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. Memorandum for Mr. Belmont . G RE: UNSUBS; BOMBING OF 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH emus 4 ~iSeeboretory representatives, Special Agents ond departed at 6:30 p.m., 9/15/63 via — 1 y je por rom Andrews Air Force Base for Birminghan, 8 t Attorney Gene Attor Grea | reg Sererareraen rea GAY a BD : aAnne fh Qarnasd i advised that no blow-by-blow reports of our investigation are to be furnished to artmental Attorneys on the scené an any problems are encougtened in this regar ey are to co igate with the Bureau epcountened +n - Fare | | PGP LOR CS | C Faisst and ASAC Robert Jansen were telephonicall a oe eo. 2 = _— Instructions were issued to the Birm am Office and eight neighboring offices to immediately initia interviews of all known Klansmen and hate group members, particularly members of the National States Rights Party (NSRP), and to establish the whereabouts of all bombing suspects during the pertinent period and to conduct appropriate interviews of them, The offices were instructed to at first single out Klan members and hate group members who would most logically deplore instant bombing and who would be likely to furnish information of nossible assistance The tactic of first interviewing le eh de LA a AR rYeewswaw ee at et a er re eon ee ee ee —— ae ww nes Se ee ee lesser persons in Klan and hate groups is being utilized in view of the heinous nature of the crime and the possibility that such individuals would not condone such a crime, The normal procedures of interviewing key individuals in these organizations are, of course, also being followed, The Birmingham Office has completed interviews with persons | wno reported they had information of possible value and are proceeding jwith interviews of possible witnesses who were in the area at the time of the explosion. No information of value has yet been developed concerning the identities of the individuals responsible | for the crime. Two automobiles, which were reported as possibly being involved, have been checked out and no pertinent information developed, A preliminary examination of the crime scene by the two [zcpresentatives from the FBI Laboratory confirmed the opinion of the local fire marshal that a high order explosive, possibly dynamite, was used in the bombing, A detailed foot-by-foot crime scene search will be conducted on the morning of 9/16/63 during the daylight hours,