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[a , ae | Nap oe * ity of Birmingham, Alabama OFFICE OF THE MAYOR DAVID VANN MAYOR March 26, 1976 Mr. L. R. Kirkpatrick Special Agent in Charge Federal Bureau af Invest Te Ta ee ee Ta A 1400 - 2121 Building Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Dear Mr, Kirkpatrick: — ‘e) =| D er) al] me D an ‘J T appreciate your two letters a appreciate to dated February 25th and March 5th, 1976, relative to the investigation of race related bombings and violence in Birmingham during the early 1960's. As outlined in your February 25th letter, the Birmingham Police Department will work with and through the Alabama Attorney General regarding the i6th Street Church bombing. The Birmingham police officials assigned to this investigation are already working closely with representatives of Attorney General Baxley's Office, and any request for additional information will be aii SARE Se ee RL OW a forwarded to the PBI through the Attorney General. Captain Jack E. pLeGrand is the senior “Birmingham police official directing the Trailways Bus Depot incident investigation. A copy of your March Sth letter has been forwarded to him, and I am sure he will contact you if discussions are needed as outlined in your letter. If any changes are needed in these procedures, I will contact you. Pending that necessity, we will work within the framework you have established. Thank you for your cooperation thus far in this matter. I do regret that there does not appear to be an effective way to make all information available to ovr law enforcement officials. I continue to believe that your confidential files on informants, etc. would be most helpful and that some way to achieve a higher degree of cooperation should be available. /5 4 9aes | | 159 — David Vann Ber ss Fak