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. ‘ ‘ a ait . -« ’ PAGE TWO NO 245D-7 UNCLAS BECAUSE NO MONITORING CAN BE CONDUCTED UNLESS SURVEILLANCE SHOWS SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP (SOG) NEW ORLEANS HAS CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE SURVEILLANCES OF SEAL DURING THE PAST 9@ DAYS. THESE SURVEILLANCES HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT SEAL IS EXTREMELY SURVEILLANCE CONSCIOUS AND EMPLOYS COUNTER-SURVEILLANCE TECHNIQUES. HE IS KNOWN. TO MONITOR NORMAL BUREAU RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND. TO ROUTINELY CHECK HIS VEHICLES FOR TRACKING DEVICES. TO CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE OF SEAL DURING THE TITLE III IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH TWO SHIFTS. EACH SHIFT MUST BE STAFFED BY FOUR GROUND UNITS AND ONE AIRCRAFT WITH TWO PILOTS. SOG NEW OTLEANS CAN SUPPLY THE NEEDED MANPOWER TO STAFF ONE SHIFT HOWEVER CANNOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TWO SHIFTS. BECAUSE CF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TARGET AND THE COUNTER- SURVEILLANCE TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED BY HIM IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE SAC, NEW ORLEANS THAT ANOTHER SOG TEAM BE SENT TO NEW ORLEANS TO ASSIST IN SURVEILLANCE OF TARGET DURING TITLE III. ON OCTOBER 13, 1933, SAC, NEW ORLEANS CONTACTED SAC, ATLANTA RE ATLANTA'S SOG AVAILABILITY. SAC ATLANTA ADVISED THAT DUE TO HIGH PRIORITY OF THIS CASE HE COULD SUPPLY FOUR AGENTS FOR GROUND ‘ b3