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OPTOMAL FORM NO. 10 ' MAY 1962 EXTON t GSA FRAN dat Cr COT=11,6 UNITED STATES GO .. 3NMENT 1 - N. P. Callahan see aD Adm. emoranaum 1 iain : 1 Comp. Syst. : je? 1 Fis Com, = TO :Mr. W. R. Wannald, | Xe Files & Com, — . 1 o ident. >. 3 en . Lega! Coun. _ - gy ) Pion. & Evol, ; ( / Spec. Inv, SUBJECT . BOM Treiing ctor Sec"y —_ BAPBOM is the code word for the investigatidn of the 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 toajvise of the receipt of a request on 12/1/75, via Robert Havel, Director, Office of Public Information, . Department of Justice, from William J. Baxley, Attorney General | j State of Alabama, for certain results of our investigation in ..\ / captioned case, lo On 4/5/71 Mr. Baxley, then recently elected as Alavama 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 ofmaterial 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 podliygraph tests afforded to the Suspects. He also wanted to interview the polygraph operator (s) who may have administered any such examinations. His request was referred to the Civil Rights Division with the statement that the FBI was taking no further action in the absence of a specific request from the treett a . Mr. Baxley was advised of the referral. No instrugtay ~ were received from the Department. ns Col. * S Meo 7 £ Mr. Baxley again contend FBIHQ of 4/18/75 {ndidating im thie atts wa whe ntantead he had additional information in this matter and when contacted by SAC, Birmingham, he stated he had information from an informant whom he declined to identify which warranted contact with numerous individuals previously interviewed by the FBI. He declined to elaborate on the information but indicated it was essentially the same information he had in 1971. He requested that FBI Agents aly vA conTINeED — OVER | *« EE DEC Seti Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan a010-108