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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 37

249 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Sep 15, 1963 · Broad topic: Terrorism · Topic: 16th Street Church Bombing · 234 pages OCR'd
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1! hire OO 1 S010— 16 ws, 2. Pes EOUTAOM ta Gin, GIG, MQ 2? NITED STATES GUOViiX NMENT Memorandum Mr. Tolson _ A. H. Belmon GREENBOMB AND RELATED CASES STATE OF ALABAMA : ae Inspector (EEE ho is handling the special investigations at Birmingham regarding the six bombing devices found on March 21-22, 1965, and the murder of Mrs. Viola Liuzzo on March 25, 1965, discussed with me today the need for additional manpower. In addition to the leads in the Liuzzo case to develop corroborating data concerning the informants story and to establish , the activities of the subjects prior to and subsequent to the murder, vigorously pursuing the leads to identify the persons | a SRA = +L h he n responsipie ior tne pomying devices. of the clocks used as timing devices, the dynamite caps and contemplates interviewing 180 emplot ees of the mine from which it is believe. the dynamite was scolen QI also very alert to develop any indication that these twoc bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in September, 1963. Additionally, the Bureau instructe and members of hate groups interviewed for the purpose of developing any information showing the activities of members of such groups in violence in the past, including the cases under investigation, and any a. pate: March 27, 1965 _1-+Mr. Mohr |-—Mr—Delson Yo eae ] - Mr. Dolson XK > g Tele, Room Holmes 1-Mr, Sullivan 1 - Ma Rosen L-M 1-M mning mut tha ennureadc Wa ié is running oul tne UME ee es e tied into the o have all Klansmen 22 ae contemplated violence or demonstrations opposing the civil rights as - | movement. It is noted that about 45 automobiles from the Birmingham ° * Bessemer area took part in the Ku Klux Klan demonstration in "Montgomery on March 21, 1965, thus showing active participation:: ; in Klan activities. Inspector a ic that he desired to pursue these Y ¥ investigations rapidly and aggressively and needs additional 30 Agents, | 8 stenographers and 1. clerk for this purpose. He presently is using 12 Agents on special and 8 Agents from the Birmingham Office. NOT RECORDED ~ «167 apR 131965 CONTINUED - OVER a yp, NY MA ye" LT? wee V are ay APRIBZ 1065
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