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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
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PRIVACY ACTS
SUBJECT: BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMACSIXTEENTH
STREET BAPTIST CHURCHP
BOMBING/SEPTEMBER 15, 1963
PART 1 OF 11
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION I
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FREEDOM OF INFORMATIONIPRIVACY ACTS SECTION
COVER SHEET
SUBJECT: S__B_LRlVl_INGHAM, ALABAMA
SiXTEE_7 fTH,S_§IREET H BAPTIST CHURCH
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TIENTY TIO PHYSICAL SURVEILLANCE SHOULD BE CONDUCTED AT APPROXIHATI
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GATION. CHECK ANY CARS REPORTED STOLEN IN AREA DURING PERIINENT
PERIOD PRIOR TO BONDING. POSSIBLE SUCH VEHICLE HAY HAVE BEEN USED
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ASAC Robert Jensen advised at 2:50 p.m. that he was
receiving inquiries from the press and intended to answer them
to the effect
investigation
Mr. Leinbaugh
press releasethat the FBI has entered this case and a full
is being conducted. This was cleared with
of Mr. DeLoachs office who indicated that this
would be sufficient for press inquiries but any
formal press release should be issued from Bureau headquarters
ASAC Jensen made a request for some 35 millimeter _
Tri-X film, It was a r this fil ortede~
to Birmingham by S and SA fromthe Laboratory who accompanied three Departmen a a o s z
to Birmingham by military jet transport which left Andrews Air ,
Force Base at 6.30 p.m,a
In addition to SA$an Departmental l
attorneys Burke Marshall,
Birmingha e evening
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Of 9/15/63, At 5:30 p.m. Mr. Belmont
that personnel dealing with the
situation re of the instructions that we will not furnish
the Department a blow by blow description of our investigation
into this matter. Any inquiries should be answered to the effect
that we are conducting an investigation. Mr. Belmont also desired
that Birmingham be instructed not to be furnishing spot reports
to Departmental personnel. At 5:35 p.m. these instructions were
passed on to SAC Faisst and at 6:55 p.m. to ASAC Jensen.
At 5:35 p.m. SAC Faisst advised he had received a call
from Chief United States Deputy Marshal Dan Moore in Birmingham
who in turn received word from Chief Marshal John McShane that
Mr. Katzenbach desired United States Marshals to escort Negro
RBL:cjs &?children to school on 9/16/63. This is being done. ;1 _ _-.1.-nu» =.-==s=<-ur. nu.--an. 1 1
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SAC Faisst advised that the Chief of Police Jamie Moore
had made a request that 150 uniformed officers of the Alabama
Highway Patrol be sent to the city of Birmingham to maintain
order.
SAC Faisst indicated that the area of the church
bombing was hazardous in
might collapse. A light
by the Birmingham Police
have been checked out bythat some of the walls of the church
tan Qldsmohile which had been stopped
Department with two white men in it
the Police Department and the occupants
accounted for their activities.
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EAU ]!'&1SSt S 115 IPUCDGCI to immediately start checking
_; u92 out Asa Carter and his. _lggtegrs §Qr-A1abama and Hallace.ag;/" 92SAC Faisst was instructed to maintain close contact with informants/and to indicate to them the Bureau would pay a substantial
amount for the immediate solving of this crime.
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ASAC Jensen was telephonically contacted at 6:55 p.m.
to inform him that the Air Force plane containing Bureau
personnel and Departmental personnel will arrive in Birmingham
at 6:30, Central Standard Time.
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Departmental attornets on the scene in Birmingham. '
Hr. Moore made a request tor the assignent oi a
Chief Clerk wi k round on major case handling. He
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be assigned.
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Inspector Moore will be either at the office or
at his room in the Bankhead Hote1, Room 908, Birmingham,
Alabama. .
SAC Faisst, during this call, advised that Agents
had heard shots and had observed a Negro male with blood on
his shirt. The Negro male was taken from the scene in a
police car. Indications are that the Negro was dead.
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REURTEE SEPTEMBER SIXTEENTH, SIXTY THREE.
WITH REGARD TO INTERVIEWS OF FORMER KLANSMEN OR FORMER
NATIONAL STATES RIGHTS PARTY MEMBERS YOU ARE ADVISED THAT
SUCH INTERVIEWS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED WHERE LOGICAL EVEN
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CITIZENS COUNCIL]. THE INTERVIEWS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO
CAPTIONED HJMBING MATTER AND HANDLED IN SUCH MANNER AS NOT
TO GIVE IMPRESSION WE ARE NVESTIGATNG THE WHITE CITIZENS
COUNCIL.
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KNOXVILLE
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MOBILE
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UNSUBS; BOMBING OF s1xTEENTH_sTBEET BAPTIST CHURCH,
SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH, SIXTYTHREE,
BOMBING MATTERS, PAREN OO BIRMINGHAM END PAREN.
REBUTEL SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH, SIXTY THREE. RETEL 7
' .INSTRUCTS THAT ALL OFFEES SHOULD SUTEL DAILY NUMBER OF I
PER@NS INTERVIEWED, PERTINENT INFORMATION OBTAINED AND A
NUMBER or ADDITIONAL PEBsoNs To BE INTERVIEWED. THIS
INSTRUCTION snouw BE CLOSELY FOLLOWED AND m ADDITION YOU
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BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH, SIXTYTHREE,
BONBING MATTERS, PAREN OO BIRMINGHAM END PAREN-
REBUTEL SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH, SIXTY THREE. RETEL
INSTRUCTS THAT ALL OFFICES SHOULD SUTEL DAILY NUMBER OF
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£7 At 12:40 P,ll,, Eastern Daylight Savings Time, Special
Agent in Charge Raymond Faisst oi 9 ngham Oiiicetelephonically advised S Extra DutySupervisor, that the Sixteen ee p s Church, Sixteenth
Street and Sixth Avenue, South, Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed
at 10:25 A.l., Central Standard Time. The rear end oi the churcha~
was badly damaged and several persons injured, Faisst stated he
was on the way to the scene or the bombing with Agents oi the, 0
Birmingham Oiiice.
At 1:45 P.H,, Eastern Daylight Savings Time, Assistant
Special Agent in Charge Robert Jensen, Birmingham, advised the
SAC and Agents oi the Birmingham Oiiice were at the scene oi the
bombing conducting investigation. They had determined from Fire
Marshal Rosenield that he estimated ten sticks oi 40 per cent
dynamite had been dropped on the road surface near the church and
ignited with a fuse-type igniter. He stated damage to the churchl
was extensive, probably as much as $20,000 to $30,000. Investigation
is being coordinated with the Birmingham Police Department and
Lieutenant House of the Birmingham solice Departsent is at the
hospital attempting to identity the dead and injured.
Jensen advised it had Just been reported to him thata Negro woman had observed the bombing oi the church and described
the car as a 1957 or 1958 blue
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ONE. CRIME SCENE SEARCH. SYSTEMATIC CRIME SCENE SEARCH
OF AREA OUTSIDE CHURCH AND MINUTE SEARCH OF IMMEDIATE BOMB
CONDUCTED BY LABORATORY AGEENTS, ACCOMPANIED BY TEAM OF BIRMINGHAM CAREA
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THREE. BOMBING SUSPECTS BIRMINGHAM DIVISION ACCOUNTED FOR.
OF THE OTHER KKK MEMBERS INTERVIEUED THIS DATE TWO INDICATED A
DESIRE TO FURNISH INFO, ONE STATING HE HAD A LIST OF BLACK MUSLIMS
H WOULD LIKE TO FURNISH AS SUSPECTS. THE OTHER STATED HE KNEW THE
IDENTITY OF A KLAN MEMBER WHO ALLEGEDLY HAS A CASE OF DYNAMITE AND
MILL ATTEMPT TO SECURE A STICK FOR AGENTS.
FOUR. CARS VICINITY OF CHURCH. OWNERS OF ALL CARS TO DATE
KNOWN TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE CHURCH AT THE TIME OF THE BLAST
INTERVIEHED TO NO AVAIL.
FIVE. ALL ANONYMOUS TELEPHONE CALLS AND EXPEDITE LEADS
FURNISHED BY PHONE TO FBI AND BIRMINGHAM PD TO DATE HAVE BEEN
INVESTIGATED, CHECKED OUT AND ELIMINATED.
SIX. FUTURE INVESTIGATION. HE NOW HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS
UNDERWAY IN ADDITION TO COVERING LEADS AS THEY DEVELOP. T0 HIT,
GARBAGE COLLECTORS, MAIL TRUCKS, TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES,
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SEPTEMBER 15, 1963
BOMBING MATTER ' '
Deputy Attorney General Katzenbach called me shortly
before 8:00 p.n., 9-15-63, and expressed his interest in instant
bombing. _I assured hi: that the Bureau considered this a most
heinous offense and that we had entered the investigation with
no holds barred.
Mr. Katzenbach indicated that he had talked to Negro
leaders at Birninghan including Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.,
and his brother Reverend A. D. W. King and urged them to see to
it that anyone with information should cone forward with the
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soap-:c'r: UNKN SQB:-TECTS;
BOMBING OFSIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
_ BIR1vii'NGH.AM, etaemvm, _ 9/15/63
RACIAL MATTERSRosen ii
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SAC Roy Moore called from Birmingham to advise me that T
they have initiated a detailed examination of the crime scene area,
They have also instituted a methodical square-by-square interview
,__-, of the entire neighborhood so that they might possibly develop Y. ~ -
'4 intormation as to suspect care or incidents in the area prior to the.. - -= . . . 1'';, 1 bornbmg or subsequent thereto. They are making particular effdrt
I to immediately give any interviews of special interest immediatef
¢_' preierred attention. So far, nothing has been developed of interest.
i They have many nebulous leads which they are running out. "6%. .
Yconducted, the crime scene search so far discloses that apparently /JMoore stated that, in addition to the interviews being
the explosive was placed on the Sixteenth Street side oi the churchat the entrance of the church which goes into the lounge area. This
area apparently was utilized by the children who were getting .-
prepared for choir practice. A three-foot crater appeared at the side *-'
°pf the church, indicating that the explosive used obviously was quite
violent.
L->_ lvfoore stated that he wanted to let us know that this was
the'situation as of now and they were going full steam ahead with
the investigation. He said he would keep us informed of any matters
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BLASTING CAPS, wmr. FRAGMENTS on TIMING DEVICE, ETC. , POSSIBILIT
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EXPLOSION. INQUIRIES CONCERNING PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE PASSED BY
CHURCH SHOULD BE BROADENED TO THOSE PERSONS NORMAL-LY
PASSING BY CHURCH DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS. CONTINUE TWENTYFO
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BOHBING or "S _?§EI..EAI-1I!;5_'.LcBI1.Bc1i
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At approximately 10:19 a.m., Central Standard Time CST!, Q0
the 16th Street Baptist Church, located at 16th Street and 6th
Avenue, North, Birmingham, Alabama was bombed This is la arge{Negro church in which many prointegration demouetratieue have beenh 1d d 1 " 'e ur ng the past year. iw 5
' B The following individuals are reported to hate died in theH bombing: Carol Robertson, aged 14; Addie Collins, aged 14; Denisef 92/lhcair, aged l9; Cynthia tesley, aged 14, all Hegro females. In ', g egro mal 6
5 Negro females and 2 white temales. - addition, 16 other persons were injured consistin oi 9 N féia
_ The rear end oi the church was badly damaged._ A tire '3
marshal in Birmingham estimated that 10 sticks of dynamite had been
dropped on the road surface near the church and ignited with a fuse-
type igniter. He estimated the damage to the church would run as
high as $20,000 to $30,000.
A iull investigation was immediately instituted b
Birmingham Oiiice and SAC Raymond L. Faisst promptly procee
the scene to take charge of our investigation and to coordi '
activities with the Birmingham Police Department PD!. __ >1
2; ., Deputy Attorney General Katzenbach, who called Hr{§£va§
on Q/15/63 concerning the bombing, was advised that we had initiatedan_immediate investigation into the matter and that a Bureadio =~
Inspector and a special squad oi Agents had been sent into Birmingham.
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ars were immediately dispatched to the Birmingham Oiiice from other
ifices on special assignment. In addition, SAC Roy Moore of the
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i_ atives , Special Agents_departed at 6:30 p.m., 9/15/63 via *
Andrews Air Force Base for Birmingham.Q_§§j,5j_gg1 Atto ngy Gene Att rfiyilP W *:m@wmM~ FC Faisst and ASAC Robert J sen were telephonicall
advised that no blow-bygblow reports of our investigatiqg_are tQ,hs.
fugpiggedito_Dé*artmental gj§§fnegg_on the sce§§fandiII'any problemsare eppouateed in'¬HIs'regar¥_tEe¥_are to formwnicfte withlthe Bureau ZL-___- ubvh-iJ4iqgiinV%i5L' efy -" pngniv |92 Instructions were issued to the B rmqégam Office and92eight neighboring offices to immediately initia interviews of all
known Klansmen and hate group members, particular y members of the
. National States Rights Party NSRP!, and to establish the whereabouts
of all bombing suspects during the pertinent period and to conductappropriate interviews of them. The offices were instructed to at
.first single out Klan members and hate group members who would most
logically deplore instant bombing and who would be likely to furnish{informatics cf possible assistance; The tactic cf first interviewing
;1esser persons in Klan and hate groups is being utilized in view of
the heinous nature of the crime and the possibility that such
individuals would not condone such a crime. The normal procedures
of interviewing key individuals in these organizations are, of
Qcourse, also being followed.
; The Birmingham Office has completed interviews with persons
iwho reported they had information of possible value and are proceedinglwith interviews of pessible witnesses who were in the area at the
time of the explosion. No information of value has yet beenl'developed concerning the identities of the individuals responsible -
for the crime. Two automobiles, which were reported as possibly
being involved, have been checked out and no pertinent informationldeveloped.
A preliminary examination of the crime scene by the tworepresentatives from the FBI Laboratory confirmed the opinion of the
local fire marshal that a high order explosive, possibly dynamite,
was used in the b0mbing,' A detailed foot-by-foot crime scene
search will be conducted on the morning of 9/16/63 during the
daylight hours.
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RE: UNSUBS; BOMBING OF 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
. Dynamite sources are being cheched out for possible
leads and inquiries are also being made as to any recent thefts of
ldynamite in the Alabama area. Detailed neighborhood investigations_
Ihave been initiated including inquiry at service stations, hotels,
motels, restaurants, taxicab companies and similar places to obtain
ninformation regarding any suspicious persons who may have been in 9292_
the area at the pertinent time. Our informants have been alerted
gand close contact is being maintained with them.
ii In addition to the deaths which occurred as a result of
the church bombing, two other Negroes were killed in Birmingham
on 9/15/63. In one incident Johnny Robinson, aged 16, was shot#!and killed, reportedly by an officer of the Birmingham PD as an
outgrowth of Negroes throwing bricks and rocks at police officers
in the vicinity of Bth Avenue and 26th Street, North. In the
second incident, Virgil Ware, aged 13, was shot and killed on
Sandusky Road, between Adamsville and Graysville, Alabama, suburbsH
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investigating the Ware killing, has advised that two unidentified
white males on a motor scooter are suspects in this case.
The Birmingham Office will keep the Bureau advised of
pertinent developments regarding the deaths of Robinson and Ware.
With regard to the situation in Birmingham, the city
remained relatively quiet during the night. Chief of Police
Jamie Moore advised our Birmingham Office that he had requested
that 150 uniformed officers of the Alabama Highway Patrol be sent
to Birmingham to assist in maintaining order. These officers
arrived in Birmingham on the night of 9/15/63. Units of the
Alabama National Guard in Birmingham have reportedly been alerted
and a number of National Guardsmen are reportedly standing by at
armories in Birmingham.
ACTION:
This matter is receiving close personal supervision and
pertinent developments will be immediately brought to your attention.
A memorandum to the Attorney General, advising him ofpertinent details of the bombing and of the fact that he re ucjrinitiated immediat investiga on, is being?repar d. g¢JC
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The Attorney General called and stated
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UNKNOWN SUBJEC S; "EPWEING OF TI.*LE§1X1'..33_-ENTH STIIEE? BAP'1l§11l CHURQH eBf'BlMIN§II_§!_.:g92.}si.E§Al!A. 9/15/es it i i 1; " /In /BOMBING MA*TT Eii§""""" " "* _Vft" V
In connection with the above matter, the Director approved sending
SAC Roy Moore from Little Rock to Birmingham to take charge of the special
squad looking in on the bombing of the Baptist Church and the recent bombings
there. An additional ten men and stenographic assistance and cars were sent
in by Mr. Mohr's office. _sunpzcr:
Katzenbach called me shortly before 8:00 p. m. , 9/ 1 5/ 63,
indicating that he was sure he need not call but wanted to express his
interest in this case. He told me that he had called a number of Negro ,.
leaders in Birmingham and had urged that they see to it that anyone with
information should come forward with it and give it to the FBI. He said '
he spoke to the Reverend Martin Luther King and his brother, the Reverend
A. D. W. King, and other leaders.
He was assured that we were going all out in this investigation;
that no holds would be barred; that all our facilities were available and
would be used in the event needed. Katzenbach was most pleased with the
action which we have taken and wanted to express it.
Upon SAC Moore's arrival at Little Rock, I pointed out to him
instructions previously issued to the office that there was to be no blow-by-
blow reporting to the Department as to what we were doing. This to
include no information about how much manpower we had on the case nor
what our plans are. The position would be that we are conducting an all-out
investigation and we plan to pursue all phases of the case most vigorously.
There could be no doubt that we were going to do our job. SAC Moore was
advised to make sure that Faisst understood this even though he had been told
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Re: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS;
BOMBING OF THE SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 9/15/as
Moore requested that he be allowed to have a Chief Clerk assist
him in keeping indices and so forth with whom he could be in constant
contact, who would be in addition to the resent office persomiel. Iauthorized him to obtain Chief ii;arkrom' the Charlotte Office.
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Roy Moore so that prommentgtrqpngham cit1zen, could
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In addition to previous memos with reference to the above matter
and the assignment oi Agent it should be made a matter of recordt t was to be met at the airport in Nashville by Special Agent?&who is from Birmingham, and_ who will be ther -
Nashville. E
I called Moore and told him that arrangements should be made so
that Agen-would be able to talk directly to the student. Obviously /'
if the Agen'f11?1'H''approach this boy, he ought to have the boy's confidence _/
and this could only be gotten if word were sent to the boy from either his girl
friend, mother, the priest, or somebody that the boy knew. He otherwise
might be reluctant to talk and obviously the people are fearful of reprisals
if their identity should become known. Moore stated he would work this out.
Arrangements were also made to have $200 sent up to Nashville
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.th reference to the attached article in the Washington Eilening Sta
written by Miriam Ottenberg, captioned "Signs Of U. S. Violation Puts FBI In Bomb
Case, " I thought you should know that we talked to Miss Ottenberg aboutthis yesterd,__ Q-_-..¢--'If 92'
.-é Miss Qttenberg had talked with J aclt Rosenthal in C-uth.rnan's oftice ii
the Department and called here to "get her facts straight as she put itfg;;r_.
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-. - The story as put together by Miss Ottenberg after talkingwithH | Mr Hosenthal was completely distorted, facts were wrong and the impression wasfgrlen the FBI had not sggved any cases and not ' ve% a oi1 t ea thecivil iii ht? i F -ls» 'L '&~a,an;.~§.-5e.s§E_+.-JLI. J- We told Miss Qttenherg that we could not help her too much on Y,current matter. We then explained most carefully the FBI's jurisdiction in civil L
rights cases, the accomplishments of the FBI in these cases and the provisions of th
Civil Rights Act of 1960. We pointed out that the FBI entered the September 15th
gchtn-ch bombing at once because of an indicgion oi a violation oi Federal law and tha"
'w'/e have closely and carefully advised the Department of Justice of the facts in the
other bombings in Birmingham and that there are four cases wherein the Department
authorized investigation following an indication of a violation of Federal law within
the FBl's jorisdictioni 7- g_= '
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FBI agents moved in on the
_Negro church bombina in Bir-
mingham Sunday because
there was an immediate indi-
{cation a Federal law had been
92_vio1ated, an FBI spokesman
~S&1d today. _
The FBI declined to disclose
what information "prompted
sents to take over active in-
Jestigation, but under the 1960
law giving the FBI Jurisdiction
in bombing cases under the
Civil Rights Act, it would have
;to be an indication that the
dynamitelhad been taken
. across State lines or that sus-cts were crossing State linesavoid capture or prosecu-
n. i
Although there have been
imore than a score of bomb-
Iings in Birmingham, the FBI
has played a major investiga-
tive role only in four cases.
3The FBI emphasized that it in-
vestigates only where there
if tion. -
FBI at All Bomb Scenes
:1 The FBI has gone to the
"scene oi all the recent bomb-
ings but picked up the investi-
gation in these three cases be-
lfore the church bombing
home oi the Rev. A. D. King.
The bombing oi the A. G. Gas-
ton Motel on the same night.
The September 14 bombing oi
the home of Arthur Shores, a
Shores home had been bombed
a month earlier, but the FBI
did not enter the investigation
in that case. "
Although limited in its own
investigative role to the cases
indicating direct violation oi
Federal laws, the FBI has oi-
tificatlon iacilities to local
police and has pursued out-oi-
State leads. -
h The FBI can and does in-
livestigate bombings and similar
xviolence under other Federal
laws. Thus, FBI agents inves-I
rtigated the bombing of a Free-
dom Riders bus at Annlston.
%Aia., as a violation 0! inter-
state commerce laws and in-
vestigated church burnings in
Georgia as a violation oi laws
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difficulties in bombing cases
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iinvestigative techniques can-92notbeused. 92~---I B
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and in Birmingham Drticu1-
arly. dynamiteis readily avail-
able because oi its widespread
use in industry. The search of
the crime scene is usually non-_;
Productive because the bombshave destroyed such promising
evidence as !L'igerprmts. The
scene itseli is usually trampled
use oi the need to re-
ve the injured.
Informers are practically the
Iv source oi clues. That's
police have taken on the b
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sands oi potential witness ..
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I .Possible Death P_enali_r
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prisorunent tor not more tngn '
one year or up '60 $1-999 neor both. 11- personal 1"-1 .-:'Y
re5u1tg_-the prison sentgnoe £10,:go up to 10 791" 94 5up to $10_0nu. It-_ death -restlts
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the Birmingham church, im-
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Transmitted under separate cover are two]:-011s ofexposed Tri-X movie film used.to film bombing scene at 16th ..Street Baptist Church and activities in surrounding area in
Birmingham on 9/15/63,
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Mr. Edgar J. Hoover - Chief %
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My puFpose4'1n*writig to you, has referenc to the most
recent bombing in Birmipgham Ala. , in which 4 Negro girls were killed;
as well as the wanton disregard in many instances of late, of many citizens
of that State, as well as their public leaders; as it pertains to compling with
federal Law and Civil Rights of the Negro population. 6}-- /5- 4,3
It is with sincere interest, that according to the news on the
Radio this A. M;_,the writer has learned that men of your Agency are now
investigating the most recent bombéng, and I hope they are most successfulin apprehending the guilty party §é,~ parties in the very near future.
Although the writer in the capacity as a reglatory official
for the Michigan Department of -Agriculture for many has had some
experience in enforcement and investigation work, it is as a Neophyte in
respect to men of your Department, that I offer the following information.
As an outsider, and basing mh opinion on News éilpdy - it strikes the writer ti
these bombings are the work of an organization-5; someone trained in handliof explosive. Perhaps an ex-service man trained in handling demoggn char
or perhaps even at present a member of the Local or State Police, per-
haps a member of the Alabama National Guard. I realize that to operate on -.this assumption, and check such information out - eeua be along an tedious
process, perhaps ending in naught. However, back in the second world war :
as a member of the U. S. Airforce, I served several years at various bases
in the deep South; and associated with agood many Southern soldiers, and I
know of the deep hate, and disrespect, that was harbored by some of the Rebt
soldiers, for the colored populations. Some could never be educated to
think differently. With out a doubt, your office has given thought to this sam<
thing - but Lmake mention of the same - for as an outsider considering that
8 such bombings have taken place without an apprehension - this does not
appear to be the work of a crack-pot.
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