Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/23/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

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Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10209-10441

RECORD SERIES: HQ JUNE MAIL

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 92-3171-858

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, CG

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE :

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

08/23/1962

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SGI, MISUR INSTALLATION, ARMORY LOUNGE

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Secret

RESTRICTIONS:

1B

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/21/1998

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OPTIONAL FERN NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

SECRET

DIRECTOR, FBI (Bufile 92-3171

JUNE

DATE: August 23, 1962

"JUNE"

METROM: SAC, CHICAGO (92-350-SUB E)

FIED

102435

PSUBJECT:

JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE

ALL

HEREIN

RE: Title

DAT

By

SAMUEL

M.

GIANCANA, aka.

Character of Case

ANTI-RACKETEERING

SEEIED

Field Office

UNED So under

CHICAGO

BKSO

CG 6486-C*

Type of Surveillance:

(sed on

Microphone)

16X

I ||

Aditio

1.

Name, of person or organization on whom surveillance™placed:

Armory Lounge, meeting place for SAMUEL M. GIANCANA and associates.

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

covered:

7424 West Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, Illinois,

3.

private office of CARMEN

FANELLI, owner

Location of monitoring plant:

Central Tesur Plant

Chicago Office

536 South Clar Streas

Chicago,

Illinois

3/10/95

4.

Dates of initial authorization and installation:

Classifed br

5368560/GCL

Declacally on:

PADE (7X)

Reinstall 8/16/62. (V)

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

Originally installed 8/8/61; temporarily discontinued 4/19/62. (U)

6.

Fo

If installation is a technical surveillance, answer following questions:

Not

applicable.

a.

Is a trunk line utilized?

b. Is the surveillance on a switchboard?

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Is the surveillance on a public coin-operated telêphone? 1962

Bureau (RM)

kRE Chicago

Registered Mail

8-29-62

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

e. If a party line, how many parties?

" II a microphone surveillance involved, state number of microphones actually

1 "Mite" unit recessed behind fabric

wall paneling in rear of restaurant area near booth in northeast

corner area o1 room. (V)

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)

Not applicable.

10. Could above information have been obtained from other

means?

sources and by other

No.

11. Number of live informants (in field division) who cover same subject:

None for same coverage.

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:

(Central Plant in Chicago Office. 5)

a.

Rental costs for plant premises:

b. Give total number of other surveillances monitored

at same plant.

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c. If any others, set out the proportionate cost of

instant surveillance:

15. Cost of Leased Line for instant installation?

None.

16. Personnel Costs:

a. Give total number of special employees and/or Special Agents

working at plant and total salary costs.

5 Special Employees (SE)

$39,265.00 per annum

1 Special Agent (SA)

11,935.00

1 Special Agents

34, 850.00

b. Total numbea of man hours per week spent at plant?

5 SEs - 200 hours or 100% of total work week

1 SA - 30 hours or 75% of total work week

4 SAs - 120 hours or 75%. of total work week

c. If other installations monitored at same plant, lf3t

proportionate number of man hours per week spent on

instant surveillance:

CG 6486-C* - 30 hours per week or 15% of total work week of

SEs in plant.

d. If other installations monitored at same plant, list

proportionate salary expense per/ annum for instant

surveillance:

CG 6486-C* - $3, 533.85

17. Remarks (By SAC):

See attached:

(CP only)

(Polish only)](s)

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This source was temporarily discontinued on

April 19, 1962, after receipt of information from the

source on April 18, 1962, reflecting that shortly there-

after an extensive

remodeling job was to be undertaken at

the location of the source.

The remodeling process was

undertaken during the latter part of April, 1962, and was

completed during late June, 1962.

re-entry into the location

so we detained

In July, 1962, means of

was obtained and on July 10,

1962, an attempt was made for re-entry,.

however, was not

accomplished due to security reasons. U)

On July 12, 1962, during the early morning hours

entry was made into the Armory Lounge and a survey was

conducted whereby it was noted that this establishment had

undergone

a complete face lifting and the prior location of

the "Mite" unit was now being utilized apparently as a storage

area and contained linen shelves, deep freezes, and a walk-in

meat locker.

It was apparent that this room was not to be

utilized as in the past as a private dining room as it was

still possible that this room could be utilized for private

discussions.

At the north wall of the main dining room it

was noted that a long leatherette covered booth extending

the entire width of the wall was located and several jacks

for extensions were placed along this booth. A telephone

was noted on the booth.

A doorway reaching

into the storage

area described above is located directly to the rear of this

booth.

It was felt that any meetings in the establishment

would

now in all probability take place in or near the vicinity

of this booth described above.

For that reason then, one

"Mite" was installed in the north wall partition, between

this main dining room and back storage room.

The "Mite"

unit is directly

above the aforementioned booth in the wall

area.

The "Mite" lines were concealed under the leatherette

covering which extends along the upper portion of the wall

in the back storage room.

The lines were strapped down in

the old protector block which is located in the same back

room on the west extension of the wall partition between the

dining room and the storage room underneath the aforementioned

leatherette wall covering. (U)

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It was ascertained that during this installation

that the telephone lines previously utilized in this establish-

ment no longer enter into this protector block. A complete

rewiring had been undertaken by the telephone company installer.

An outside survey was conducted of the area where the telephone

drop lines enter the Armory Lounge. Photographs were made

of this area so a close examination could be conducted to

ascertain the exact point of

entry of the new lines made by

the telephone installer when rewiring.

Work was discontinued

at this point due to the time element for security reasons. (U).

On July 24, 1962, an attempt to re-enter the location

of the source was made, however, again numerous top level

hoodlums ite were observed entering and leaving this establish-

ment immediately prior to and after the time set for re-entry.

A twenty-four hour surveillance was conducted on this establish-

ment from July 25 through July 26, 1962, and on July 27, 1962,

re-entry was made at which time the existing lines were

traced

throughout the building with particular emphasis on the basement

area. (U)

It is noted that on July 27, 1962, photographs of

the interior were obtained through utilization of infra-red

photography.

work was discontinued at this point due to the

time element for security reasons. (V)

On August 1, 1962, re-entry was made at which time

it was determined the pay telephone service going into the

building had four lines,

going from the protector block

located on the west outside wall of the building where the

The private line business phone was

connected to the protector block with a quad JKT station wire,

and a yellow and black pair was connected to the spare drop

line located inside the protector block. The quad JKT wire

referred to above initially terminated in a 42-A connecting

block located in the kitchen in a baseboard on the north wall,

of the kitchen. A second 42-A block was installed in the

floor joists in the basement directly under the above-mentioned

existing 42-A block.

down to the new 42-A block in the basement.

The quad

station wire continued southward along the

floor joists

to a point under the south end of the kitchen where it goes

upward into the wall. At that point it was necessary to make

arrangements for further entry into the establishment. (V)

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Work was discontinued

for security reasons.

this posat due to:

the time element

On August 6, 1962, re-entry was again made at which

time holes were drilled utilizing a carbon drilling bit

with extension.

These holes were made between the wall below

the old protector block.

This hole is concealed at the

floor between the wall partition dividing the dining room

and the rear store room of the building.

It leads to an area

in an open space below the floor.

It was determined this space

is in a sealed basement area under the dining room. Efforts

were made to snare the wire drop from this hole through the

sealed area to a crawl space located in the basement.

Work

was discontinued at this point due to the time element for

security reasons. (U)

On August 16, 1962, entry was again made and lines

were strung by fishing

the "Mite" lines through the sealed

basement area mentioned above. These lines were strung to the

42-A connecting block and strapped down to the yellow and

black lines at this point.

It was determined that the microphone

was in satisfactory working order upon completion of the work

at this point and measures of security in securing all points

where lines were made. (V)

It is to be noted that the basement area consists

of a portion of the basement which is regular height for

walking and has a concrete floor.

This portion is approximately

one-third of the length of the building and is in the south

portion of the building.

It is used for storage space. Following

this portion of the basement approximately one-third in length

of the building which is also the middle section of the basement

consists of a crawl space. At the end of this area is a

concrete block partition extending from the floor section into

the ground.

The north one-third of the basement area is

a sealed portion of concrete block construction. It has a

concrete block wall which extends directly under the wall

partition dividing the rear storage room and the dining

room of the lounge.

of the ator montiona concreto block waringy 8 loot north

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