Document date: 04/17/2018
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SAC, Philadelphia (92-1027 Sub D)

Director, FBI (92-685%

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LA COSA NOSIRA

AR

JUNE

2/17/65

1

1

- J. D. Dononue

- Mr. Flynn

1 - Mr. Kelly

Re your FD-143 dated 2/10/65.

To enable the Bureau to assess your request to

continue PH 705-c*,

additional infornation should be

forvarded.

Furnish

the Bureau some specific examples of

information obtained from this source during the recently

authorized period which would justily your request to

continue this source for an additional

60-day period.

You are reminded that reconsendations regarding

continuation of misurs should be made on & JACB basis

following Item 17 on the FD-143.

NOTL:

Above source located in residence of Philadelphia

top echelon informant.

It was installed with the view of

covering meetings which might take place at this location.

Philadelphia Office reports that this source provides informa-

tion which serves to check on the movements and accuracy of

informant's information.

No specifics were provided.

Recommend

Philadephia Office furnish some specific examples from this

source.

Tolson

Belmont

Mohi -

DeLoach

Casper.

Callohan

Contad -

Felt

Gole

Rosen

Sullivan -

Tavel -

Trotter -

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy

MAILED G

FEB 1, 6 1965

COMM-FlY

ROUTE IN ENVELOPE

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TO

FD-143 (Rev. 4-2-63)

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

3010-100

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

: Director, FBI

(Bufile 92-6054

JUNE

) DATE:

2/10/65

SAC, Philadelphia (92-1027 Sub D)

SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE

RE: Title

LA COSA NOSTRA

Character of Case

AR

Field Office

Philadelphia

Symbol Number

PH 705-0*

Type of Surveillance!

(Heehnieat or

Microphone)

I CONF. INFT,

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

ROCCO SCAFIDI.

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

covered:

Living room, first floor apartment, 1531 South Broad Street,

Philadelphia, Pi.

3. Location of monitoring plant:

Central plant.

4. Dates of initial authorization and installation:

Activated 11:02 a.l.,

8/7/64.

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

-... None.

6. If installation is a technical surveillanes,

answer following questions

a. Is a trunk line utilized?

b. Is the surveillance on a switchboard?

92-6054-9687

NOT ARBITED 7NE1965

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

alic. 100010

Registered Mail

1 - Bureau (RM)

1

- Philadelphia

JLA/Iad

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

e. If a party line, how many parties?

NOT APPLICABLE

7. If a microphone surveillance involved, state number of microphones actually

used and location of each:

One microphone, living room, first floor apartment,

1531 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

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 page 2-A.

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:

PH 614-C-TE, slightly.

12. Has security factor changed since installation?

No - security still maintained.

13. Any request for the surveillance by outside agency (give name, title and

agency) :

No.

14. Cost of Plant Premises:

Rental costs for plant premises:

$2,407.86

b.

Give total number of other surveillances monitored at same plant.

7 microphone surveillances

13 lines (14 microphones)

1 technical surveillance

1 line

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PH 92-1027 Sub D

9. Continued

Philadelphia continues to receive on a day-to-day

basis information regarding informant's

personal activities

and efforts by him to maintain contacts

with his associates.

This source continues primarily to serve as a check on the

movements and accuracy of informant's information.

informant's potential cannot be measured by specific exam-

ples of information furnished.

It is felt that this informant

continue to serve as

a valuable check on PH 672-C-TE.

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

surveillance:

$17.52 per month for regular leased lines to CP.

15. Cost of Leased Line for instant installation?

There. is no bill for leased line utilized in this

installation.

16. Personnel Costs:

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

working at plant and total salary costs.

5 SEs @$9,475

$47,375.00

2 clerks: 1@ $6,575 & 1

$5,795

12, 370.00

20% Of 1 SA @ $15,000

3,020.00

b. Total number of man hours per week spent at plant? $62, 765.00

2 clerks and 5 SEs

SA

280 hours = 288 hours

8 hours

c. If other installations monitored at same plant,

list

proportionate number of man hours per week spent on

instant surveillance:

288 man hours

d. If other installations monitored at same plant, list

proportionate salary expense per annum for instant

surveillance:

$627.65

17. Remarks (By SAC) :

As previously explained, the purpose of this

installation is to have technical coverage on PH 672-C-TE

in hopes of covering possible meetings between PH 672-C-TE

and his associates.

source be continued for a period of sixty days as there has

not been any breach of security to date and source is being

operated at no added cost to the division.

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