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Memorandum for Mr. Belmont RE: UNSUBS; BOMBING OF SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH Numerous other anonymous telephone calls received by the Birmingham Office and the Birmingham Police Department (PD) from individuals furnishing information as to possible suspects and possible sources of dynamite were immediately checked out with negative results. In accordance with Bureau instructions, the Birmingham Office and eight neighboring offices are proceeding with interviews of known Kian and hate group members, particularly members of the National States Rights Party (NSRP), including the leaders of these groups. They are also interviewing and accounting for bombing suspects in their respective divisions, More than a hundred such individuals have been located and interviewed but with the exception of the accounting for the whereabouts of the bombing suspects during the pertinent period, these interviews have resulted in no information of value thu he ac ille Office a an members, includi ere are still several hundred interviews of Kian and hate group members to be conducted and the Birmingham Office and auxiliary offices will complete these interviews as rapidly as possible, Li . iia, ‘2 An effort was made to interview Chambliss concerning Birmingham bombings but Chambliss, an old- time Klan member, refused to talk to Agents. ~2-