

•to endeavor to rent the premises ac

either 900 or 904 South 8th Street, the primary purpose being

in this instance to enable Philadelphia to obtain technical

coverage of 902 South 8th Street.

his

ALPHONSE MATORIELLO lives in the apartment above

barber shop.

This location is two doors from oth and

o Christian Streets, Philadelphia, which has been a primary

meeting place for

che Italian racket element in Philadelphia

for at least two generations.

REC- 4892- 6054-8

May bes 1s6a

- Bureau - RM

- Phila.

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Approved:

Sent

Per

Special Agent in Charge

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PH 92-1027 Sub F

It appears there is a possibility to obtain techni-

cal coverage by utilizing the REMT as outline in no number SAC

letter 61-F. The Bureau has previouslyauthorized a survey and,

if possible, Installation at 902 South 8th Street. During the

prior Bureau-authorized survey, the following information was

obtained:

On the first floor immediately behind the barber shop is the

kitchen used by the MAIORIELLO family. It is in this location

that BRUNO 1s known to frequently meet with his underboss and

other La Cosa Nostra members. It is definitely believed that

this telephone in the kitchen is a 300 series telephone. There

are multiples of the telephone used by ALPHONSE MAIORIELLO at

906 South 8th Street (8th pair) and 801 Washington Avenue (7th

pair). 906 South 8th Street would, of course, be two doors

away from the target address.

Washington Avenue would be

two blocks from the target address.

The exchange servicing

the telephone number at the target address, MA 7-6443, is located at

9th and Race Streets, Philadelphia, which is approximately three

miles from the target area.

Located within a three-block area of the target

address are three separate parochial institutions. The second

telephone instrument used by MAIORIELLO is of an unknown descrip-

tion and is belleved to be in his second floor apartment.

It is known that a multiple of MAIORIELLO's pair

number can be moved to any desired location through contacts

with the telephone company source in Philadelphia.

It is emphasized here that the above information

was obtained during the previous Bureau-authorized survey as

described above.

It is requested that the Bureau advise if they

POSTED

would authorize a further survey and possible installation

utilizing the RFMT unit. If this survey is authorized, ap-

propriate FD-142 will be forwarded to the Bureau. It the sur-

vey is authorized, technical information will be needed by the

Philadelphia Office to guide them. It is not known for example,

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PH 92-1027 Sub F

how close installment is needed to successfully activate the

subscriber's instrument for a misur with the use of RENT Unit.

Philadelphia, through contacts, can probably ob-

tain a secluded area accessible only to Bureau personnel in a

parochial Institution within a three-block radius of the target

instrument.

The closest parochial institution is approximately

one-block distance from the target address.

•It is belleved the

parochial institution would afford the best security avallable

in this particular situation.

It is not believed that prosecution of any sub-

stantive case would be affected by the use of this contemplated

source. The source would be for intelligence purposes.

Bureau, if survey authorized, is requested to

suairtel and include specific technical instructions that

need to be met to complete survey in this matter.

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