Dear Sen. Lott:  



 The attached report contains conclusive proof that the bombing of the

Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was not caused

solely by the truck bomb. Evidence shows that the massive destruction was

primarily the result of four demolition charges placed at critical structural

points at the third floor level.  



 Weapons Experience: I do not offer such an analytical conclusion lightly.

I have spent 25 years in research, design, development, test and management

of weapons development. This included: handson work at the Ballistic Research

Laboratories; Commander of the Air Force Armament Technology Laboratory,

and ultimately management responsibility for almost every nonnuclear weapon

device in the Air Force (at the Air Force System command, Air Staff and

the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) levels). I was also the first

chairman of the OSD joint service Air Munitions Requirements and Development

Committee. (A more detailed resume appears at Tab 1.)  



 Observations in Oklahoma City: To verify earlier analysis, I visited

Oklahoma City during the last week of June. There I had the opportunity

to view hundreds of photographs taken throughout the cleanup operation

as the layers of debris were cleared away. The photos present irrefutable

evidence that at least four demolition charges were set off at four critical

columns of the reinforced concrete structure at the floor level of the

third floor.  



 Conclusion: Based on my experience in weapons development and bomb damage

analysis, and on my review of all evidence available, I can say, with a

high level of confidence, that the damage pattern on the reinforced concrete

superstructure could not possibly have been attained from the single truck

bomb. The total incompatibility of this pattern of destruction with a single

truck bomb lies in the simple, incontrovertible fact that some of the columns

collapsed that should not have collapsed if the damage were caused solely

by a truck bomb, and, conversely, some of the columns were left standing

that should have collapsed if the damage had been caused solely by the

truck bomb.  



 It is my hope and request that, as a Member of Congress, you will support

a Congressional investigation to determine the true initiators of this

bombing, which could not have occurred the way in which it has been portrayed

as having happened. Further, it is requested that you defer action and

reserve judgment on socalled antiterrorism legislation that has serious

civil liberties implications, and which would not be passed except for

the Oklahoma City bombing until the causes of the Oklahoma City disaster

are determined by independent investigators.  



 Both the Federal Building in Oklahoma and the Trade Center in New York

(See New York Times, October 28, 1993, p. A1) show evidence of a counterterrorism

sting gone wrong.  



 No government law enforcement agency should be permitted to demolish,

smash and bury evidence of a counterterrorism sting operation, sabotage

or terrorist attack without a thorough examination by an independent, technically

competent agency.  



 If an aircraft crashed because of a bomb, or a counterterrorism sting

or an FAA Controller error, the FAA would not be permitted to gather and

bury the evidence. The National Transportation Safety Board would have

been called in to conduct an investigation and where possible every piece

of debris would have been collected and arrayed to determine cause of failure.

 



 To remove all ambiguity with respect to the use of supplementary demolition

charges, the FBI should be required to release the high quality surveillance

color TV camera tape of the Murrah building bombing on April 19, 1995.

 



 It is my observation that the effort required to bomb the A. P. Murrah

Federal Building in Oklahoma City pales in comparison with the effort to

cover up evidence in Oklahoma and the media's withholding of vital information

from the American people.  



 Sincerely yours,  



 Benton K. Partin 


Brigadier Gen. USAF (Ret.) 


BKP:aw 


Enclosure  



 Resume of Brigadier General

Benton R. Partin USAF (Ret.) 





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