Box 19, Folder 18, Document 87

Box 19, Folder 18, Document 87

JAMES M. DABSS, PRESIDENT
ALBERT W. DENT, VICE PRESIDENT
MARION A. WRIGHT, VICE-PRESIDENT

JOSEPHINE WILKINS, VICE-PRESIDENT 6 ’ e

RUFUS E, CLEMENT, Vice-pRESIDENT Southern Re ional Co ; n ; il

JOHN H. WHEELER, CHAIRMAN ’ U C § Ine.
=_— 5 FORSYTH STREET, N. W. ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA

JOSEPH HAAS, COUNSEL

JAckson 2-8764
LESLIE W. DUNBAR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

July 30, 1963

The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of Atlanta
Georgia

Dear Mr. Allen:

I'm sure you don't need me to tell you how many people
appreciate your splendid performance before the Senate
Commerce Committee last week, but I can't restrain my

admiration. I think your representations were intel-

ligent, eloquent and persuasive, and a good thing for

the country.

I understand you gave this audacious, statesmanlike

and businesslike ( in a rare and unusual sense ) testi-
mony against a good deal of solid, if backward looking,
advice. If this is the case, my compliments are ardent,
indeed. So this is to thank you for a lot of us in
Atlanta.

Sincerely,
Margaret Long

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