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BY COURIER BYC. REC- 92 COMM - EBL . arans ' 1 - Chicago - Enclosures (2) Toleon Belmont —____ Mohr Casper Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale | Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Room ’ September 24, 1983 S23 7- (ORS Md? Honorable Everett M. Dirksen BY SPECIAL MESSENGER United Slates Senate Washington, BD, C. 259610 Dear Everett: I received your letter of Septeinber 20th forwardicg the communication you received from Mr, Cscar B. Goodman concerning FBI investigatioas of bombings in Birmingham, I certainly welcome the opportunity to polnt out to you that Mr. Goodman's charges against the EDI ere completely baseless. L Both sides in the racial issue have used the FBI's vame in recent months to gain support for their respective points of view. Obviously, neither side haz ~ es spoken with any authority since their statements have dealt ~- i with cases on which no public announcement has been made <5 ~ regarding the results of our favestigations, HE Our jurisdiction to investigate these bombings” which have occurred in Alabama comes from the Civil Rights?> Act of 196) which became effective on May 6, 196). Ris = -- broad in scope, but the Department of Justice has stated that ~ Congress clearly indicated there was no intention in the statute to usurp investigative and prosecutive authority in bombing matters from state and Local authorities. The Department bas instructed that the FEI should not isitlate investigations into such cases without special Depirtiichtil authorization. 2b Sd 03 by AB 1 - New York - Enclosures (2) - M. A. Jones - Enclosures (2) - Mr. Rosen - Enclosures (2) ry nn) u va —_ LT Fimek , ) at -2 OO wer eevee unit CI quis Iga WOH ONIGVSH--d.934