Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: SF
Document date: 06/16/1976
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act 01 1992 T11 USC 2107 Пote).*

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/8/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-90056-10010

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

183-737-2

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HQ

TO : SF

TITLE:

DATE: 06/16/1976

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

SALVATORE AMARENA

SAMMY PAXTON

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

AT

v9.1

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

DATE: 11-14-204

airtel

6/16/76

TO: SAC, San Francisso

From: Director, FBI

SALVATORE AMARENA;

AND OTHERS; RICO

00: San Francisco

• Mr. Theisen

1 - MI.

Smith

Assoc. Dir..

Dep, AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv.

Ext. Affairs

Fin. & Pers.

Gen. Inv.

Ident.

Inspection

Intell.

Laboratory

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Eval. _

Rec. Mgnt. _

Spec. Inv. _

Training

ReBucal to San Francisco on 6/15/76.

Enclosed herewith for San Francisco is one copy of a

memorandum from the Director to the Assistant Attorney General,

Criminal Division, dated 6/14/76, which has been approved by

Jay C. Waldman, Deputy Assistant

This is to confirm referenced Bureau telephone call

granting authority for the use of body recorder and/or

transmitting devices on the person of a confidential source.

Enclosed memorandum reflects approval of Deputy

Assistant Attorney General Waldman in connection with the

use

of body recording devices for a period of 30 days for the

purpose of recording conversations our source may have with

Salvatore Amarena, Aladena Fratianno, and others who may be

involved in this case.

Following expiration of the 30-day

period authorized,

or when recording devices are no longer required, Bureau is to

be promptly advised by letter the following information relative

to the use or non-use of the body recorder:

MAILED 9

Enclosure

PDS: cmf

(5)

JUN

16 1976

FBI

NOTE:

Smith,

ReBucal to*San Francisco from SID Supervisor Philip D.

O1

6/15/76,. to

• SA David Dirkse.

ENCLOSUNG

NINE

TELETYPE UNIT

=

FBI/ DOJ

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

DATE: 11-14/2017

Airtel to SAC, San Francisco

Re:

Salvatore Amarena

1.

Aided in directing course of investigation.

Obtained direct evidence.

3.

Was used - no information of value gained.

4. Furnished lead material.

5.

Gave protection to Agent or person wearing recorder.

6. Was not used.

In the event renewal of this authority is deemed

appropriate,

submit your request with full justification for

same at least seven days prior to the expiration of the

existing authority.

San Francisco is instructed that you are not to

monitor listening or recording devices that would overhear

or record any intimacies that would conceivably arise from

Amarena, Fratianno, or others and the confidential source

who is consenting to the conversations being overheard and/or

recorded.

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