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Petes Sullivan Tavel . Trott FROM . Cc. D. DeLoach a/. Tele “Room — ; 4 OPnoOMaL foRm HO. 10 ‘\ . ~~ } UNITED STATES oo erin NT a, ' Memorandum _ ~ TO =: Mr, Mohr pate: September 17, 1963 gee Holmes tT) tscr-' BOMBING OF STREET BAPTIST CHURCH SUBJECT: DAT Oe 16 aak ae SBS BIRMINGHAM, ALA — mes iW nolhee 9-15-63 BAPO ms The "New York Herald Tribune" issue of September 17, 1963, page 1, has a story written by Staff Writer William G. Wing and captioned "City of Fear." The story is datelined at Birmingham. About three-quarters through the story, a "Federal man" is quoted as stating, "Slim chance anybody bothered to bring dynamit« in from somewhere else. There's enough dynamite already in Alabama to blow Bak Re RS Oe es ee ee Sessler Sey seen stat Birmingham off the map." - —_—- The Director has inquired, "I hope no FBI man made any such statem« oo a “se ACTION TAKEN: _ PO 7 We have checked with SAC Roy Moore who is in Birmingham, concerni the matter. SAC Moore has advised that he has talked with SAC Faisst and ASAC Jensen of Birmingham who inquired also of the men working the case in Birmingham and this statement was not made by any FBI Agent nor was it made by any FBI personnel at the, Seat of Government here in Washington. 7 = Mr. Moore did say that, of course, various Department people, heade by Burke Marshall, Assistant Attorney General, are on the scene and are hourly consulting with news media people and undoubtedly the statement was made by one U of these men or by Jack Rosenthal of Mr. Guthman's Office here in. n Washington. / ~ For information. é sR 1 - Mr. Belmont 1-Mr. Rosen - ve hs CETL SE 25.4 1- Miss Holmes _ Ay REC 3 1 - Mp, Jones 1 Oy, cas be . Bs sir 30 1963 REW:geg Al To FE seeverca — (6) t J 7 are : as . ‘Snel , Mm. TOLSON fp 99 1563 tre!