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ee ee ee me ee UNITED STATES COWERNMENT ) Memorandum ro/ + ur. WwW. R, wd eect eT, i N. P. Callahan 1 « Director Seety - BAPBOMB is the code word for ing the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, on 9/16/63. Purpose of this memorandum is to obtain approval of attached letter to the Civil Rights Division (CRD) forwarding request of David Vann, Mayor of Birmingham, for review of FBI files regarding twelve bombing incidents which occurred in Birmingham during the period 1956-1965. My memorandum of 1/28/76 advised of receipt of above request from Mayor Vann, which request was precededi by an earlier request. The earlier request was forwarded to the CRD - of the Department and the Department subsequently deferred to the Bureau. It was recommended and approved that Mayor Vann be advised his request would be more appropriately directed to William Baxley, Attorney General of Alabama, to whom informatto regarding captioned matter is being furnished in connection investigation being conducted by Mr. Baxley. By above-mentigngd memorandum of 1/28/76 it was recommended and approved that Vann's current request be forwarded to the Department, advisgng the Department of the manner of disposition of the Mayor's prior request and requesting concurrence in responding in 1 to his current request. Extensivé file review to locate necessary information so that the Department could be appropriately referred to the incidents in question hds been completed. RECA co = 22 | RY dgn Attached for approve iia letter to the CRD forwar Mayor Vann's request, advising CRD of the manner of disposition of Mayor Vann's prior request and requesting concurrence in similar handling of his current request. — — znclosure j..<4 ¢/9/>, 2 FEB YS 1976 ACTION: Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 2010-108