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Depa rtment of Political Scien ce Tula ne Univer s ity ox 1855 New Orle ans 18 , Louisiana Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Ma yor Allen: I am a membe r of the Gr~dua te Division, Politica l Sci en ce, Tulane University. My t ask is~ difficult, and it is felt , worthy one. It i nvolve s c orre s pond i ng wit h a number of cities ha vi ng a hete roge neous populat i on for t he purpose of obta i ni ng i nforma tion re ga r di ng the na ture a nd t yp3 f organi za ti on t he se cities ha ve crea ted to s eek solutions to their r a ce pr oblem . It is hoped t ha t thi s i nforma ti on wi l l be an i nvalua ble source for mak i ng recommenda ti ons re ques t ed by t he cit y of New Orleans fo r t he purpose of det ermi ni ng the mos t fe as ible type of organiza ti on to co pe with it s race problem. Your cit y was sele cte d be caus e we hope to benefit from your experi ence i n this delica te matter . An y consi derat i on given t his re ques t woul d be enor mous ly appr e c iated and hel pful. I am l ook i ng wit h pl easure t o hear ing from you . Si ncreely yours , d/~11#~ li l liam J. J ohr; son �