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FD-36 (F.gV. 12-13-56)

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FBI

Date:

8/27/64

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FROM:

RUSSELL

AR

Director, FBI

(92-2839)

SAC, Philadelphia (92-441 Sub A)

BUFALINO, aka

JUNE

ReBuairtel 8/25/64 requesting Phila. to advise

the Bureau by return communication precautions taken to

insure that PH 701-C* Is not compromised.

SON INT

As the Bureau 1s aware,.

PH 701-c* was Installed

utilizing an altered telephone instrument.

This instrument

affords the best security available in this type of in-

stallation.

BUFALINO as is known from previous information

furnished by PH 623-C* is suspicious of any telephone

Instrument. For example, he has advised PH 665-C-TE to

be extremely cautious in using the telephone and not

necessarily the telephone involved with PH 701-0*.

does, however, even after cautioning PH 665-C-TE, talk

freely with this informant.

BUFALINO made the comment that he thought his

telephone was tapped during a telephone conversation.

It

appears, therefore, that BUFALINO is not suspicious of

coverage being afforded by PH 701-0* but is suspicious.

of telephones being "tapped."

Resident Agents in Wilkes-Barre have previously

alert for any information

that might develop which would

indicate that this source had been compromised.

Employees

again on 8/26/64 reminded to be alert for this type of

information.

this 18 standard procedure but has been re-

3. - Bureau -

1 - Phila.

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REC-EX-108

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