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& we OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FRPMR (41 CFR 161-11.6 9A “JNITED STATES GO iN MENT eae el” 4” Memorandum Director + _TO : Federal Bureau of Investigation pare:YAN 1 > 1976 ; Kas Stanley Pottinger — k FRO Assistant Attorney General ‘\ JSP: WLG:vap “;, Civil Rights Division g DJ 144-1-906 suBJEg;; Unknown Subjects; To ( mbing of the 16th Street - Baptist Church, Birminghan, typ fea Alabama, September 15, 1963, BOMBING MATTERS een a) Reference is made to your memorandum dated December 23, 1975. Re f We have reviewed your above referenced memorandum concerning the request by Mayor David Vann of Birninghan, Alabama for access to FBI files in the above captioned matters. Our view with respect to this request is similar to the one we expressed with respect to the request of Alabama Attorney General Baxley, although we note that be- cause Mayor Vann is not a law enforcement official he has far less of a legitimate claim for access to these materials. It is our view, however, that the Bureau is in the best posi- ® tion to determine whether disclosure of your files would ae “ “compromise confidentialities, identify confidential sources and disclose cénfidential investigative techniques." Accord- \f ingly, we defer to your Bureau on this question. Let me add 4 that it appears that the Mayor's request was made prior to “wv your disseminating any information to Attorney General Baxley Perhaps if you can advise the Mayor of your cooperating with Mr. Baxley, the Mayor would withdraw his reques Vg 17, eee a, 7¢ LeType ie SAC, Bramewgh tr — ho ante fn, nfs Ce % BH ~¢ aa 9 oe / ana W mds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan §010-110 we