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/ 9-18-63 "Airtel, ee oor To: SAC, Birmingham: ts From: Director, FBI (187-1025) . (Chapsoms po : por on 1 re Washington, D. L& , telepho: r Wi telephonically contacted the . Bureau in connection with capti stated that he had been giving the matter of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church a great deal of thought and in connection with the reward of $50,000 offered by local author d offered by local authorities desired to furnish the following suggestion. He stated that the appropriate local authorities should consider placing a motorcycle officer at each one of the Negro churches and established Negro meeting places in the City of Birmingham. These officers should be retained on a round-the-clock basis so that if any future efforts are made to bomb such churches or meeting places the officers, while unable to actually prevent the bombing, would be able to pursue vehicles and thereby identify the perpetrator of the crime. Lie The above suggestion of fF as well as his identity should be brought to the attention of the appropriate local authorities rmi authorities in Birminghs IGK:cac, ¢/ | - a ISD -1OAS - wy (a) OB psy | “REP 191963 REC. COMM-FBI | tad ! L lie gé