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OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 TELEPHONE 5U -.U6S EXT. 4!8 TD : Mr . Irving Kaler, Chairman Fr om: RE: Eliz a K. Paschall, Ex ec u ti ve Director Metro*At lanta Civil Defe n se I was f i nal ly able to reach Mrs. Velma Strode, i n t h e Community Relations Service of the Ju stice Departme n t t his morni n g , Her instructi o ns were that we hould make a loc al i nvestigation of th e sit u a tion a n d if we are not a ble to clear matters up, then we sho uld send her a full report a nd s h e will tak e it u p wit h the proper people t h e r e . As has bee n said, th e re a re t wo separate issues. On e is th e employment of Mr . J ohns o n. Th e other is th e employment pattern of th e ci vil de f e nse organization. Wo u ld it be in order n ow to ask Ge n eral Wo odwar d to a n swe r the follo wi ng q u estio n s: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Are there Negroes n ow employed by Civil Defense ? If so , wh at positio ns do they hold? Ha v e t h ere in the past been Negroes employed ? If so , what posi ti o n s ha v e they h e ld? What is the i nv olvement o f Negroes in th e volunteer acti v i t ies of ci vi l defense? Wo uld it be help f u l to i nvit e Mr . J ohnson a nd General Woodward ta o u r December 15th meeting? EKP/ce cc May or Allen, Vicer Ma yor Massell Rev . J. D. Grier,~ 1 Mr. J esse Hill �