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i cornonal sot 0, 10 fog i Vv UNITED STATES coven, pvr ? « ae Memorandum i DeLoact To: Mr. Mohr DATE: September 20, weed g sult 2 a es id Tavel rrom : C.D. DeLoach Y & ao \ - Cpa Te ori a Gandy sugect: BOMB F-48TH STREET BAPTIST CHURC KAD BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA é 9-15-63 - (et For record purposes, ASAC Robert Jensen of the Birmingham Office “jtelephoned at 1:45 p.m. today and talked to Wick. He said that U. S. District Judge Clarence Allgood has been in touch with U. S. Attorney Malcolm Weaver. Judge Aligo _ysaid that he has learned from a Pastor of a church in Birmingham that many rumors a: “floating throughout both white and Negro sections of Birmingham concerning the police ‘and FBI investigation of the bombing. Judge Allgood said particularly there are three P ,rumors which should be "squelched" as follows: (1) The FBI knows who bombed the church but is making no arrest. ~~ r s (2) A child stumbled on a nitroglycerin bottle near the church and set off the 9-15-63 blast. (3) A Negro janitor at the church has been arrested by the FBI in connection with the bombing. , ASAC Jensen stated that SAC Faisst and SAC Moore are all agreed that he rumors are not healthy and that perhaps some official statement should be made “On authority to knock them down. 15 CLR? mow j ‘ACTION TO BE TAKEN: why 3 OCT % 1963 z 1% 3 £E Wick told ASAC Jensen that if Weaver or one of thé suseree Department 55 cepresentatives on the scene desires to make a statement that is up to them. As far as he FBI is concerned, we will make no statement until we have something to talk mont FJensen said he believed that U. S. Attorney, Weaver would be making such a statement, -, denying all three of these rumors. _ACTION: For record. 1 - Mr. Belmont 1- Mr. Jones 1- Mr. Rosen 1+ Mr. Morrell 1- Mr. Evans REW:sa; (7) ay a