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Box 7, Folder 16, Document 25
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OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION
ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966
TELEPHONE 5U -.U6S EXT. 4!8
TD :
Mr . Irving Kaler, Chairman
Fr om:
RE:
Eliz a K. Paschall, Ex ec u ti ve Director
Metro*At lanta Civil Defe n se
I was f i nal ly able to reach Mrs. Velma Strode, i n t h e
Community Relations Service of the Ju stice Departme n t
t his morni n g , Her instructi o ns were that we hould make
a loc al i nvestigation of th e sit u a tion a n d if we are not
a ble to clear matters up, then we sho uld send her a full
report a nd s h e will tak e it u p wit h the proper people t h e r e .
As has bee n said, th e re a re t wo separate issues. On e is
th e employment of Mr . J ohns o n. Th e other is th e employment pattern of th e ci vil de f e nse organization. Wo u ld
it be in order n ow to ask Ge n eral Wo odwar d to a n swe r the
follo wi ng q u estio n s:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Are there Negroes n ow employed by Civil Defense ?
If so , wh at positio ns do they hold?
Ha v e t h ere in the past been Negroes employed ?
If so , what posi ti o n s ha v e they h e ld?
What is the i nv olvement o f Negroes in th e volunteer
acti v i t ies of ci vi l defense? Wo uld it be help f u l
to i nvit e Mr . J ohnson a nd General Woodward ta o u r
December 15th meeting?
EKP/ce
cc May or Allen, Vicer Ma yor Massell
Rev . J. D. Grier,~ 1 Mr. J esse Hill
�
ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966
TELEPHONE 5U -.U6S EXT. 4!8
TD :
Mr . Irving Kaler, Chairman
Fr om:
RE:
Eliz a K. Paschall, Ex ec u ti ve Director
Metro*At lanta Civil Defe n se
I was f i nal ly able to reach Mrs. Velma Strode, i n t h e
Community Relations Service of the Ju stice Departme n t
t his morni n g , Her instructi o ns were that we hould make
a loc al i nvestigation of th e sit u a tion a n d if we are not
a ble to clear matters up, then we sho uld send her a full
report a nd s h e will tak e it u p wit h the proper people t h e r e .
As has bee n said, th e re a re t wo separate issues. On e is
th e employment of Mr . J ohns o n. Th e other is th e employment pattern of th e ci vil de f e nse organization. Wo u ld
it be in order n ow to ask Ge n eral Wo odwar d to a n swe r the
follo wi ng q u estio n s:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Are there Negroes n ow employed by Civil Defense ?
If so , wh at positio ns do they hold?
Ha v e t h ere in the past been Negroes employed ?
If so , what posi ti o n s ha v e they h e ld?
What is the i nv olvement o f Negroes in th e volunteer
acti v i t ies of ci vi l defense? Wo uld it be help f u l
to i nvit e Mr . J ohnson a nd General Woodward ta o u r
December 15th meeting?
EKP/ce
cc May or Allen, Vicer Ma yor Massell
Rev . J. D. Grier,~ 1 Mr. J esse Hill
�
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