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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Birmingham, Alabama September 29, 1963 RE: SUMMARY OF FACTS CONCERNING SIX MOST RECENT BIRMINGHAM BOMBINGS 2 UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; Bombing of the Gaston Motel, Birmingham, Alabama, May 11, 1963 . BOMBING MATTERS Bufile 157-881 Birmingham file 157-241 -- An explosion occurred at the A, G, Gaston Motel, 1510 Sth avenue, North, Birmingham, alabama, at 11:58 p.m., May 11, 1963, Crime scene revealed that a charge of high explosive, such as dynamite, was detonated near the west brick wall of the motel, leaving a large hole in the brick wall and damaging house trailers on an adjoining lot, One eye witness claims to have seen two white males in a 1960 hard top white over blue Buick and stated passenger behind driver hurled package from such car toward the motel. another witness desertbes a 1961 white over blue Buick with three white males passing motel, going west, shortly before bombing. Extensive investigation to date has not developed positive information re perpetrators, This motel is located within a block and a half of the i16sh Street Baptist Church, and is owned by a wealthy and promirignt Negro businessman. UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; Bombing of the Residence of Reverend a, D. W, KING, Birmingham, alabama, May 11, 1963 BOMBING MaTTERS Bufile 157- 881 Birmingham file 157-244 -~ ' Two explosions occurred at the residence of Reverend ay D, W. KING, 721 lz2th Street, mnsley Section, Birmingham, alabama, at approximately 11 p.m,, May 11, 1963. The first explosion was detonated at a spot approximately three feet from the sidewalk and about twenty-five feet from the front of the KING residence, The second pxplosion, which occurred one to three minuyes afterward, was detonated near the front of the house. FBI Laboratory examination concluded dynamite was used as the expl>give. Intensive neighborhood investigation: f