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10:47 a.m. September 16, 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. TOLSON MR, BELMONT MR. DE LOACH The Attorney General called and stated they were considering issulng a $25,000 reward in the Birmingham situation. He asked if J had any particular feeling in this regard. I replied that I did not think it would be particularly helpful or harmful. I advised ; the Attorney General that we had found it better to work / ) through inioraants, oifering to pay the informant if i he delivers inforzation on the line without advertising. “__ / éy Very truly yours JE John Edgar Hoover Director JEH:rm {8) SENT Fa at TIM, WS Z 1 - Miss Holmes [2 Trotter ne S & Pak yea SO.