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TELEPHONE : 298-7535 (Area Code 202) Pre1idtnl: L. ART HUR SE LLAN D Mayor of Fresno UNITED STATES C ONFERENCE OF M AYORS 1707 Vic, Pre1idtnl: RAYMOND R. T UCKER Mayor of St. Louis H STREET, WASHINGTON , NORTH W EST D. C . 20006 lmmedUJu Pa11 Prt1ulen1: RICHARD C. L EE September 30, 1963 Mayor of New H aven ~ ~'\ Pa11 Pre1iden/J: HAYDON BURNS Mayor of J acksonville RICHARD J. D ALEY Mayor of Chio.go ROBERT F. WAGNER Ma}'or of New York City T ru1tu1: JOSEPH M. B ARR Mayor of Pimburgh Dear Colleague: ~J J OH N ] . B UCKLEY Mayor of Lawrence STAN LEY W. C H URCH Mayor of New Rochelle LEWIS CUTRER Ma)'Or of H ouston C LYDE E. FANT Mayor of Shreveporc ] AMES B . MCKINNEY Mayor of Sacramemo WA LTER H. REYNOLDS Mayor of Providence Attached to this letter you will find a brief informational questionnaire concerning the creation of human relations committees. We are attempting to find out as much as we can about where such Committees are and how they are operating in order to be of service to many of our members who are seeking to benefit by others' experience. TERRY D . SCHRUNK Mayor of Portland, Ore. P. A LEX SMEKTA Mayor of Rochester, Minn. Advi1ory Board: NEA L S. B LAISDELL, Chairman Mayor of Honolulu MERL E E. A LLEN Mayor of Ogden P. CAVANAGH JEROM E Mayor of Detroit P. CELESTE FRA N K Mayor of Lakewood, Ohio JOHN F. COLLINS Ma)'Or of Boston STANLEY J. D AVIS Mayor of Grand Rapids ] AMES J. D WORAK Mayor of Omaha T HOMAS GA NGEM I Mayor of Jersey Cicy WJLLIAM E. G LYNN Mayor of Hartford HERMA N W. GoLDNER Mayor of St. Petersbu rg CHESTER KOWAL Mayor of BuHalo H E NRY LOEB Mayor of Memphis FRA N K F . MCDoNALD Mayor of Evansville HENRY W. MAIER Mayor of Milwaukee JACK D . MAL TESTER . Mayor of San Leandro GEORGE SHARROCK Mayor of Anchorage J AMES H . J. TATE Mayor of Philadelphia ALLEN C. T HOMPSON As you know, the Conference resolved at its 1963 Annual Conference to make information with respect to this matter available to those members who request it. Steps have been taken to insure that this service will be objective, confi dential and technically competent . A ten- member Mayors' Committee on Community Relations has been established und e r the Chairmanship of Mayor Herman W. Goldner of St . Petersburg , Florida. This Committee has adopted a carefully worked out program, of which this survey is a part, which will draw together background materials, make available cons ultants to those who request technical aid , establish joint wor k i ng r e lationships on problems in this field with such g r oups a s the International Association of Chiefs of Pol i ce , the Na tional Institute of Municipal Law Officers , and the Ame r ic a n Bar Association . This clearing house t ype of se rv ice wi l l be s uppor ted by a grant from one of the major f oundat i o n s and wil l not involve the ex penditure of fund s paid to t h e Mayors ' Co nference by membe r cit i es . Ma y I s tress the point th a t thi s i s n ot a prog ram of adv ocacy on the p ar t of t h e Conference b ut a program to provid e informa ti on, u p o n re ques t, to May o rs of member cities. Mayor of J ack.son, Miss. GEORGE VAN TASSEL Mayor of Tuscaloosa SAMUEL w. YORTY Mayor of Los Angeles Excc111ive Dire,1or: JOHN J. Thank y ou fo r your coop eration on this survey, and please l et me h ear f r om you with suggesti-Ons for Conference of Mayors activity i n t h is or any other area of interest. GU NTH ER Sincerely yours, ~ r ~ e l l nd Mayor of Fresno President, Conference of Mayors Enclosure Survey Form �