Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PH
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/27/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/24/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10211-10388

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-2717-1154

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, PH

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

05/27/1964

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ABR, LCN, MEETING, INITIATION, BURIAL GROUNDS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

04/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC A/T

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

Aartel

6/1/64

Belmont

Mr.

Evans

Mr. Stanley

-

Mr, McAndrews

- Mr. Lofgren

$:

TO: SAC, Philadelphia

From: Director, FBI

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ANGALO BRUNO

AR

42-2717-11541

RePRairtel 5/27/68.

Bureau authority granted to equip PH 072-C-TE with

miniature recorder to cover La Cosa Nostra meeting on 6/15/64 in

Canden County,

New Jorsey. This Operation wust be afforded

complete security and all possible precautionary stops taken to

provide for informant's safety.

The Labozatory will supply your olfice with the appropriate

zecorder.

proper use on

Instructiong already supplied SA J. R. Pearce as to its

• this occasion.

In order to keep extraneous noises to

a mininum, at 1g

suggested you have informant test this equipnent with different

types of clothing and to avoid unnecessary body notion in its use.

Seep the bureau closely adviced of all pertinent developmonte.

1 - Newark (For information)

See memo Evans to Belmont, dated 6/1/64, captioned as above.

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Belmont

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Casper

Callahan

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DeLoach

Evans

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Rosen

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Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

BEGGIED CORSVD

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Note).

DATE36 (127.142-20567

FBI

Date:

5/27/64

Transmit the following in

(Type in plain text or code)

Via

AIRTEL

(Priority or Mettiod of Mailing)

TO:

LOM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2717)

SAC, PHILADELPHIA (92-444)

ANGELO BRUNO, aka

TOO: Philadelphia)

LA COSA NOSTRA

AR

Re Philadelphia

teletype to the Bureau, no cc

Newark, 5/10/04

entitled "ANGELO BRUNO, aka;"

Philadelphia

airtel 5/25/64 to Bureau, BUfile 137-10018, entitled

"PH 672-C-TE; TOP ECHELON CRIMINAL INFORMANT PROGRAM."

Referenced Philadelphia teletype advised of

information from PH 672-C-TE on 5/18/64 informing of

a meeting of members of Philadelphia Family of La Cosa

Nostra during second week of June 1964 in Camden County,

N. J.

In addition to the above, informant on 5/10/04

pointed out burial grounds for La Cosa Nostra

Rosenhain, Cumberland County, I. J.

Source on 5/21/64 advised of meeting with ANGELO

BRUNO in which BRUNO inquired if informant had been in

contact with FRANK MONTE re meeting.

On instant date, it was

REG: 123.

pan mateon

Bureau

*- 92-2717.

92-2734 M

2 - Newark (92-478) (Rm)

3 - Philadelphia

1-92-444

21

92-1027

137-4049

92-2217-115/2

137-100180

KARENION TIZIA HAK SE8 1964

613

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Quiet

COPY FILED IN

c c. Wisproved:

Sent

BECELAED • CONSTO

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Per

Special Agent in Charge

UNRECORD

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 744 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

PH 92-444

ascertained that FRANK NICOLETTI and IGNAZIO DENARO will

meet source at 8:30 p.m. in front of 911 South Eighth

Street to furnish informant transportation to La Cosa Nostra

meeting. Possibly six individuals, identity unknown to

Informant, will be

"made" at instant meeting.

Informant

learned from BRUNO that he will also be given the "new rules"

of La Cosa Nostra.

on 5/25/64, Informant agreed to wear recording

device while attending this meeting in effort to record

induction ceremony of La Cosa Nostra.

Philadelphia in 5/18/64 teletype advised that they

would make recommendations concerning La Cosa Nostra initiation

and information re alleged burial grounds of La Cosa Nostra

nated corter trounds

in Cumberland County, N. J.

Accordingly, Philadelphia

recommends that no open investigation be undertaken at

this time re buriay grounds in Cumberland County, N. J.

This recommendation is made not to jeopardize informant,

noting that individuals allegedly buried vanished from Phila-

delphia area more than 20 years ago.

Philadelphia recommendations insofar as coverage

of La Cosa Nostra meeting 6/15/64 as follows:

No open surveillance will be conducted UACB.

Philadelphia contemplates extremely discreet coverage

bridges

from Philadelphia area into New Jersey during

pertinent period of evening of 6/15/64. Informant has suggested

that meeting possibly will be at motel of PAT MASSI in Camden

County, N. J.; however, this information is not known to be

a fact.

It is requested that the Bureau grant authority

so that the informant can record meeting.

Philadelphia will,

of course, secrete the recorder on the informant's body

to afford

all possible security.

The informant is cognizant

of the danger involved in having a recorder on his person while

It is requested that the

Laboratory at

earliest date

at this meetingorward to Philadelphia the latest model Edwards

Banaural Recorder with supplies and explanation as to

operation.

The Bureau will be kept advised of developments in this

matter.

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