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September 13, 1966 1805 North Indian Creek Drive Mobile, Alabama Honorable Ivan Alle n, Jr . Mayor City Hall Atlantag Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Enclosed is a copy of the Cu yahoga County Grand Jury R eport conce rning the re cent riots in Cleveland, O h io , You will note on page 3 tha t the Cleve land riots were "aided and abetted by -- members of, or officers in, the Communist Party. 11 May I offe r my sincere and d eepest sympathy for the t errible stat e of a n arc hy that h as r ecent ly been perpetrated by what appears to be "outsiders" o n the great City of Atlanta? You are to be congratulated for your wonderful leadersh ip and resolute courage in the face of treme n dous per sonal as well as political risks. Seldom h ave the American people seen s u c h bravery as you personally d em on strated the past we e k - end . Attached a re two letters t o Ex- Congressm a n Frank W . Boykin and to Co ngres s man Joe R. P ool, C h ai rm an of the House Un~ Arnerican Act i v i tie s Committee, co n c erning o ne St okel ey Carmi c h ae l. You will no t e that I am c a lling on Congre ss m a n Pool t o inv es t i g ate wa y s a n d me a ns t o bring Carmi c h a e l and h is g a ng out in the ope n. Since you n ow have him in jail in Atlanta , perha ps this is a n o pp or tuni ty for a j oint effort by the House U n~Arneri can Activities Committee a nd your e ffor t s in A tla nta t o either put this man in jail for a lo ng term or p better yet, d epor t him i mmediately. I am sure you can count o n war m support f rom Congressman Pool, but you will pro bably h ave s trong o pposition from Attorney General Katzenbach since he has publi cly denounced the Grand Jury Re p or t from Cleveland both o n television and in the i nternational pre ss. In the interest of law over ana r chy, I rem ain Sincerely yours, 0-.IJ ""~ 1W . MA~ THEWSg Colonel, USAF Copies t o : Mr. Frank W . Boykin Congressman Joe R . Pool Atc h s : Cuyahoga County Grand Jury Report Letter to Ex- Congressman Frank W. Boykin Letter to Congressman Joe R. Pool �
