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a x. OFtiamar FoR hen 10 deAT 1942 EDITION + z { GBA Fraak Lal CH) NOT = TLE - & 1. A > $2£0c, i, / UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 1 reec: Di — Dap. AD Inv, _.. Memorandum * se Admin. ? Comp. Syst. —_ Ext, Affoira —_ To * . U ps DATE: Files & Com. "T. W. Leavitt {Ww *. 3/1/76 Gen. Inv. i ident. = faz ne ee Ee FROM G * eh Ory - 5 1 Legal Coun. __ SUBJECT BAPBOMB 1 Tealaing 1 Talephene Rm. __ se Director Sec'y __ BAPBOMB is the code w bombing of the 16th Street Bapt Alabama, 9/15/63. in approval of ing instructions ee Birmingham /3— Purpose of memorandum is to ob attached teletype to SAC, Birmingham, furn as to his response to request of Mayor David for review of certain FBI files. You will recall that Mayor Vann has recently reannectaA tr eview Fileae af aur Rirmi ; 1 1 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, it, was recommended and approved that we advise Mayor Vann that n / investigation was conducted regarding some of the bombin mentioned by him and that the others, which were investi ed by the FBI, were so closely connected with captioned matte that it would seem his' request would be more appropriately ( directed to William Baxley, Attorney General of Alabama, | inasmuch as Baxley is currently investigating captioned matter, and information regarding captioned case is being furnished to Mr. Baxley by our Birmingham Office. / Enclosure CONTINUED - | ) [ ee Zale bre Metcn die. 157-1025 _ @ all a? | 4 9 1978 1A “Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan i ‘ s010-108