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September 15, 1967
Mr, Irvin K, Kailer, Chairman
Atlanta Community Relations Commission
1830 Fulton National Bank Building
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr, Kailler:
This comes to acknowledge your message requesting the
Superintendent of Schools and the Atlanta Board of Education to
meet with the Atlanta Community Relations Commission within
the next 48 hours, I was happy to hear from you.
I shall be happy to meet with you and other members of
the Atlanta Community Relations Commission anytime after
9:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 16, 1967, I will be able to
remain in session until a thorough discussion of the problems
facing schools andithe Atlanta community are discussed and
resolved, Iam, therefore, cancelling all of my appointments
after 9:00 p.m, on Saturday night up to Wednesday of the follow-
ing week in *4 offost to meet with the Board of Education, the
Atlanta Community Relations Commission and any other group that
wants to discuss and aid in resolving the problems confronting
the Atlanta School System, I find it very ingonvenient to cancel
engagements of long stending that are scheduled for today and
tomorrow through 8:30 p.m., however, as forestated, I will be
happy to meet at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow night end as long as
necessary thereafter.
It is not my opinion that the Board of Education refused to
accept the invitation to meet with the Atlanta Community Relations
Commission on yesterday. The board had a meeting scheduled
for 2:00 p.m. and would have found it very disrupting if cancelled,
Mr. Ievin K, Katler September 15, 1967 Page 2
The meeting which begen at 2:00 p.m., lasted until approximately
5:10 p.m. At thet time, the board began a preliminary discussion
on the matters presented to it by the Summit Leadership Group and
the NAACP leaders last Mondey evening.
Wwish to congratulate you and the members of the Atlanta
Community Relations Commission for the splendid work that you
are doing and would like to pledge my support to your commission
in ite continued effort to bring about better harmony and better
conditions for aii of Atlanta's citizens, Again 1 wish to reemphasize
the fect thet I will be happy to meet with you and the commission
anytime after 9:00 p.m, this Saturday,
With kindest personal and professional regards, | am
Sincerely yours,
H, BE, Tate
Member of Atlanta Board of Education
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CC: Mr. B43, Cook
Dr, John Letson
Mayer Iven Allen
Mrs, Blize Paschal