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¥ ’ - . . - > Ort aRas" PORN won 10 MAY 1962 OF ( Gta ra Wav Cre) 1O1=11.8 we UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum — - Mr. N. Py daranan Aesee, Di, - J Dep. AD Adm. — Dep. AD Inv, Pee To fp, wW. Leavitt gull DATE: 3/1/76 trom 1- mr Letereion — 1- Lego! Coun. . L- Plan. & Eva _— SUBJECT: BaPBOMB 1- Tain — Tolaphooe Ra Director Sec'y BAPBOMB is the code word for case involving bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 9/15/63. Purpose of memorandum is to ob in approval of attached teletype to SAC, Birmingham, furm ing instructions as to his response to request of Mayor Davi ann, Birmingham 4 /3-— for review of certain FBI files. — . ames You will recall that Mayor Vann has recently requested to review files of our Birmingham Office regarding captioned case, several other named bombing incidents, and regarding the beating of Freedom Riders at the Trailways Bus Depot, Birmingham, on 5/14/61. We previously referred Vann's \ request to the Department and the Department deferred to \ us regarding response to above request. \3 \ N\ Regarding captioned case and named bombings, it, was recommended and approved that we advise Mayor Vann that n investigation was conducted regarding some of the bombin mentioned by him and that the others, which were investi ed by the FBI, were so closely connected with captioned matte: that it would seem his' request would be more appropriately ‘\ directed to William Baxley, Attorney General of Alabama, inasmuch as Baxley is currently investigating captioned matter, and information regarding captioned case is being furnished to Mr. Baxley by our Birmingham Office. Enclosure CONTINUED - OVER- — 157-1025 ee i