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: ! ». i ~ . , : | SAC, Birmingham | 1. 1/16/73 Acting Director, FBI | >. Re ( Opappome S fle: 157-352 Bufile: 157-1025 GREENBOMBS BHfile: 174-6 Bufile: 174-35 During the recent inspection of your office, you stated that all logical leads have been covered in captioned cases and suggested the matter be taken up with the substan-~ tive desk with a view toward permitting you to close these : cases. Since all logical investigation has been completed — and the statute of limitations has run. in both cases, you ; are authorized to close these cases; however, you should continue to submit logical fingerprints, when developed, to the Identification Division to be compared with the latents in captioned cases. BAPEOMB is the case which involves the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, on 9/15/63, resulting in the death of four Negro girls, injury _to 16 other persons, and approximately $30,000 damages to the church. GREENBOMBS is the case which involves the explosion at the residence of T, R. Crowell, a Negro, on 7 \ : : 4/1/65 and unexploded pomks\located 3/21-22/65 and 4/1/65, STS pee 21/57-/325- 172 > LE el AILED 5 JAN 16 1973 Bi B JAN 30 1973 eee ee os Yell in Birminghasi. Extensive investigation has been con- ¢ ducted in both cases and all logical leqds, have been run out. Milter, E.S. Purvis Soyare Falters : f | We: Room 1 rep Meade NOTE CONTINUED PAGE 2 Ye. Armstrong — ¥ jis Ws. Herwig ‘hs. Neenan MAIL ROOM LA TELETYPE UNIT [__] Aa , —j7 =. “Ee