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4-572 (Rev, 7-18-63) . mar area ‘mon e aore- 106 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 4 a | Memorandum a) TO > The Director DATE: 1d -~~art 3 i. FROM : N. P. Callahan | SUBJECT: The Connressinnal Record Page 18096. Senator Robertson, (D) Virginigs“ requested to have : " ye printed in the Record a letter he received from Harvey H Hewitt, colonel, U. 8. = 3 Air Force, retired, of Falls Church, Virginia, dated October 8, 1963, regarding *~ § the FBI investigation of bombings of Negro homes and churches ‘y Mabama. = § Colonel Hewitt made reference to a letter he sent to Mr. Robertson on Cantambhoar 14th and ohich Bohartenn rafarread ta tha FRI Mr. Rebertson placed 7h + Cd A ee Sheree at Tae int siete tontindans Bh BEAL GHAI TAA WAL AE BW AWAY EE EW EAD SEB Mr. Hoover's reply to this letter in the Record on September 25th. Colonel Hewitt stated "Unfortunately for me, your prefacing remarks to Mr. Hoover's letter as published in the Record implied that I, personally, had claimed that on 4 the basis of the number of bombings in Alabama, the FDI had been either “<4 inefficient, negligent, or both. My letter had contained no such claim or suggestion. . - Thave the highest personal confidence in Mr. J. Edgar Hoover and in the important i 3 work being done by the FBI. I would never without just cause suggest inefficiency or } T vrecnectinily ramicast that thie lattar he miblished in the Concressional noslic ATES AS So ha? Bef Nar ter Sek NO Calinetie: Santarthentiedl 11S Be AWELEW ER BFL peeve asrsiay es OAL PSI Met RAB, eh BS EE sips Vest ve Record so as to correct any erroneous impression that might have been created as to my position in this matter." ; Original filed 1 SVe r DAYS i fh me , Fd —_— i ” rr. a + if REC- 103 e if ane allmenus nensianereae os In the original of a memorandum captioned and dated as above, the Congressional Record for if- 7 ~f. was reviewed and pertinent items were marked for the Director's attention. This form has been prepared in order that portions of a copy of the original memorandum may Le clipped, mounted, and placed _f /in appropriate Bureau case ubject matter files, va tee H mae