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:

5/14/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10287-10195

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054- IST NR 643, 2ND NR 643

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, PH

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 05/27/1964

'PAGES :

3

SUBJECTS:

[Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/26/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC A/T

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DATE: 11-14-2017

sassination Recorts

ColLection Hot of

1992

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SAC, philadelphia

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Director, FBI

ANGELO BRUNO

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92-6054-

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Bureau authority granted to equip PE 672-C-VS with a

niniature recorder to cover I 1 Cosa Nostra meeting on 9/15/64 1n

Candon County, Now Jersey. This operation aust be afforded

complete security and all

provide for informant's saroty.

possible precautionary stops taken to

recorder.

The Laboratory will supply your offico with the appropriate

proper use on this occasion.

Instructions already suppllod SA J. R. Pearce as to;its

In order to seep extraneous noises to a minimum, it is

suggested you have informant tost this equipment with different

types of clothing and to avoid unnocossary body notion. 1n 1ts use. i

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Release under the Joht 1"

DATE :

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FBI

Date:

5/27/64

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(Type in plain text or code)

Via

AIRTEL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2717)

SAC, PHILADELPHIA (92-444)

ANGELO BRUNO, aka

TOO: Philadelphia)

LA COSA NOSTRA

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Re Philadelphia

"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 5/18/64

pointed out burial grounds for La Cosa Nostra victims in

Rosenhaid, Cumberland County, N. 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

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Released

unter the John l. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 Use 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

Accordingly, Philadelphia

In cumberland county, I investigation be undertaken at

recommends that no open

this time re burial 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 VACB.

Philadelphia contemplates extremely discreet coverage

of

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

et it it forward top epia the latest model: Edwards

earliest date

BaHaural 4 Recorder with supplies and explanation as to

operation.

The Bureau will be kept advised of developments in this

matter.

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