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O% The File - July 28, 1975 William L. Gardner . WLG:ljr Deputy Chief : Criminal Section DJ 144-1-906 I had several conversations vich ES the Bombing Unit of the Bureau (Tel. 175-46 coucerning their memorandum of May 8, 1975. I explained tOQQMt chat the request seemed somewhat unusual to us because it was not handled as a Freedom of Information Act request and that it would appear to be as much a Bureau decision as anyone else's whether to divulge the contents.of the reports. I also stated that the underlying letterhead memorandum from Birmingham seemed to indicate that disclosure would jeopardize present Bureau sources, and that we were in no position to make a judgment on that ques-' tion. Accordingly, I called to seek their opinion as to what decision they expected on disclosure. GERD checieed with the SAC in Birminsham and informed me subsequently that the SAC felt the recuest by State Attorney General Baxley was not made in goed faith and that they were not particularly enthusiastic about furnishing the infermation. - i We agreed that Baxley hed been responded to by the SAC and teld that the reports would not be ferthccming and that he should take the matter up with the Civil Rights Division. Bax has not done so. We agreed not to send a written response but to file the request. We further agreed that if Baxley renewed ,his reruest either to us or to the Bureau we would authorize an oral briefing as to the contents of the statewents, thus pre- serving any parts deemed to be confidential. ec: Gardner St .