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OPTOMA: FOAM HO. 10 s010-106 4-572 (Rev, 7-18-63) . artes Bis } Os O8w. 280. HO. 27 _ = UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT : ; «1 Memorandum To The Director vate, 10-49-43 a FROM : N. P. Callahan SUBJECT: The Connressinnal Record Page 18096. Senator Robertson, (D) Vi requested to have 3 printed in the Record a letter he received from Harvey HXHewitt, colonel, U. 8. j Air Force, retired, of Falls Church, Virginia, dated October 8, 1968, regarding the FBI investigation of bombings of Negro homes and churches in Alabama. Colonel Hewitt made reference to a letter he sent to Mr, Robertson on September 14th and which Robertson referred to the FBI. Mr. Robertson placed Myr, Hoover's reply to this letter in the Record on September 25th. Colonel Hewitt stated "Unfortunately for me, your prefacing remarks to Mr. Hoover's letter as published in the Record implied that I, personally, had claimed that on the basis of the number of bombings in Alabaina, the FBI had been either inefficient, negligent, or both. My letter had contained no such claim or suggestion. 4 J have the highest personal confidence in Mr. J. Edgar Hoover and in the important in work being done by the FBI. I would never without just cause suggest inefficiency or} negligence. I respectiully request that this letter be published in the Congressional Record so as to correct any erroneous impression that might have been created ag ._ 0 my position in this matter." . / Cp In the original of a memorandum captioned and dated as above, the Congressional Record for if "are a was reviewed and pertinent items were marked for the Director’s attention. This form has keen prepared in order that portions of a copy of the original memorandum may ke clipped, mounted, and placed f.. ‘in appropriate Bureau case ubject matter files, a eis 26 L353 Original filed in S7 afo a] 2 Ur