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L FORM MD. 1D sO10- 106 _ MAY 1942 EDITION 4 t GEA GEH. REG. HO. 27 ATolson UNITED STATES GC__ RNMENT } Belmont Le ~ Casper Memorandum — TO : Mr. Mohr DATE: September 20, 1963 (* prs ca Tave! Trotter FROM : C. D. DeLoach felwes Gendy ae SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS _BOMBING OF SIXTEENTH (CC Lé f STREET BAPTIST CHURCH a BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA Kip eer, SEPTEMBER 15, 1963 BOMBING MATTERS WA By reference from the Director's Office, I talked with Senator Dick Russell (D-Georgia) at 11:45 AM this morning. Upon learning of the Director's “absence, the Senator asked to speak with me. I told him that unfortunately the Director was in travel status and that I would be talking with him this afternoon sett h- ~te sealree Aes een en ed and would Ve pidu to aie need Hig sedEt. re, j iD u - ; ff. J ia “fe o- f | seer The Senator’ was very friendly and talked for approximately 15-20 minut: He stated he was sorely troubled about the Birmingham case. He stated that he hoped the FBI would solve this matter and bring the guilty i individuals to ta sk, The Senator specifically asked if we were looking into all angles. I asked him what he meant. [es stated there is a possibility, of course, that Negroes might have perpetrated this incident in order to keep emtions at a fever pitch. He added, of course, there is always a possibility that the communists had perpetrated the bombing. I told the Senator the Director had instructed nothing be ov erlooked in our investigation of this matter. Senator Russell told me he sincerely hoped that the Attorney General or the President would not attempt to suppress evidence in this case. He said he knew that Mr. Hoover would never stand for such an act, however, the possibility always existed that if the perpetrators of the Birmingham incident proved to be individuals whose guilt might embarrass the Administration, there could possibly be an attempt j to suppress evidence or play down the guilt of these individuals. I told Senator Russel. that the Director would never be a party to such an incident, that as a matter of fact, if any Administration attempted to use the FBI in this manner, they would certainly regret it. I mentioned that the Director on a number oftinddsions had indicated that//, no Attorney General had ever attempted to use the FBI in a "political" mannér,’ howev« if that day ever came, then the Director would yndoubtedly leave office.. The Senator stated he knew this, however, was gratified to he Z this from us. He asked that I Tstop by his office on the next time up to the Hill. ? ". &r: ACTION: For record purposes. a J 7 }-Mr. Belmont 1,/Mr. Rosen Ay rai 1-'Mr. Evans p+ 4 ‘Miss Holmes CDD: ejr (7) i Mund Mo’A, Jones Uf See AA ete NREL ET ote Ee ne nn RR OPT RN ERE