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BEN S. GILMER 195 BROADWAY N EW YORK, N . Y. 10007 September 8, 1966 Dear Ivan: The TV news here in New York ran a film strip last evening on the recent racia l dis_turbances in Atlanta. Part of the fil m showed you standing on top of an automobile and a later part showed you making a statement about the incident. I am sure that everyone, who had any knowledge at all about the situation, who saw you on TV felt a sense of pride in what you had to say and the manner i n which you said it. It is too bad, of course, to see this kind of thing happening in Atlanta, but I rise to s a lute you i n your response to it. Wi th all good wishes. Sincerely , The Honorable Ivan Al len, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia - �