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i 'J.7 Ad ams St . Saa Cliff, Now York Sapt . 7, 1966 Ron . I va n Al l en, J r . Oity Ha ll Atl nta, Ge or gia 1y dear ayor A. 11 n : W were i nt re etod to se th s hots of y oura l f handlin g the riot in Atlanta, on the TV thia evoning . You may be ussur ed that mi l lions of poople in the North ympathiz e with y our problom in ttem~ting t o b tt r th c ondition of the und erpr i vileged. -- whil your effort are hams trung by th pr ofes s ional tr oubl&- mak r and prov ocat urs dho delib rat ly inQi te t o riot un d r the oloe.k of 11 prora oting civil ri ~hts . 11 As you stat ed i n your oommenta, there is no exc uae what.s o ver for any gr ou pa of p op l t o riot in our etr et , and it i s t o be hop ed that you will aontinu to d a l with any a uoh att mpta with a firm hand. With al l ood wi shes, I m G or We iss �