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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 11

69 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Terrorism · Topic: 16th Street Church Bombing · 69 pages OCR'd
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FD-350 (Rev, 7-16-63) cal. and state authorities re- mphatic “no comment” to d a Evening Post article which _ Teported that FBI offi- ials now who bombed the Six- ae nth Street Baptist Church ere, ‘ EE Sept. 15 bombing took the ives of four, Negro girls and shed off tension which re- ed in the death of three oth- ‘persons, i-The Post report said Birming- am. police and FBI officials ow the “Mister X” who plant- “the éxplosive in the church cbut don’t have enough evidence “for a conviction. _ LAW enforcement officials now who the bomber and his “accomplices are —have known. (for months. But. they have not “heen able t to put together fhe kind of airtight case they need| ‘to take ‘Mister X* tu court,” the, Post article said. The report | “was written by George McMil jan, whose story appears in the fPost’s June 6 issue, The Post described the author as “an au- ;thority on policing integration disturbances.” Asked about the article, Ray Faisst, agent in charge of the Birmingham FEI office, said he had no comment. Police Chief} Jamie Moore was out of town, ‘ther police officials also said fey had no comment. Alabama, ic Safety DirectopAl Lingo rel Sete response. | "THE. Post ARTICLE said! en evVi- hat officials have en pace. to believe that the “Mister —"“Planned the . . . bombing’ ta meeting in Birmingham wa weeks before it happened,” —“Was at the house of the} jen who planted the bomb two ights before the bornhing.” | —“His car was parked two; locks away from the church on ie Sunday morning the bomb] ent “ore ae | (Mount Clipping in Space Below) a for the most part with an} {Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and siate,} Date: 5-30~64 EditionRed Star Final Author: Editor: Tiile: BAPEO Character: BN or Classification: Submitting ClCH Y RM INGHAM Being Investigated
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