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,\ 11 COUNCIL ON HUMAN RELATIONS c,,. MRS JOHN W. STANLEY CHAIRMAN GREATER ATLANTA MR ZENAS SEARS 5 F"CRBYTH STREET, N. W. 1ST VICE-CHAIRMAN MRS. ELIZA PASCHALL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ATLANTA, 13ECRIJIA 30303 MR . THOMAS McPHERSON TELEPHONE 5:Z3•15B1 2ND VICE-CHAIRMAN MISS GLENDA BRISCOE SECRETARY ,INC. August 4, ·1966 DR . JON JOHNSTON TREASURER DIRECTORS The REV . JOSEPH E . BOONE Mrs . PHILIP BRACHMAN Mr. SINCLAIR JACOBS Mr. George Aldridge, Jr. Director, Community Improvement Program City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Aldridge: Mr . A . V . JETT Miss NORAH McNIVEN The Rev. EUGENE PICKETT Mr. JAMES R. WOOD Dr . SAMUEL WILLIAMS Mr. Q. V. WILLIAMSON Mrs . P. Q . YANCEY Mr. HARRY BOYTE Mr . J . OTIS COCHRAN Dr . WILLIAM S. JACKSON Mrs . FRED LANOUE It is our understanding that because of the large amount of federal funds in the CIP program, the personnel policies would have to conform to the requirments of the civil rights laws. Would it be possible for you to give us information about those Negroes who are employed in a office and/or professional jobs level in connection with the CIP program - in yo~r office, on the staff of Candeub, and Felissing, or on the staff of any other organization with which the city has contracted for any part of this program? ~ttached is•. a blank for your convenience. If your office is not the proper one to supply this information, we will appreciate your forwarding this request-~ to the proper one. We would also like to know what point the CIP has reached and when citizens will have an opportunity to review it and react to it. We would like to arrange a publio meeting for such discussion at the appropriate time. Sincerely yours, Mr . JERR Y LEVINE Mrs . SARA P . MITCHELL Mr . WILEY MONTAGUE Mr . MORGAN STANFORD Mr . AL ULMER Mrs. CLIFFORD WILSON M~;El:a~ ~ Executive Director EP:lf cc: The Hon. Robert Weaver, Secretary, Housing & Urban Development, Washington, D.C. �