Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: KC
To: HQ
Document date: 2/7/62
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/23/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10338-10130

RECORD SERIES: LA

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ELSUR 94-150A-238

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

KC

TO:

HQ

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

02/07/1962

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NICHOLAS CIVELLA (ELSUR)

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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+*FD-143 (12-28-60)

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

'UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI

(Bufile 92-2761

JUNE

DATE:

2/7/62

FROM

: SAC, KANSAS CITY (94-150A)

SUBJECT:

JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILIANCE

RE: Title

NICHOLAS CIVELLA, aka

Character of Case ANTI-RACKETEERING

Field Office

Kansas City

Symbol Number

KC 737-C*

Type of Surveillance: (Technical or

Microphone)

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

Original Toy & Jobbing Company (owned by Morris "Snag" Klein and

location where NICHOLAS CIVELLA maintains office)

2.

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

covered:

303 West Sth Street

Kansas City, Missouri

(Office of KLEIN and CIVELLA)

3. Location of monitoring plant:

Fleld Division

4. Dates of initial authorization and installation:

8/1/61

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

Installation Room 9, Morgan Hotel, fron approximately 3/27/58

to 9/22/58.

2.

Installation Room 4, Morgan Hotel, 1/18/61 and discontinued

3/3/61 as installation ineffective.

6. If installation is a technical surveillance, answer following questions:

a. Is a trunk line utilized?

b. Is the surveillance on a switchboard?

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

1 - Bureau (92-2761) (AIRMAIL REGISTERED)

I - Kansas City (94-150A)

GEL: jC

Registered Mail

gife1508100738

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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:

Mouse located behind baseboard of office.

3.

Mite implanted in wall in vicinity of rear office.

8. 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)

(See Pages 3 and 3a)

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:

None

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:

a. Rental costs for plant premises: $125 rent for area adjacent to

303 W.9th St.and approximately $19 per month for

• telephone

b. Give total number of other surveillances monitored at same plant.installa~

tion.

Three.

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