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BR O A D WAY LOS AN GELES . AT 4 5 TH C A LIFO RN I A A D AM s 9003 7 2-42 7 1 September 16, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of City of Atlanta Office of the Mayor Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: As a Negro Citizen and a national officer of the NAACP I am writing to thank you for the way you have carried yourself and the expressions to the general public that you have made during the Atlanta riots. I am a friend of Dr. Rufus Clemments of Atlanta University. We have often discussed you and your progressive policies and I wanted you to know that I appreciate your efforts in behalf of Civil Rights and a peaceful community. Enclosed is a copy of the New York Times editorial that I thought would re-enforce your determination to continue along the lines you are following. Sincerely yours, President H CH:fl E n cl . �