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passage of time an atmosphere of cooperation may have s
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provide information concerning this matter.
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information see page 2 of LHM!, with the exception of the
unidentified Birmingham Police Lieutenant, the files of the F.B
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their association or affiliation with individuals who, because
of their background or other reason, might have knowledge
concerning this matter. It should also be pointed out that
considerable information developed on each of these individuals
could possibly have originated from confidential sources whose
position in the community and in some instances personal safety
are contingent today on maintaining the confidentiality of the
information furnished in this matter. For this reason, the
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matter with the Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice,
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Hana April 29, 1975
RE: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS;
BOMBING OF SIXTEENTH STREET
BAPTIST CHURCH,
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA,
SEPTEMBER 15, 1963.
gW__BOMBING MATTERS
For the information of the Department of Justice,
Attorney General WILLIAM J. BAXLEY, State of Alabama,
Montgomery, Alabama, at his request, was contacted on April
21, 1975, by the Special Agent in Charge, F.B.I., Birmingham,
Alabama, at which time Mr. EAXIEY advised that his office
had information from an informant which he felt justified
additional inquiry in captioned matter. Mr. BAXLEY declined
to identify the informant and indicated he desired that the
results of certain investigation conducted by the F.B.I.
during its exhaustive investigation in this matter be made
available to his investigators for use in pursuing his
informant's information. He also indicated that Agents of
the F.B.I. could participate in joint investigation with
his investigators, but, whether or not F.B.I. Agents did
participate, it was his intention that investigation would
be conducted as a result of information from this informant.
It should be noted that during April, 1971, Mr.
BAXLEY contacted the FBI, Birmingham, shortly after he was
elected to the office of Attorney General for the State of
Alabama, at which time he indicated that one of the great
aims during his term as Alabama Attorney General would be to
solve captioned matter. At that time he indicated that his
investigators had been in contact with a source and that this
source could possibly provide information concerning captioned
matter. Mr. BAXLEY would not identify this source or the
nature of the information that the source could possibly
provide. At that time he requested the results of several
interviews of individuals suspected by him of involvement in
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BOMBING OF SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH,
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this case, along with results of considerable F.B.I, investigation
as to the gathering of evidence, identities of individuals
developed from investigation as being in the Birmingham area
during the period of the bombing, and to review results of certain
F.B.I. polygraph examinations conducted during investigation of
this case. After making this request, Mr. BAXLEY was informed
that inasmuch as this case was under active investigation at the
time his request was being referred to the Assistant Attorney
General in charge of the Civil Rights Division, Department of
Justice. Mr. BAXLEY did not pursue his request further at
this time.
During an appointment with Mr. BAXLEY, on April
25, 1975, it was determined that he was in possession of no
additional information from the informant that had not been .
available to him in April, 1971. It was his feeling that with
the passage of time certain individuals who had been previously
interviewed by the F.B.I. may be inclined to broader or
with law enfation
was informed that lt should be borne vast
majority of the F.B.I. investigation, including interviews with
many individuals, was conducted in some instances over ten years
ago, and that considerable difficulty might be encountered in
reconciling information provided by these individuals to the F.B
with their current recollection. Mr. BAXLEY seemed determined
in proceeding ahead in order to fulfill his original goal of
solving this case during his tenure as Alabama Attorney General.
He requested that the results of interviews with the following
individuals be made available at this time:.1
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This is the case of the bombing of the 16th Street
Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 9/15/63, uhioh resulted
the deaths of 4 Negro girls, injuries to 16 other persons '-
extensive property damage. ac
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ikbagley, Attorney General, State of Alabama, had dontactedd_" '
Mr. Reed in the Director's Office indicating he had additional
information in this matter and that he desired to see SAC,.
Birmingham, in that regard, SAC, Birmingham, oonferred with ,
Baxley on 4/25/75 and this memorandum advises you of the results
and also recommends action to be
As you were previously
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SAC, Birmingham, he indicated he
him to be of material assistance
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provided information he felt warranted additional investigation.
at he He said it was the same information he had in 1971 th
not had the opportunity to develop same, but felrfhal
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be cooperative. He asked that FBI Agents partici
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with his investigators in the "additional investigation." He
was told this could not be done but that if there existed
additional information constituting a basis for logical inves-
tigation, upon receipt we would conduct such investigation.
Baxley said he preferred that the investigation be controlled
from his office.
Baxley said if Agents were not available to participate
in the joint investigation, he would appreciate receiving results
of certain aspects of our prior investigation to assist him.
He said any reports furnished would be made available only to
authorized investigators of his office.
SAC, Birmingham, recommended that the above request be
resisted. He pointed out that Baxley declined to elaborate on
the nature of the new information" and was generally vague
about it. Ihe results of investigation he requested consists
of interviews of individuals previously interviewed by us based
on their association with other individuals who, because of
their background or activities, may have had knowledge concerning
the case. SAC, Birmingham, feels disclosure of the requested
information could lead to a breach of confidentiality concerning
persons previously interviewed and suggested the matter be dis-
cussed with the CRD to insure that our interests are fully
protected.
Our responsibility appears to consist of forwarding
Bax1ey's request to CRD for its consideration; any other action
appears inappropriate at this time.
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BAPTIST CHURCH, BIRMINGHAM,
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BONDING MATTERS
Reference is made to my nemorandm dated April 12,
1971, wherein you.were advised that.Hr. William J. Baxley,
Attorney General of the State of Alabama, had requested the
results of certain aspects of investigation conducted by this
Bureau in captioned case. As you were advised at that time,
Mr. Baxley was told his request had been referred to your
Division.
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results of certain aspects of FBI investigation in captioned
case. e was again told that his request would be referred to
the Civil Rights Division. Enclosed is a memoranum setting
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R; ' regarding Hr. Bax1ey's request in the absence of specific ' DJ instructions from you.
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BAPBOM is the code word for the investigatidn of {He
bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama,
9/16/63 which resulted in the deaths of 4 Negro girls, injuries
to 16 other persons and extensive property damage. Purpose of
this memorandum is toidvise of the receipt of a request on 12/1/75,
via Robert Havel, Director, Office of Public Information, : 1
Department of Justice, from William J. Baxley, Attorney General; 1State of Alabama, for certain results of our investigation in ,¢Sxiw
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Attorney General, contacted FBIHQ advising he had launched an
inquiry into this case and desired assistance. He said he had
an informant whom he declined to identify, whom he believed to be
Ematerial assistance. He requested the names of witnesses who
could place certain suspects in Birmingham on 9/16/63, any
available information as to automobiles then operated by the
suspects, nature of explosive device or devices used in the
bombing and advice as to any polygraph tests afforded to the
suspects. He also wanted to interview the polygraph operator s!
who may have administered any such examinations. His
referred to the Civil Rights Division with the statement thatwas
therequest
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he had additional information in this matter and when
by SAC, Birmingham, he stated he had information from
whom he declined to identify which warranted contactindicating
contacted
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jointly participate with his investigators in any additional
investigation which might be conducted and that if this were
not possible, that results of our prior interviews of certain amed
individuals be made available to him. He was advised that if
he had any new information, we would conduct any necessary
additional investigation but that Agents could not be made
available to assist him. SAC, Birmingham, recommended that the
request be resisted because Baxley declined to explain the
nature of his "new information" and because disclosure of results
of prior interviews might lead to breaches of confidentiality
regarding persons previously interviewed. However, Mr. Bax1ey's
request was again forwarded to the Civil Rights Division with
advice that we were taking no further action in the absence of
specific instructions from the Department. No such instructions
were received. Departmental Attorney William Gardiner, Civil
Rights Division, subsequently inquired telephonically as to the .
action desired by the Bureau in this matter. It was pointed out
to him that Baxley declined to furnish any of his information to
us, the disclosure of some of the investigations requested might
result in compromising confidentialities, but that the decision
regarding dissemination was that of the Department.
Mr. Havel was apprised of the above background. He
requested that the Civil Rights Division be contacted and that he
be advised of the results. On l2/1/75 this matter was discussed
with Departmental Attorney Gardiner who stated the Department's
case is closed, that it has no objection to furnishing the
requested information to Baxley and that he, Gardiner, will forward
a communication so stating. Mr. Havel was advised accordingly.
Our investigation in this matter was closed in 1973
except for the submission by Birmingham of logical fingerprints for
comparison with latent prints recovered during the investigation.
ACTION
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communication, SAC, Birmingham,be instructed to make available to
Mr. Baxley the results of our prior interviews of persons previously
named by him.
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Memorandum
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FROM _ J. Stanley Pottinger '
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Bombing of Sixteenth Street Bsptis
Birmingham, Alabama, September 15,
BOMBING MATTERS I1-noun
Reference is made to a conversation between Special
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this Division on December 1, 1975, concerning the renewed
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interview in your file on this matter. Reference is also
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request which Mr. Baxley made of the SAC in Birmingham,
Alabama some time prior to May 8.
Your memorandum of May 8 was ihe subject of several
telephone conversations between -ii--and Mr. Gardnerr
Attached hereto is a Division file memorandum reflectingthose conversations, which Mr. Gardner read tcon
December 1 and in which|re-concurred.
This Division's position remains the same; we have
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files to the Attorney General of Alabama. We are in no
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' I had several conversations withp of the
Bombing Unit of the Bureau Tel. 175-46 concerning their
memorandum of May 8, 1975. I explained ta that the
request seemed somewhat unusual to us because it was not handled
as a Freedom of Information Act request and that it would appear
to be as much a Bureau decision as anyone else's whether to
divulge the contents.of the reports. I also stated that the
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UNITED STATES L.-JVERNMENT '
Memorandum
W. R. Wannall ujiiéd Aid. Din;
DATE; 12/22/'75aura. inv.Anus. Dir.Dep. AD Ag-PlQlp. D I .
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the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham,
Alabama, 9/16/63, which resulted in the deaths of four Negro
girls, injuries to sixteen other persons and extensive property
damage. Purpose of this memorandum is to advise of receipt
of a request from the Mayor of Birmingham to review FBI files
regarding above case, regarding any other racerelated bombings
which occurred in Birmingham during the period 1961-63 and
concerning the beating of Freedom Riders at the Trailways Bus
Station, Birmingham, on 5/14/61.
Office on 12/17/75, Birmingham Mayor David Vann requested that'5,My letter dated l2/15/75, received by our Birmingham/pf
any other raceerelated bombings" in Birmingham during the. . -. . __ -.. -. .. . . I I18 De aJ...|.OW8C1 E0 see .l"l:iI Il.LeS regarc1:|_ng.capt1onec1 CBSE 8.I1C1 F I
period 1961-63. Birmingham teletype dated l2/17/75, advising
of receipt of request, also advised efforts were being made to
Contact Mayor Vann for clarification of his request. A second
letter dated 12/l7/75, was received by Birmingham from Mayor
Vann in which he requested that he also be allowed to see FBI
files on the beating of the Freedom Riders on 5/14/61, at the
Trailways Bus Station, Birmingham.
SAC, Birmingham contacted Mayor Vann on 12/18/75, at
which time Vann advised that the appearance of Gary Thomas Rowe
before a U. S. Congressional committee apparently referring
92to the testimony of former FBI Klan informant Gary Ihomas
Rowe, Jr. before the U. S. Senate Select Committee on Intel-
ligence Activities, on 12/2/75! caused the Freedom Riders-
incident to become the subject of discussion by the Birmingham
City Council. As a result Vann had the Birmingham PoliceDepartment review its records concerning incidents of such
nature during the early 1960's. After receiving the results
of the review, he felt that examination of FBI-files on theFreedom Riders case and captioned case would provide hi?
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a more thorough understanding of law enforcement efforts in
these matters. He said any files made available would be re-
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ould also be present.
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for certain information from our files on captioned case from
the Attorney General of Alabama. Following receipt of Depart-
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was instituted by our Birmingham Office and is continuing at
the present time. ' '
ACTION : -
Attached for approval is a letter transmitting to
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Reference is made to your files 144-1-554,
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This is to advise that by letter dated
December 15, 1975, received by our Birmingham Office
on December 17, 1975, Mayor David Vann, Birmingham,
Alabama, requested that he be allowed to review FBI
files containing the results of investigation in
captioned case, as well as FBI files concerning any
other race-related bombings which occurred in
Birmingham during the period 1961-63. in a second
letter, dated December 17, 1975, he requested that he
a1sQ;be allowed to review FBI files regarding the
beating o£_the Freedom Riders on Hay 14, 1961, at theTrailfays Bqfs Station, Birmingham. '
15 uu§o= Venn was contacted by the Special}7?c
December 23, 1975
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1975, at;whioh time he was advised that FBI files in
their entirety could not be made available to him and
that the¥§uthority of the Department of Justice would
be required prior to the furnishing to him of any
information from such files. When asked to- morespecific about the information he was ¢esx£;§§Q2; was '35 wunable to elaborate However, he requested the 6? - Inecessary steps seating approval of his request be/ 71/4%2> ~ /
instituted. He stated that any files made available
would be reviewed by two officials of the Birmi§HEm"- "--
dire of the Police Department under the Chief of
Police and that one of his
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request had been approved or disapproved. _; '
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contain information which could compromise confidentialities
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information desired will have to be specifically defined
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MAYOR VANN'S REQUEST IS BEING1 ° N. P. Callahan
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matters. Our view with respect to this request is similar
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Alabama Attorney General Baxley, although we note that be-
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far less of a legitimate claim for access to these materials.
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BAPBOM is the code word for the case invol the
bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham,
9/16/33.
Purpose of this memorandum is to recommend
regarding a reggestifrom the ma or of Bir i h e d as "=1-;;~T=l"'Xl" "'"-'--r" 11.21% *9-¢Y> Yav_isy;E§1i$iLea.iaeaarama.=nn1ipne¢ease. /4, a
By memorandum dated 12/22/75 copy of §ame and its
enclosure attached for ready reference! you were advised Mayor
Vann, through our Birmingham Office, requested permission to
conduct above-mentioned file review. He stated recent Congressions
hearings raised the issue of local law enforcement efforts in
Birminghamqring racial incidents in early 1960s and he felt
above file review might provide him with a more thorough under-
standing in that regard. He was told information from FBI filescould only be released with approval of the Department of Justice.and that his request would be forwarded to the Department. "
IBy memorandum 1/13/76 the Civil Rights Division advis
in effect that decision as to release of information would be,-
left to the Buread.
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Office is, with Departmental authorization, furnishing certaininformation from its files in captioned case to Wi1liam6¢éBuxiey,
Attorney General, State of Alabama, in connection with investigatio
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aid of laboratory experts and Bureau Agents. The scene
was protected by the Birmingham Police Department by
roping off the area and placing armed guards.
a. Ad examination of the material, consisting
of wood, metal, and masonry located in the vicinity of the
explosion forwarded to the FBI Laboratory failed to iden-
tify the type of explosive due to a lack of residue. -
. ' b. No fragments of a mechanical timing device,
fuse, or blasting caps were found. It should be noted,
however, that a small red plastic and wire piece was
located at the crime scene and was identified as part of
a fishing bobber.
II; CHONOLOGICAL SUHHARY'OF RRELIl§ABY_INVESTIQA?lQi . f " Z * - ' "W" j
A complete neighborhood embracing several blocks
in each direction from the church was conducted. Interviews
in this area number in the hundreds. The owners of all '
license numbers recorded by persons on the bomb site 9/15/63,
as well as those recorded by Bureau Agents during the perti-
nent time_the two Sundays following, as well as interview of
all stores open in the vicinity at the pertinent tine, was
conducted. Automobile owners were identified and interviewed
as to reasons why they were in the vicinity and for investi-
gative leads. " , -
The church has a membership roster of 400 names.
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bombing. All have been located and interviewed, but nothing
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church members has resulted in the location of over a dozen
individuals who were on the street adjacent to the church -
when the bomb actually exploded. However, none can remember
seeing a person whose actions they questioned. It is felt
highly possible that_some sort of a timing device, operated
by chemicals or non-metal device, could have been used.!
An immediate program was initiated to account for
the whereabouts of individuals known to both the Birmingham 7
Police Department and the FBI as capable of committing bomb-
ings. Also, members of the Ku Klux Klan and other so-called
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anonymously or through logical sources was checked immediately
for authenticity and possible importance. _, ' '_
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citizens supplying names of suspects, members of other inves-
tigative agencies furnishing names of suspects, all have been
checked out. ' °'
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North, Birmingham, Alabama, phone 3235l40!; age 59 Years;
born January lb, 190%, Pratt City; Birmingham, Alabama;
employed as truck driver by Rebuilt Auto Parts Company,
1 outh, Birmingham, Alabama, pnene 322-3579!.and
CHAMBLISS is considered a logical suspect, based
1 upon his past activities and associations; his extreme anti-
integration views; his acts of physical violence against '
Negroes; and his free use of dynamite in terrorizing tactics,
which has earned for him the nickname of "Dynamite Bob". _
' Formerly employed by'the City in the Garbage Department,
CHAMBLISS was discharged because of unfavorable publicity,
brought about by the brutality of his acts. ~
1-Z *cnnnsLIss has been active in Kn Klux Klan acti-
vities, since at least 1946, was Exalted Cyclops of the
Klavern until 1951, when he abandoned open Ku Klux Klan _zkykj activities because of unfavorable publicity. . 7
cnnnizssines been interviewed at length by.FBI
Agents on September 28, 1963, and Gctober ll, 1963, at which
I time he denied participation or knowledge of the present
bombings. He has been the subject of numerous surveillances
during which time it was established that he has been in
contact with known members of the Ku Klux Klan and with,
well known pro-segregationist leaders of the Birmingham
area. From interview, CHAMBLISS has admitted association
with these people and has identified himself as being a
strong segregationist. _ 9
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bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama,
on 9/16/63. .9292 ~'*"//IBAPBOIB is the code word or
Purpose of this memorandum is to obtain approval oi
attached letter to the Civil Rights Division CRD! forwarding
request of David Vann, Mayor of Birmingham, for review of FBI
files regarding twelve bombing incidents which occurred in ..
Birmingham during the period 1956-1965.
My memorandum of 1/28/76 advised of receipt oi above
request from Iayor Vann, which request was precededi by an
earlier request._ The earlier request was forwarded to the CRD
of the Department and the Department subsequently deferred to
the Bureau. It was recommended and approved that layer Vann be
advised his request would be more appropriately directed toWilliam Baxley, Attorney General of Alabama, to whom iniormatfp
regarding captioned matter is being furnished in connection _
investigation being conducted by Kr. Baxley. By above-menti n d
memorandum of 1/28/76 it was recommended and approved that or
Venn: current request be forwarded to the Department, advis ng
the Department oi the manner of disposition of the Major's rior
request and requesting concurrence in responding in 1' nner
to his current request.
Extensive tile review to locate necessary information so
that the Department eeald be appropriately referred te the iaeidentsin question has been completed. HHZJB // ,3? !£1_ /A, . é 1ACTION: . "- " - I//w iAttached for appro 11154 letter to the CRD forward n
Mayor Vann's request, advising CRD of the manner of disposition of
Mayor Vann's prior request and requesting concurrence in similarhandling oi his current "" 4"-""
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BAPBOMB is the code word for the case
the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in
Alabama, on 9/16/63.
Purpose of this memorandum is to gggi§e_n£_:eceip5;
of m1oth.§r~r-eaues.b._..;rnm_Daridc.:Y&2§., _1ie121;_9f, .§!!.1E1nsham andIlnul nan: n-F Y I: _' _ 1-__¢;' ~"':_:.:'A:;j~Y L ,_____ _ ___ _____,___,;_:::_:,,.-_-;»<r-§..;-a*ng..
By memorandum 12/22/75 you were advised May0rrYann
had requested to review FBI files in captioned case, the
beating of Freedom Riders on 5/14/61 at the Trailways Bus 5 _;/7
Station, Birmingham, and "any other race-related bombings"
which occurred in Birmingham during the period 1961 to 196
The request was forwarded to the Civil Rights Division an
the Department subsequently deferred to the Bureau. r
.recemmended and approved that SAC, Birmingham be instructto advise Mayor Vann that the Department had deferred to the
FBI regarding the request, that information in captioned'
case was being furnished to William Baxley, Alabama Attorney
General, in connection with investigation being conducted
'hy Hr. Baxley, and the FBI feels that his, ?anns, request
would be more properly directed to Hr. Baxley inasmuch asthe/furnishing of information by the FBI to other local
and or state officials co terfere with Hr. Baxle 'investigation. um, ... ,_ /-/1 //I *5r" llI.l:-II-B /=> /- /" "" /FE/B%|g1
Mayor Vann has now asked to review FBI file!
regarding 12 named bombings which occurred in Birmingh3p,. ...-- -92during the period 12/25/56 to 4/1/65. Birmingham has a
determined that no investigation was conducted regarding glseven of those bombing incidents which occurred during -
the period 12/25/56 to 12/14/62!. Birmingham also advised
investigation was conducted regarding the other five cases
named by Mayor Vann but that such investigations were
conducted in conjunction with captioned case.
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Memorandum to Ir. Nannall
Re: BAPBOI
157-1025.
SAC, Birmingham, has recommended that Mayor Vann be
advised that his current request would be more properly directed
to Attorney General Baxley, as he was advised regarding his prior
request. SAC, Birmingham, stated that unless advised to the
contrary, he would so advise Kayor Vann on 1/30/76. On 1/29/76
SupervisoBirmingham, was telephonically
instructed to Hoid in_abeyance the proposed contact with Mayor
Vann pending the.receipt of Bureau instructions.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. That a letter be directed to the Civil Rights
Division forwarding Mayor Vann's current request, advising
the Department oi the manner in which his previous request
has been answered and requesting concurrence in response in a
iike manner to his current request. appropriate fiie review
is being conducted to locate necessary information so that the
Civil Rights Division may be appropriately referred to prior
information furnished to that division relating to the cases
in question.
2. That attached teletype be sent to SAC, Birmingham,
instructing him to advise Mayor Vann that the Mayor's current
request is beingfreferred to the Department.
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SYNOPS IS :
Bapbomb is code word for investigation of
bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham,
Alabama, 9/16/63. of memorandum is to advise
of results of file
RECOMMENDATION = _ I Mi ' "' EH16 /C9 7~~se/.11-.
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Re: BAPBOM .
DETAILS:' .
Bapbomb is the code word for the case involving
the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham,
Alabama, 9/16/63;
Purpose of this memorandum is to advise of the
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based on information furni
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A review of the case
and by our Birmingham Office.
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being found at the crime scene
advised its file review extended to Laboratory reports in
related bombing cases and no mention could be found of such
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BAPBOMB is the code word for case involving
bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham,
Alabama, 9/15/63;
Purpose of memorandum is to ob in approval of'
attached teletype to SAC, Birmingham, furn ing instructions
for review of certain FBI files. ' " T "" " as to his response to request of Mayor Davi gann, Birminghamp¬lj/
You will recall that Mayor Vann has recently
requested to review files of our Birmingham Office regarding
captioned case, several other named bombing incidents, and
regarding the beating of Freedom Riders at the Trailways Bus
Depot, Birmingham, on 5/14/61. We previously referred Vann's
request to the Department and the Department deferred to
us regarding response to above request
Regarding captioned case and named bombings, i was" irecommended and approved that we advisegnnrvann that n if ,92 »
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mentioned by him and that the others,
by the FBI, were so closely connectedsome of the o_tin g
which were investi ed "with captioned mat e 3that it would seem his-request would be more appropriate y =
directed to William Baxley, Attorney General of Alabama,_
inasmuch as Baxley is currently investigating captioned matter,
and information regarding captioned case is being furnished toMr. Baxley by our Birmingham Office. p _ ,» IEnclosure q§0NTINUED -0,O_92_fE§//I
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Birmingham was requested to advise as to whether or
not a separate investigation was conducted regarding the
beating of the Freedom Riders. If not. Mayor Vann was to
be so advised. If active ivestigation had been conducted,
Birmingham was requested to identify case and furnish recom-
mendations regarding furnishing any results of that investi-
gation to Mayor Vann.
Birmingham has advised active investigation regarding
the beating incident was conducted jointly with the investigation
of the burning ofia Greyhound bus, carrying Freedom Riders,
at Anniston,_Alabama, which occurred on the same date as the
beating incident.
SAC,_Birmingham, recommended that Mayor Vann be
advised that while free access to FBI files cannot be granted,_
the FBI is agreeable to discuss the Trailways Bus Depot investi-
gation in depth with knowledgeable official of the Birmingham
Police Department BPD! to assure that the BPD has all pertinent
information available to the FBI regarding the incident;
Intelligence Division concurs with that recommendation.
ACTION:
Attached for approval is a teletype to SAC, Birmingham,g
instructing him to respond to the request of Mayor Vann in the
matter recommended by him.
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BAPBOMB is the code word for case involving the
bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama,
9/16/63.
Purpose of this memorandum is to obtain approval of _ 3
teletype to SAC, Birmingham, furnishing instructions as to his _*
response to request of Mayor David Vann, Birmingham, for revie < j
of FBI files. if
My memorandum 2/5/76 copy, with copy of its attachmeni
attached for ready reference! advised of receipt of a second
request from Mayor Vann for a review of FBI files. It also refersto the receipt of, and disposition of, the earlier initial regpest
M wnr Unnn <Frn~ Q rnuiaur n<F nun -F'i1 /I /'?92r92 2-" m_ I 1 I.»- Q -I-W-rt-iv" VA w 4.--Q95. ' ' .7 V * I - fe ~ /4"// <»c> ///ifMayor Vann'¬x§§Q&ind requelz was for review of files
of our Birmingham Off e regarding twelve named bombing incidents
which occurred in Birmingham during the period 1956-1965. Above
memorandum 2/5/76 attached for approval a letter to the Civil
Rights Division CRD! advising of the receipt of Mayor Vann's
second request and seeking the Department's concurrence in a
proposed response,to Vann. That proposed response was to the
effect that we had conducted no investigation regarding seven of
the incidents., It also proposed that he be advised that as to the
remaining five incidents, we had conducted investigations, but that
those investigations were conducted in varying degrees in conjunctior
with investigation of captioned case, that we are presently
furnishing information regarding captioned case to Alabama Attorney
General AG! Baxley in connection with investigation being conducted
by him and that his, Vann's, request would be more appropriately
directed to Hr. Baxley, inasmuch as furnishing of information by the
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By memorandum 2/17/76 copy attached for readyreference! the CRD advised it concurs in our proposed responseto avor ?ann.
Attached for approval is a teletype to SAC,Birmingham, instructing that he respond to Mayor Vann in linewith the above proposal, Teletype also clarifies one aspectof prior request of Mayor Vann regarding his asking forreview of results of our investigation of incident involvingthe beating of Freedom Riders at a bus depot in Birminghamin 1961.
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- BOMBING MATTERS
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proposed response to Mayor Vann's request for informationregarding this matter. g:
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FOR INFORMATION OF BUREAU, FORMER BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA POLICE
DEPARTMENT CHIEF JAMIE MOORE IS CURRENTLY WORKING FOR ALABAMA.
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. MOORE AND OTHER INVESTIGATORS
ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE 1963 BOMBING OF THE 16TH ST FETBAPTIST CHURCH, BIRMINGHAM» D
AT APPROXIMATELY 8:66 PM, 3/22/T6, MOORE'S CAR, A 1974 SEDAN,
PAS FIRED UPON APPARENELY FROM A PASSING VEHICLE WHILE HIS CAR
MAS PARKED IN FRONT-OF HIS RESIDENCE, 752 85TH STREET SOUTH,
BIRMINGHAM. BULLETS STRUCKLEFT REAR DOOR, LEFT FRONT DOOR AND
LEFT FRONT FENDER, NO INJURIFEi-1i§TAINED AND _ E THA
HIS can mm BEEN HIT um-11. 5/25/vs. REC-49
ncconn we T0 CAPT. JACK LEGRAND, BIRMIMGHAF .2,9¬*871=§MERKLAN MEMBERS ARE SUSPECTED nmsmucn AS mom: 1s"1'1WbtvED'1'n'-" 42:,
INVESTIGATION OF CAPTIONED MATTER FOR srnwz ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
OFFICE. BIRMINGHAM CONDUCTING NO INVESTIGATION EXCEPT CONTACT
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this memorandum is to to the
Director's question regarding significance of article appearing
in 3/20/76 edition of New York Times. Article stated thaaccording to Algbgma_State Attorney General AG! Wi11iamQ§:x1ey,FBI failed for four years"to respond to Bax1ey's 1971 req st./
for results of FBI investigation into captioned case, which F -
involved the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, ~s"""
Birmingham, Alabama, 9/15/63.
SYNOPSIS: Above-mentioned article inaccurately states FBI with-
held information concerning captioned case from Mr. Baxley from .
1971 to 1975. Baxley's initial request, made in 1971, was
referred to the Department and Baxley so advised. No reply
received from the Department. Request renewed in April, 1975;
again referred to the Department and Baxley so advised. Third
request received from Baxley in December, 1975; referred to
Department and Department authorized dissemination which began
promptly thereafter and is continuing.
§pBR§§T BUREAU POLIQX: Not applicable.
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Re: BAPBOM
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DETAILS: BAPBOM is the code name for our investigation of
bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama,
9/15/63. 92922{
_A£tic1e captioned :*S§~BOMBING DATA WITHHELD_BY F.B.I."
appeared inr372Q/76_edition of New York Times. Article states
that Alabama State AG William Baxley, in 1971, requested results
of FBI investigation in captioned case but that the FBI "withheld"
the requested information until December, 1975. The article
stated that the information was given to Mr. Baxley "only after
a newsman learned of the Bureau's refusing to cooperate with the
Baxley investigation and inquired about it in Washington." TheDirector asked, "What about this?"
The article is inaccurate. The facts are set out
below.
On 4/5/71 Baxley called FBIHQ advising he had recently
become AG of Alabama, that he wanted to furnish any possible help
he could to the FBI to solve captioned case and that he would
like to talk to someone in that regard. When contacted by SAC,
Birmingham, on 4/6/71, Baxley advised he had launched an inquiry
into captioned case and desired FBI assistance. Specifically,
he requested names of witnesses who could place certain suspects
in Birmingham on,the date of the bombing, any available information
as to automobiles then operated by those suspects and the nature
of the device or devices used in the hombing= He also requested
the results of polygraph tests given to suspects and asked to
interview the 0Perator s!.who administered the tests. Baxley's
request was referred to the Civil Rights Division CRD! case
handled by that division!. Our referral letter stated that no
further action would be taken by the FBI regarding Baxleys
request in the absence of specific instructions from CRD. On
4/14/71 SAC, Birmingham, advised Baxley his request.had been
referred to CRD. Baxley said he was going to call Jerris Leonard
then Assistant AG in charge of QBD!, with when he was personally
acquainted to seek Departmental clearance for desired information.
No reply to our referral letter was received from CRD.
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Re: BAPBOM
157-1025
On 4/18/75 Baxley telephonically contacted Mr. Reed
in the Director's Office, stating he had additional information
in this matter and desired to see SAC, Birmingham, in that regard.
He was contacted by SAC, Birmingham, on 4/21/75 and an appoint-~
ment was scheduled for 4/25/75. At that time Baxley advised an
informant, whom he declined to identify, had provided information
which he felt warranted additional investigation. He said it was
the same information he had in 1971, that he had not had the
opportunity to develop same but felt that with the passage of
time, certain individuals previously contacted might be willing
to provide information beneficial to the solving of the case.
He asked that FBI Agents participate jointly with his investi- =
gators in the "additional investigation." He was told this
could not be done, but that if he had any additional information
constituting a basis for logical investigation, we would, upon
receipt of such information, conduct any necessary additional
investigation. He said he preferred that such investigation be
controlled from his office. He said if Agents could not parti-
cipate in a joint investigation he would appreciate receiving
results of certain aspects of our investigation, particularly
results of interviews of suspects. His request was referred
to the CRD and he was advised of the referral. Our referral
letter again stated no action was being taken by the FBI regardingBaxley's requestin the absence of specific instructions from CRD.
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ln July, 1975, Departmental Anrney Wil ia L. Gardner,CRD, telephonically inquired of Bureau Supervisorb A
as to the action desired by the FBI regarding Baxley's reques
It was pointed out to him that Baxley declined to furnish any of
his information to the FBI, that disclosure of some of the results
of investigation might compromise confidentialities, but that as
indicated in our referral communications, we were taking no action
in the absence of specific instructions from CRD.
On 12/1/75 Baxley contacted Robert Havel, Office of
Public Information, Department of Justice, requesting certain
results of FBI investigation in this matter. Havel was apprised
of the receipt and disposition of Baxley's prior requests. Havel
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requested that the matter be discussed with CRD and this was
done on the same date. At that time Mr. Gardner of CRD stated
the Department's case was closed, that the Department had no
objection to furnishing the requested information to Baxley
and that CRD would forward a communication so stating. That
communication, dated 12/3/75, was subsequently received and
SAC, Birmingham, was immediately advised. He was instructed to
comply with Bax1ey's request and was also instructed that if
any requested information would tend to disclose sources whose
identities could not be disclosed, the requested information
was to be furnished orally inpa manner to protect the sources.
SAC, Birmingham, was also instructed that upon completion of
the dissemination, FBIHQ was to be advised, identifying the
information disseminated.
_ SAC, Birmingham,advised on 3/30/76 that Bax1ey's
request has been received in phases, that the latest aspect of
the request has been handled and Birmingham is awaiting receipt
of the next phase of the request.
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By WAYNEF IPIHIIEOTMNIITHIMONTGOMERY, Ala.,'is -inns Federal B of
Investigation withheld re-
sults of its Inquiry into tho
11963 bombing of a Birmingham
ichurch from the Alabama At-
gtorney General for more than
{four years despite repeated re-
I quests for the data. *
i AT'he state: Attorney General.
zwilliam Huxley, confirmed that:
tile bureau had withheiti its ex-f
tensive inforomation -- which:
other sources said included the
incriminating results of alpoly-E
graph test given to a man sus-
pected of malcing the bombs-
Vcamber. Mr. Baxiey's office
been_conducting its own in-,v;cg1ation into the bombing.HI ch killed four black chil-p1 Fen, since he took office in.l
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2 The F.B.I_ information was
' given to Mr. Baxley only after.
»a. newsman learned of the}bureau's refusal to cooperatei
with the Baxiey investigation
. and inquired about it in Wash-
Tington. i' . .1- -.4 "n.
_from the time of his initial - ;~
quest in 1971 until last -
"Inn F.B.I, spokesman in
inf; the Justice Deifaarl-ment;iwhich had control o the in-
; formation, the spokesman said..-
I-our years later. he said. the, Justice ent got around_lo-respon . _
i -1 No Reason Offeredi The spokesman had no ex-
fplantion of why the informs-
._tion was held up. Local law
enforcement officials, particu-Elarly in noisily troubled South-
-,ern areas, often have com-
gplained of difficulty in obtain-rig such F.B.I. data. _
g A Justice Department official,
; -id, in response to the state-sent from the F.B.I. spokes-
. n, that no one in the Civil
ts Division could be found
remembered the bureau
E sing on Mr. Baxley' questgt. 971. a.. as
r Rnsrinitr anirl {Gil ilk In~ asPvestigation of the born g washonnnumgi adding, "We're con- 92 Jd¬1"lt at WGIB maknig rY_ Q/xvb! 6' yk LCU nth! .-J_;_ -!____L;__4__f
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_1'- By. asked a ut thefsultr in getting 1-12.1.,infcmstien. said tliat he under-" --
310.01 the buneaus reluctanceEtc _rele-ase such information
siuring the early 1960s, whenthere was some fear on the part
of the bureau that it's informa-
_tion mighthe leaked by un-sympathetic law enforcement
of cers in the South. But hev
s he considered such fears.
_ undiess today. e . i
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provide the information meant
glnali 5t:t8deillV1BSLl¬&iC3f5t wen: a e 0 ve o ea sup by the bureah at the iiiife,and it also entirely forestalled
tt111:l:=I::t1sc_>nmg_to cegtziinini g ince 1 was e a
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gtion, the Times has learned,
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5 believed to have made the bombFused in the explosion, and be-1
X; ieved placed by mother party,- prime target of the Baxieyilinquiry. 'Ihe_ test showed that
iiZ.f.i.1"""...°..*.i§°i'i.é"i.i§...§§ ?§ i$_'homegworkshop. Polygraph testresults are not admissible in
court as evidence in such cases,
i, but they do provide important
Y corroboration to investigators.
The man is now dead.
pi As a result of the renewed
istste inquiry into the church
_ bombing. Mr. Baxley, off e has
ready brought unrela mur-
', indictments against threeer Kn Kim: Klansm ac-; sad of forcing a bla man
, jump to his death from a
bridge outside Montgomery 19
yen;-gggo,'___, 4! ."Them were a whole series
Of bombings two othe in
Birmingham, plus one h ,
previously unsolved that
could make a mse on ri t
now, Mr. Barley said, ut
the statute [ofliinitations] has
run out. - _
ivir. Baxiey said those bomb-
ings were related to the church
bombing in Birmingham. ;
We're about a smidgen of an
inch away from solving onethat occurred nea an occupied I
dwelling - and there ls not}:li'|1i1 iLtation on that, Mr. Baxleylsa a
_ Motivated by Hatred j
Asked about the relationship
between the Birmingham bomb-
ings and those in Montgomery
and elsewhere in the South, Mr. i
;BaxIey said, The relationshipis haphazard. Some were re-Filated, some were not." *
"All were motivated by in-
, e individuals implica in
fas : the missionaries" or thet pse hatred. Another relation-
s p is that they wen all donei
the scum of the earth. i=
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the fatal Birmingham urch4 bombing referred to them lvesi"
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Attached is a news article from Page 1 of 3
"The Birmingham News" dated 3/14/76 written by ANDREW
KILPATRICK, staff writer for the above paper.
The Bureau is B-requested to expeditiously furnish ' _
Birmingham any information regarding receipt of informationas contained 1.2 tape obtained by Miami Police Department;if tape or int rmation in tape furnished to Warren Commission
and if not furnished, the reason why it was not furnished.
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The bombing of Birmingham's Six-
teenth Street Baptist Church in l963as
well as the possibility of killing Presi-
dent John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.-were discussed in a
20-minute conversation which was
recorded by a room bug planted in a
Miami hotel room Nov. 9, 1963, accord-
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The Miami police, because they did
not have jurisdiction over the crimes,
said they turned the iniorination over to
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num r o leads about the _¢ l1r¢ y
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conversation are dead. .
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The man, descrid by Barry as a
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In 1967, two Birmingham policemen
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reported.
BUT LAST WEEK Birmingham po-
lice asked for and received a copy of the
conversation from Miami police. Capt.
Jack LeGrand confirmed Birminghampolice now have thle tape and are study-
ing it. '_ .
The tape made nine days before
Kennedy came to Miami Nov. 18, 1963,
to give a speech at the Orange Bowl, a
speech in which he promised to return
the Cuban Bay of Pigs brigade flag to
Cuban soil ioilowing the ill-fated Bay of
Pigs invasion Q1'_Apgi1_l96l.
After listening to the tape, Miami po-
lice insisted Kennedy take a helicopter
to ii spot near the Orange Bowl rather
than go by motorcade as planned.
in the tape, the states rights advo-
cate speaks of -a young ex-Marine who
really knows _his business," who was
in toiifn" and was well-known in
Chattanooga, Nashville and New Or-
leans, and who knew the Klan. i
THE MAN said the try to get Kenne-
dy in Miami "is just a trial run," and
admitted, It'll be a hard proposition to
get him."
The man also talked of how "it's in
the works to get King, calling him,
the Brown Bomber, and_the men
talked about where King lived in Atlan-
ta.
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investigator to reach the scent after the
church was bombed Sept. 15, 1963, said
the bombing was a dynamlll ¢¥l>|°i1°"-
He said he-and as far as he kiiows--
federai officials who sifted the debris,
did not come up with any bomb pal ,
but he said he could tell it was a dyna-
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its existence. He and Soriimefaei -"-E7-9
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At that time the FBI had practically
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The Miami tape leaves unanswered
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March 26, 1976
0 Mr. L. R. Kirkpatrick
Special Agent in Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick}
February 25th and
of race related
early 1960's.I appreciate your two letters to me dated
March 5th, 1976, relative to the investigation
bombings and violence in Birmingham during the
As outlined in your February 25th letter, the Birmingham
Police Department will work with and through the Alabama Attorney
General regarding the 16th Street Church bombing. The Birmingham
police officials assigned to this investigation are already
working closely with representatives of Attorney General Baxley's
Office. and anv rec _s+ for additional information will be___ _ _ ____ _ 1]P___ i-_, i___ _ __J___
forwarded to the FBI through the Attorney General.
Captain Jack E.;LeGrand is the senior Birmingham police
official directing the Trailways Bus Depot incident investigation.
A copy of your March Sth letter has been forwarded to him, and I
am sure he will contact you if discussions are needed as outlined
in your letter. - -
If any changes are needed in these procedures, l will contact
you. Pending that necessity, we will work within the framework
you have established. -
Thank you for your cooperation thus far in this matter. I do
regret that there does not appear to be an effective way to make
all information available to our law enforcement officials. I
continue to believe that your confidential files on informants,
etc. would be most helpful and that some way to achieve a higher
degree of cooperation should be available.
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Dear Director Kelly:
As you may know the Attorney General of Alabama and 1 the Police Department of the City of Birmingham, Alabamal have reopened the investigation into the l963 bombing of
the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. We have been
jointly working on the investigation for approximately six
months. In the course of the investigation we have received./'
some information from the FBI Office in Birmingham-primarily 1
302 form reports of interviews with suspects and other Ru
Klux Klan members in the Birmingham area at the time.
We are now at a point in the investigation where wej. I l_would like_tominterYi§W.8 UQQPQE of the FBI agentg who w9rkedg_ ./', on the case in 1961,§QQ_l64in §i;i@$@EmL T have enclosed ais 6fthe nsE§"b£ these agents.
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We would greatly appreciate it, therefore, if you would
authorize these agents to meet with our
discuss the case. If you could provide
current addresses of the agents we will
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arrange to meet them
We greatly appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
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This letter will acknowlecge receipt of your letter,
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be advised that I am currently reviewing your request and will
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Birmingham has been furnishing information from
its files to GEORGE W. ROYER, JR., Assistant AttorneyGeneral, Office of the Attorney General, State of Alabama,WILLIAM BAXLEY, from captioned case since 12/12/75.Birmingham has not furnished any information which wouldtend to reveal informants or confidential sources. Basedon his request for specific information, the items which
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P----__datcd July 26, 1976, advising that you consider snhissinn
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which have not been renpoden to, and that :11 information
which your start has requested has been furnished except
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and financial commitments involved in bringing the nbove-
mentioned Agents to Birninghtu tor interviown, you 1111
have n greater appreciation of the extent of my desire
to furnish maximum posible nnsistanco to you in this
matter. "
Sincerely yours,
G. M, Kelley
Clarence I . Kelley
Dir actor
1 - Honorable David Vann
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Captioned cane concerna bombing of 16th Street
Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alnbaa, 9/15/63, resulting .
in tour deaths and personal injury to 16 other ersons.
At his request, atter appropriate contact with Civil
nights Division, we tarnished certain results oi our in-
vestigation to Baxley. By airtel 7/9/76, Birmingham
listed nnnerone documents furnished to Barley and advised
that no additional information had been requested by hie
since 8/5/76,_the date on thick the last docunnte requested
were tarnished.
Apnnrently based on rennltn oi his review of
d0CUentB,Pr¢V10B81y tarnished, Barley has requested to
interview 23 Special agents who participated in above
investigation in Birninghaa in 1963-64. Our initial
response-ldried we would authorize anbission oi written
questions to the Agents as a leans oi cooperation but
Inintainiug integrity or our tiles and pending uattera
within Birmingham Division. Incoming advised that approach
unsatisfactory. It alno alleges Bureau has not been
responding satisiactoulyto Barley: pant requests tor tact:
nee nenorandna 3/30/76, copy attached tor ready reference!
and that Birmingham has not answered telephone calla tron
Barley: atatt.
Aspect regarding enggeetion oi Birmingham tore
presence or Legal Counsel Division representative at
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Honorable Clarence M. Kelley Mhuw
Director .r» », 92' 92
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Washington, D. C. 20535
Dear Director Kelley: '~a. gym?-* "
9292 I have your letter of July 20, 1976. As you recall in
our earlier letter to you we requested permission to inter-
view the FBI agents who participated in the investigation
of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in
" Birmingham in 1963. In response to our request to interview
these agents, you have requested us to submit written
' inquiries to be forwarded to these agents.
I must say that I am somewhat surprised by your response
to our letter. As a veteran law enforcement officer, you must 3
know from your own experience that the procedure you have j
suggested for interviewing the agents in question is wholly ; {
impractical and unworkable investigative procedure. The sub 1
. mission of written inquiries is no substitute whatsoever for
I face to face interviews.
92 I hope that this suggestion by your office is not simply_ 92 *3 3 another example of Bureau footdragging" in this case. We have
met repeated resistence from the Bureau every/since we began ~
requesting information concerning the church bombing in 1971.
On a number of separate occasions I made personal requests for,
information from various Bureau high ranking personnel. Each
time I simply received no answer or was put off. Finally, afterl
making a trip to Washington myself, we were told that we could
have access to FBI fil on the case.1
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July 26, 1976
However, this granting by the FBI of access to the files
has been more illusary than real. My personnel who have
traveled to Birmingham to obtain information from
have been told, in effect, that only what they spe
ask for will be given to them. This, of course, p
somewhat of a problem when we have virtually no id
information is contained in the Bureau's files on
the first place. Finally, as of late, the agent i
providing our Personnel with information from the
files in Birmingham has stopped returning my assis
telephone calls.
I simply cannot understand the attitude of the
acting the way it has in this case. The statute o
has long run on any possible federal violation tha
prosecuted in the case. As a prosecutor, I would
willing and happy to provide any information I mig
case on which the state statute of limitations has
was any hope of ever bringing a prosecution in ano
diction.
As I have said, I trust that your suggestion t
written inquiries to the agents in question is not
of further recalcitrance on the part of the Bureau
this office with information in this case. I am w
letter in the hope that you will agree with me tha
of investigative procedure is totally impractical.
you will give us permission to interview the agent
on the case before I am forced to pursue an altern
of getting the information I feel we need.
We would greatly appreciate your cooperation i
I look forward to hearing from you concerning our
Sincerely, ,Hna r / a
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BILL BAXLEY
Attorney General
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Mayor, City of Birminghamthe files
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Capriioned case concerns bombing of 16th Street
Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 9/15/63, roaultilt
in tour doaths sad personal injury to 16 other persons. I
it his roqoost, sitar lpprOp1'1I.l;O contact sith the
Civil Rights Division, we have been tarnishing certain
results of our investigation to Barley. By sirtel 7/9/76,
Biriingaaa listed =::%::'*- :2 :'-e-."@e-nia :'::r:-.is!92.e.-s! to B-=..2i-.-y
sad advised that so additional. iniornation had been requested
by his since 3/5/16, the chto on which tho last documents
requested were iurnishsd.
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additional cooperative step Ihich can be taken, short oi
subjecting Agents to interview sithont benotit oi iniorneni
guidance as tqihst they can properly discuss with Basie! 5
stat! so 5...! to exoié 9-n___ssi1_:io lL!'Qs_p:¢_!!i5¢; at into:-nation in
B11-singhss tiles which must remain condential.
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T0 : DIRECTOR, FBI 57-1025! DATE! 9-9-76
i -Faoriz/56 SAC, BIRMINGHAM 57-352! c! _V - -I I _ E Q- Copies made by
1 . K E T for. review by Rowe.."as _-_..§°SUBJECT. K 92 isp,: _*, CE t Fwbcy Q~Q§%w4r¢,p%
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ReBHte1 to Director, 8/24/76.
"J7 Enclosed for the informatio the Bureau u ' '_ isQ1 one copy of an article entit TThe2B¬imingham Bombers,
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Birmingham PostHerald, which appeared in the 9/4/76edition of "The Nati0"- ;}.,; B E >1 ET :7 m
* This article was furnished to SAC, Birmingham,
by Captain Jack LeGrand of the Birmingham Police Department. *¢_q_
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