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os “Memorandum to Mr. Leavitt Re: BAPBOM 157-1025 On 4/18/75 Baxley telephonically contacted Mr. Reed in the Director's Office, stating he had additional information in this matter and desired to see SAC, Birmingham, in that regard. He was contacted by SAC, Birmingham, on 4/21/75 and an appoint-. ment was scheduled for 4/25/75. At that time Baxley advised an informant, whom he declined to identify, had provided information which he felt warranted additional investigation. He said it was the same information he had in 1971, that he had not had the opportunity to develop same but felt that with the passage of time, certain individuals previously contacted might be willing to provide information beneficial to the solving of the case, He asked that FBI Agents participate jointly with his investi- = gators in the “additional investigation." He was told this could not be done, but that if he had any additional information constituting a basis for logical investigation, we would, upon receipt of such information, conduct any necessary additional investigation, He said he preferred that such investigation be controlled from his office. He said if Agents could not parti- cipate in a joint investigation he would appreciate receiving results of certain aspects of our investigation, particularly results of interviews of suspects. His request was referred to the CRD and he was advised of the referral. Our referral letter again stated no action was being taken by the FBI regarding Baxley's request ,in the absence of specific instructions from CRD, In July, 1975, Departmental Attorney William L. Gardner, CRD, telephonically inquired of Bureau Supervisor Le as to the action desired by the FBI regarding Baxley's request. Ie It was pointed out to him that Baxley declined to furnish any of his information to the FBI, that disclosure of some of the results of investigation might compromise confidentialities, but that as indicated in our referral communications, we were taking no action in the absence of specific instructions from CRD. On 12/1/75 Baxley contacted Robert Havel, Office of Public Information, Department of Justice, requesting certain results of FBI investigation in this matter, Havel was apprised of the receipt and disposition of Baxley's prior requests. Havel -3- CONTINUED ~ OVER