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Ornomal fomm MO. 10 . t UNITED STATES GOVEF {ENT éh. ‘peat A, . ) — Memorandiim J&Z TO : Mr. Belmont WV # DATE: 30/1/63 ue” prom : Ay Rosen fy 4 tetra — ; p fPhorile y 7 andy SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; —— ne YAS pao wl. BAPTIOn CHURCH Se STREET TALL INFORMATION CONTAIN A 7 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 9/15/63 HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED BOMBING MATTERS DATE s3-e- €é_ BY The following are the developments which have occurred in connection with our investigations of the bombings in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, residence of Arthur Shores, and the intersection of Sixteenth Avenue and Center Street South. ‘The indivjduals picked up by the Alabama Highway Patrol (AHP) on the night of 9/29/63 and early morning .9/30/63 for interrogation/following the arrests of Robert Ei-@hambliss and Charles Arnig/Cagle in connection with the Birmingham _ Chambliss and Cagle are still in custody at the cjty jail in wee Bir gham, Those released included John Wesley all and Lev arborough, Through interviews with suspects released thé [Eee Office has ascertained that representatives of the { va \ AHP were of the opinion that they might scoop other law i Z ahrorgsment officers by the wholesale pick up and interrogation ofcsuspects whose identities they learned from various individuals; ‘undgr fhvestigation aS suspects by the Bureau and Birmingham Po 7. AD P- 4 nts > 1 police.a- as- Cagle and they are being held for the AHP on “open charges" or for investigation, Birmingham advises that it is the consensus ‘of law enforcement officers and representatives of press that Chambliss and Cagle, if they desired to sue for false arrest, would have an excellent basis since the interrogation of them by AHP developed only information that Cagle and John Wesley Hall had at one time picked up a partia j 4 <2, - 5 “No charges have yet been filed against Chambliss and a | omer TTTOT PN 1 - Mr. Mobr hi remnant ja 1 - Mr. DeLoach no aed 1 - Mr, Evans Rb & fas a ef. ICT: tak 2 «XEROX —s @) gg. OCT 7 _1963 ? /