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4-7 (Rev. 12-14-64) Tolson . Belmont Mobr BeLcoch Casper ——__ Callahan Conred DECODED COPY _ CAIRGRAM CCABLEGRAM CRADIO xz TELETYPE >: PAGE THREE FROM BIRMINGHAM 092252 SUSPECTS THIS MATTER IN A LOCAL PROSECUTION FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER WHERE THERE §tS STRONG LIKELIHOOD OF THE IMPOSITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY OR SUBSTANTIAL PRISON SENTENCES. IT 1S NOT BELIEVED THEY WILL AGREE TO TESTIFY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES AT A TRIAL INVOLVING A FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION WHERE, = EVEN IF CONVICTIONS WERE OBTAINED, ONLY RELATIVELY SHORT PRISON SENTENCES COULD BE IMPOSED. USA MACON L, WEAVER AND HIS CHIEF ASSISTANT, AUSA R. MACEY TAYLOR, WHILE GENERALLY COGNIZANT OF SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THIS CASE, HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED OF IDENTITIES OF EACH SUSPECT, NOR ARE THEY AWARE OF THE EVIDENCE DEVELOPED TO DATE. BUREAU AUTHORITY 1S REQUESTED FOR SAC, BIRMINGHAM, AND AGENT HANDLING INSTANT CASE TO HOLD INFORMAL TYPE DISCUSSION WITH WEAVER AND TAYLOR WITHOUT DISCLOSING IDENTITIES OF WITNESSES AND SOURCES IN ORDER THAT FULL APPRECIATION OF THE PROSECUTIVE PROBLEMS INVOLVED ARE KNOWN SO THAT SOLUTIONS OR ALTERNATIVE COURGES OF ACTION MAY BE KEPT UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION. ) RECEIVED 11:39 PM EGH If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.