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£72 (Rev. 2-19. ornowt fot mo. 10 = > UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT oo. Cf 18. POE To : The Director DATE: WE VTP eG ‘ k FROM : N, P. Callahan } - a er eee SUBJECT: The Congressional Record Vbvhe IT S24 KITE Lb EEL, aee ‘ { Pages 16470-16471, Senator Gruening, (D) Alaska, spoke concerniy j recent happenings in Birniingham, He included several articles and editorials me, 1 : { remarks. This material included an article from the Washington Star of September J 1663, entitled "A Southerner Speaks--A Flower ior the Graves." This article state | "® 1s too late to blame the sick crisinals who handled the dynan:ite. The FBI andt { police can deal with that kind. The charge against them is simple. They killed fou; children. Only we can trace the truth, Southerner--you and L" | Pages 16477 - 16478. Senator Ribicoff, (5) Connecticut, spoke on the 4 Situation in Birmingham, He subnutted several articles and editorials with his rem: Included was an editorial from the Washington Fost of September 18, 1963, entitled "Hunting The Killers." This editorial stated "Because of the high repute of the Fede: Ecreau of Investigation, that agency's n:assive effort to solve the Eiroingham bombb will tring reassurance to an outraged nation, - - ~ - ft is not so certain, however, tk the announcement will bring full reassurance to Negroes in Eirminghan: or throughout «the country. Negro leaders have complained for several years that the FI has not bk =’; gealous in hunting down civil rights violators in the South. - - - ~ Critics of the Bure; » 4 aught to take a few factors into account. The first of these is that FBI Director J. Ed Hoever is indubitably right in saying that investigation of crimes of this kind is ~« j primarly the duty of daly constituted local police authority; the FBI has jurisdiction on oF hen the offense involved some crossing of State Mines, and it needs to be careful to Fy void exceeding its jurisdiction, - - ~ - The FETs task in Firr:ingham is not an easy .& ‘one. Mr, Eibicoif also included the article entitled "A Flower for the Graves" which >) i was set forth in comments by Senator Gruening earlier in this memorandum, « , t ' oT RECORDED ‘ : 145 oct 7 1963 ay: dated as above, the Congressional jp the original of 3 ae ore ewe and pertinent items wete——= = ere marked for the Director’s attention. This form has been prepared in order that portions of a copy of the original memorandum may be clipped, mounted, and placed in appropriate Bureau, case of subject matter files.