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l JAMES L. MCGOVERN l i E X ECUTI V E D I RECTOR I ' METROPOLITAN ATLANTA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, INC. 52 FAIRLIE STR EE T A TLA NTA, G EORGIA 30303 524-3869 April 10, 1967 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of the City of Atlanta 204 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mayor Allen: - --2 - - - ---· The Community Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc. ----a.n~ the Metropolitan Atlanta Commission on Crime and Juvenile Delinquency, Inc. are co-sponsoring a meeting to be held Tuesday, April 18 at 3:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Trust Company of Geor g ia to discuss the problem of the chronic a lcoholic court o f fender. We feel that such a conference at this time is imperative in view of the recent decisions of the federal Courts of Appeal which held that the chronic alcoholic should not be confined as a criminal but rath e r should be t re at e d as one in need o f me dic a l a ss is tanc e . Enclosed is a l ist o f tho se pers o ns invi t e d to attend this meeting as well as some materi a l relating to the problem { of the alcoholic and a tr e atment plan prepared b y the Communit y Council. We are hop eful t h a t a n ov e r a ll pl a n in whic h t h e repr e sent a t ives o f the City, County a n d S t a t e will pa rti cipa t e wil l be f o rt h coming . Your s L. McGovern JLM: ls Enclosure �