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, 1 id Memorandum to Mr. Belmont Re: UNSUBS; BOMBING OF SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH He was informed that it has always been the iron clad policy of this Bureau to cooperate 100% with agencies that cooperate with the [sce he learned of our interest through the suspects themselves. |i Bureau. ; BAR om: told in this particular case we could not “ afford to ntified with any joint operation that involved participation of Klan members and it was a known fact among news media representatives that there were Kiansmen present or associated with the operation of the AHP the night the,suspects were picked up. nA fo oe [| tw it was true that Shelton, : Wizard of the United Klans resent at the AHP headquarters on that evening but he, was surprised at this and ordered Shelton off the pre * a | | Thereafter made no further overtures for a ‘ meeting and the conve on was terminated vhen MMMM reaiized that our position in this matter was firm, As a matter of interest some of the persons picked up for 7 Sheltoy was by the AHP and newsmen have advised that not only Sheltoy was in attendance that “4vening but Klansmen, Donald Everet Luna and Herbert Euge Reeves were riding with Troopers apparently pointing out certain persons for the state inve eti gators. Pre Pos att aS Ke of ev weie ; Ri/ oS y Cag e, 8 a suspeca+whom ‘Was picks p . along with Robert EF bliss and John Wesley Hall was tried * { in Recorder's Court,’ Birmingham on 10-S-63, fe pled not guilty”. to possession of dynamite through his attorney Matt H. Murphy, Jr. He was found guilty by Judge J. Earl Langer sentenced to pay | $100 fine plus costs and six months at hard labor. Notice of appeal was given.