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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 12

110 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jan 17, 1964 · Broad topic: Terrorism · Topic: 16th Street Church Bombing · 107 pages OCR'd
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-Saesaee: Toleon —__ Belmont Ur. Burke Marshall February 7, 1964 Assistant Attorney General ~ _ ; l — Mr, Belmont Director, FBI 1 | Mr, Rosen 1 = Mr, Malley 1 - Mr, McGowan UVAXNOWN SUBJECTS; BOMBING 1 = Mr, Lavin OF BIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST 1 ~ Mr, Mohr CRURCH, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 1 ~ Mr. DeLoach 1963 1 = Mr. Evans 0 Bpthom & andum will confirm the conversation between Er, John L. Murphy of your Division aad fir, Richard B. Lavin of this Bureau on February 5, 1964, Gnited States Attorney Hacon L, Seaver, Hirminghas, Alabama, advised our Birmingham Office that the Foreman of the Federal Grand Jury, Clarence Pinson, has requested that some information be furnished to the Grand Jury concerning this Bureau's investigation into the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, The Grand Jury will convene on . [a4 HOON NIOY3H-0.938 According to Hr. Weaver, United States Diatrict } 4 Judge Clarence W. Allgood also desires that a statement = / /_/ be made to the jury. Mr. Weaver indicated that he would ~~ be willing to issue a subpoena for the presence of the Bpecial Agent in Charge of our Birmingham Office; however, An you are aware, immediately following the hoght ef the church this Bureau initiated an extensive ivestigition. We are continuing to exert an all-out effort to bring the —.— matter to a logical conclusion. We have cooperat th the continuing to cooperate. We have conducted thousands of of: interviews of seighbors, business people, possible suspects ~ — and voluminous material has been written; however, we still y do not have any evidence which would sustain prosecution For. .” a Tr the boubing either $a Federal Court er in State Court. < '7§ RS .@ 11) | SEE MEMO ROSEN TO ) FELMONT , VE CAPTION, 2/6/64, RBL:n ‘\ FE, , Lette * let bine ifs wasn, Room C_) TeLetyPe unr an
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