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* Bornona: roam no. 10 .f * $010-108 MAY 1967 EDITION Ga GEN. EG. NO. 27 . . , Toison UNITED STATES GO. {NMENT Belgpn! ——— sper Memorandum Fy \ x (Ae | TO ; Mr. Belmont / n fan , pate: 10/9/63 ” ie a | fe [7rrere A, Ros ; peel Eee FROM Soon . Hol “e JE / C SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; BOMBING OF 16th STREET Ww . BOMBING MATTERS . LAV} ; On the night of 9/29 3Ane Alabama Highway Patrol arrested Robert E. ‘Chambliss and Charles Arnie’Gagle allegedly in connection with the recent 4 “hombine of the 16th Street Rantiet Church in Rirmingcha 0/9n /ee qo wit, Vb ae 20 SIPCEL papust Cure in pirmingnaim, On 3/30/63 the Director - brought this matter to the attention of the Attorney General, He pointed out that . {| information had been received that the Alabama Highway Patrol had very little _ {| Substantial evidence regarding the two individuals. There is attached for your information a copy of a memorandum prepared . for the Attorney General by Burke Marshall, Assistant Attorney General of the a Civil Ri ivision, under f 10/4/63. ae is noted the Bureau had received similar information to the effect ay tha fi no basis for arresting Chambliss and Cagle except that he found out that thé FBI was questioning numerous Klan members and wanted to jump the : gun and therefore picked them up. As a matter of fact, it was more than 48 hours |. & { later that there was any indication as to what they were going to be charged with 7 and they finally came up with the possession of dynamite charge. BM 461 2