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FROM OPTIONAL FORK NO. 10 ~ 010-108 ,UNITED STATES Ge. ERNMENT 1 - Mr. N. 'P. Callahan “Son ag jr ‘4 Memorandum. i al areal Ext. Affolre . Files & Com. Gen. Inv. Ident. fama ppc tt teres tnteatey = Lege! Coun. Plan. & Eval. Spec. Inv. — Teoining —_ Telephones Rm Mr, W. R. Wannall aw 4a hy ed BAPBOMB is the code word for the case invo the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on 9/16/63, Purpose of this memorandum is to adv of another request from David Vann, Mayor of Birmingham and review of certain FBI files, nna vaeennnnnarnenn By memorandum 12/22/75 you were advised Mayor :Vann had requested to review FBI files in captioned case, the beating of Freedom Riders on 5/14/61 at the Trailways Bus Station, Birmingham, and “any other race-related bombings" which occurred in Birmingham during the period 1961 to 196 The request was forwarded to the Civil Rights Division an the Department subsequently deferred to the Bureau? recommended and approved that SAC, Birmingham be instruct to advise Mayor Vann that the Department had deferred to the FBI regarding the request, that information in captioned case was being’ furnished to William Baxley, Alabama Attorney General, in connection with investigation being conducted by Mr. Baxley, and the FBI feels that his, Vann‘'s, request would be more properly directed to Mr. Baxley inasmuch as the furnishing of information by the FBI to other local and/or state officials i 204 erfere with Mr. Baxley! . investigation, ° 7 fo? C. REAR OAS - /O AS 7 ee ie Mayor Vann has now asked to review FBI file regarding 12 named bombings which occurred in Birminghane ——— during the period 12/25/56 to 4/1/65, Birmingham has idetermined that no investigation was conducted regarding seven of those bombing incidents (which occurred during “ the period 12/25/56 to 12/14/62). Birmingham also advised investigation was conducted regarding the other five cases named by Mayor Vann but that such investigations were - conducted in conjunction with captioned case. hb C Enclosure Sard 2-2~ 26 157-1025 CONTINUED - OVER Le