8/28/2014 JFK Full Results National Archives and Records Administration Kennedy Assassination Collection Full Results Peleased under the John Kennedy WSsassination Records -Viewing/Ordering Information : Oollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:i NW 53025 Date: no-22-2017 Back to Search: "Back to Brief Results Hits 1-1 of 1 Hit 1 of 1 AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : FBI RECORD NUMBER : 124-10027-10065 RECORDS SERIES : HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 62-109060-5TH NR 1275 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : FBI FROM : ROSEN, A. TO : BELMONT TITLE : [No Title] DATE : 11/26/1963 PAGES : 3 DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT SUBJECTS : JFK, FUNERAL, NATIONAL STATES RIGHTS PARTY MEMBERS CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED RESTRICTIONS : 4 CURRENT STATUS :. RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 01/29/1996 OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE Audit history for this Record Identification Form Hits 1-1 of 1 Back’ to BriefResults National Archives and Records Administration webmaster@nara.gov http:/Awww.nara.g ovicgi-bin/starfinder/10647/jfksnew.bt 1M HW 53025 Docld:32125728 Page 1
OF TONAL (ORM NO. 10 - UNITED STATES GOVERN =NT ok Memorandurn To: Mr. pernont {fOr DATE: November 26, 1963 Or OE. Le. a ee Tovel — ; . Trotter ._ _- —_— FROM: A. Rosen\w Tele. Reon: - Gandy __.. ...—~- SUBJECT: |= UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; BOMBING OF SIXTEENTH of STREET BAPTIST CHURCH . fo BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA “ SEPTEMBER 15, 1963 BOMBING MATTERS While Governor George Wallace, the political figure most closely identified with the | views and beliefs of suspect Klan and National States Rights P (NSRP) members, made an appearance at the funeral of president ‘Kenned egy. in Washington yesterday, a conf identia | informant reported prime suspect Thomas Blanton, Jr., and his father, along with officials of the NSRP, have been jubilant ‘and celebrating. However, another reliable informant reports the Klan has had no meeting this week and none is planned ‘due to FBI "activities." Among those at NSRP headquarters who were happy over the assassination. were James Warner, Dr. Edward R, Fields, Jerry Dutton and Albert DeShazo, DeShazo, in discussing the current issue of the NSRP publication "The Thunderbolt," which contains bitter anti-Xennedy“ diatribe, (advance copy of which has been furnished the Attorney General) made the statement they would now have to change the name — from Jack to Robert. SP 1025 . An informant reported Edward R. Fields . was “in: contact with . ary Lou Holt, representative of United Americans for. Cooperative Govermuaent, and both agreed the assassination of the President was an act of God as if he was not a communist, he was a fellow traveler and his demise would prevent his delivering them into the hands of the communists. Fields and Holt discussed at length the FBI's investigation of the Birmingham bombings, and both ‘agreed this — investigation was most detrimental.to the objectives. of their . respective organizations. Both asserted they would ‘be: ‘happy 0.1 ‘gee. | ; _the FBI's attention diverted. (9a-109000- a aa jr no omcwvat FILED IN ~— 1 = Mr. Mohr / — ih eet. -1 = Mr. DeLoach . “NOT RECOPOFE - cM, My l= ii, Evans : 6 DEC 4 1963s; J a HET :cac ‘ -@) Oe oe ? —— —— BDEC 8 1963. 5 60 ui © HW 53025 DBocld:321257278 Page 2? _ ome
Memorandum to hir. Belmont RE: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; BOMBING OF SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH oO As. a result of conferences of Agents working on the bombing cases in Birmingham, it was agreed that the following yenain as prime suspects: |‘Thomas Blanton, Jr., Charles Cagle, . Robert Chambliss, Troy Ingram, Levi Yarborough, Secondary suspects are Bobby Frank Cherry, Walter Earl Thompson, Billy Neil Tipton, Herbert Eugene Reeves and Ross Keith, While John Wesley Hall is believed to have participated in bombings other than the principal ones being investigated, Agents handling him are convinced he eventually will reach informant status aS he has recently furnished: signed statement identifying Cagle and Yarborough as the persons who burned the St. James. - Methodist Church, Warrior, Alabama, August 10, 1963. While witnesses have not been able to corroborate the latter information, | ’ Hall has been cooperative in furnishing coverage of special meetings, which coverage has been corroborated, and has also accepted money for securing information and realizés full well the "hold" Agents now have on him, “ According to an informant who intercepted a conversation | . between Matt Murphy, who is acting as attorney. for the NSRP, and J. B. Stoner, Murphy advised the FBI has been putting alot of heat . on him. Stoner said he likes to discredit Agents publicly... because no* judge will let him do so in court. , 7 a Stoner and Murphy agreed the indictment. pending against ‘NSRP members because of their obstructing desegregation in the Birmingham schools is "loose." They said the only overt act charged against Stoner was. a speech he made, and Stoner plans to attack the indictment on constitutional grounds. that it violated his freedom of speech. , os 7 Attorney Ralph E. Coleman, self-admitted segregationist and John Bircher representing Jack and Herman Cash who have been checked as suspects, stated his clients are of the opinion the violence in Birmingham can be traced to disgruntled Klansmen and NSRP members. Coleman implied he has a connection with the Governor's office and said "we" intend to "pull the rug out from _lunder the NSRP." Coleman stated "his sources" have the opinion ~ “ .Jthe prime suspects in the Birmingham bombings are Tommy Blanton, Robert Chambliss, Troy Ingram and Charles Cagle. : Coleman had no ns eo HW 53025 Docld:32125728 Page 3 St PEs