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pe te nn eee reine cette ee einen B, | ») UNITED STATES GOVEK, ENT é) Belmont M. a. Mee ém Oran um cueia —_ a“ ~ Gale Rosen Sulltvan —.___ ae DATE: September 1 ), 196 TO : Mr. Mal Tavel Trotte: FROM: A, Rosey) Tele. Room Holmes Gandy SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; BOMBING OF THE-SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 9/15/63 BOMBING MATTERS AMA, 9/18/63 / Lal In connection with the above matter, the Director approved sending SAC Roy Moore from Little Rock to Birmingham to take charge of the special squad looking in on the bombing of the Baptist Church and the recent bombings there. An additional ten men and stenographic assistance and cars were sent in by Mr, Mohr's office. Katzenbach called me shortly before 8:00 p.m., 9/15/63, indicating that he was sure he need not call but wanted to express his interest in this case. He told me that he had called a number of Negro wea leaders in Birmingham and had urged that they see to it that anyone with information should come forward with it and give it to the FBI, He said he spoke to the Reverend Martin Luther King and his brother, the Reverend A, D, W. King, and other leaders. He was assured that we were going all out in this investigation; that no holds would be barred; that all our facilities were available and would be used in the event needed, Katzenbach was most pleased with the action which we have taken and wanted to express it. Upon SAC Moore's arrival at Little Rock, I pointed out to him . instructions previously issued to the office that there was to be no blow-by- A 4 i -J4y blow reporting to the Department as to what we were doing. This was to ae 7 include no information about how much manpower we had on the case nor 3 | what our plans are. The position would be that we are conducting an all-out * investigation and we plan to pursue all phases of the case most vigorously. There could be no doubt that we were going to do our job, SAC Moore was advised to make sure that Faisst understood this even though he had been told — 1 Vt ‘previously. a ‘re rai AtJp9 BS SEP 18 1963 y/ 7 SEP 25 1963 | — 7 - s rrp Let