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OrtiowAt tom NO. 10 5010-108 may Toa? eOItN t } GSA GEN. #EG. NO. 27 NS UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : Mr. Mohr FROM: Cc. D. DeLoach “SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS BOMBING OF 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA a an : Senator Jim Eastland, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called me at 10:30 a.m. today and wanted to know if I could come, up to his office. pee fete G GSA hice, i. 2 Ge mén From the KS NET Upon seeing the Senator he told me that some pro State of Alabama who were j id j as responsible for the bombing, however, the FBI refused to an arrest because this would embarrass the Administration. The Senator stated he knew this to be false but just wanted to hear it from us. I asked the Senator if he had ever known the FBI to enter into sucha scurrilous deal of this nature. He replied in the negative. I told him that Mr. Hoover would never be a party to any such matter and that for his information we had made no arrest in this matter, neither had we identified anyone as yet who was responsible for the bombing. I told the Senator that whenever the FBI had sufficient confirmatory evidence to procure a warrant that we would go ahead and initiate such action and let the chips fall where they may. The Senator stated he knew all of this but just wanted to talk the matter over. a The Senator and I discussed a number of things regarding Commissioner George Edwards who is attempting to be a Federal Judge. Edwards will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee within several days. Senator Eastland plans to give hin ahardtime. The Senator also told me that the Scripps-Howard newspapers are going tc launch a campaign against Edwards. REC- 97 ; = Baht? IS 7 ~ [325 -U4GA ACTION: / In view of the possibility of the Alabama delegation, who will visit the )% white House today, advising the President of the rumor concerning the =— it might be a good idea to have Liaison advise our contacts at the White House of the falseness of this rumor. Cece eee : 1 - Mr. Belmont, \ ey / 1- Mr. Rosén Y abe: Oe Ap > ale Lif 1 - Mr. Jones oo ° 1 - Mr. Morrell ae Coane ie eres CDD:saj (6) ~ A