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ew Nu Pe, OPTIGdAL Ohm HO. 10 NITED STATES GOVERE ‘NT Memorandum TO FROM SUBJECT: jac ‘ Kaas ae Baptist ‘Church bombing and other incidents in the Birmingham area, Pees Mr. Belmont es A, rosea” BOMBING OF THE SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA BOMBING MATTERS paTE: April 10, 1964 ia con ahan ‘onrad eget ans, livan wu Tavel There is attached a self-explanatory letter to the President concerning our investigation of the Sixteenth Street In our investigation of the church bombing and related incidents in the Birmingham area, we have practically torn Birmingham apart and have interviewed thousands of persons. have seriously disrupted Klan activities by our pressure and interviews so that these organizations have lost members and support. We have harassed the principal suspects in this case by . every possible means in an attempt to bring about a solution. have made extensive use of te polygraph, surveillances, microphone Beem nt Pane na om +anL ta sur vejllances and Vecunac Agents arrested, Qur Agent personnel have used imagination and ingenuity to seriously hamper the activities of the suspects in this case t such a point that the suspects have at times attempted to have ou We have exerted pressure on neighbors and, employers in order to obtain legally admissible evidence tying’ them into the tragic bombing, This is the type of case tl witnesses from within come forth the upon which to base a prosecution, SUrVEL iL Lances, a oe eta - LAdd Wok ok a ed ee €S8Sion or dence is not spteineble The very nature of the crime destroyed all physical evidence and the brutishness of the way it was perpetrated leaves the criminal the opportunity to be far removed from the scene when the actual explosion took piace. EnclosureWeteez-:: A iy 1 = Mr. Mohr 1 — Mr, DeLoach i- Mr. Evans 16 APR 15 1964... ’ ‘ oe a We Trotter Tale. Room Holmes Gandy ty = - o~ We piw/Z 7 ‘DOD COPY FILE rr e.ers % T 4 459