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Rolf t4'ilklns 1 Jar'"'l rl:!.s Fnt' -,er, ·1a . tit!. Lllt]l:er Kfng,, .Ja ee rorn a.n • .u.. Philip ll.andol ~~h, ih.yat'd ::tu.•ttn • .Jo b.·n Lerw·ir 1, HArry B-alafont.a- 1, Ja.n,a.s :Ba.ldwig,, Diek:. C·r aso:ry·, Oas lG D;n·vis, • Mar lOt! Btc!.ftl!!o ,, :1\a:r<Y·n Bent·y • Ed il ng • •C'brar·t S ·1 k.e 1 .J es a.o. Gray, L "~'~' y L ~a d ry, Cl:JIId& 'Per u.1on 1 Noel D&y :I B,lla Jl,akg:r.

I an W:'l'itlD:lf 0>11 :r:aquQtt. of tho Exo8eue·lvll Co ... d.t.t .. oc of the: S-t.u.dant No.nv:toleat Coard1ll·lltins, Conn!.tte.e at:td :f.n. ny fu.uct:Loa. as Progrs.c. Dlr·ai-'torof the Ocun.cl.l of !edara·t red. e:r::gaui·aa.ticn,e (C.O.J'.O.~

l:.ou ara .a.l · awa~o of tha suc.ae.r ., rcor.ac c. 0 . 1 ,.o" :i.e apcas·or-· i:o.g ln ·U.eetss1r: .- :t tb.is sunl~o~, He o1C ect: to f 'i.ld ov(!:r t:wc t:be1ufc;a.d wcrka'r.a in. Jra6 o~ s -cl\e~l.is :; c.opnunir.-y ceQtera,. v-oter . . re.g t .et:r:at.1cn. ch:S.ve• ia a.ve·ry· C·Od&ty, and ?.I::O·jec:ta in aa.lected vhita coot~:un.it£aj. . We aact.c.l.p :a:ta up t .o o.a• thooeaad y .oJunte4ra fE·oQ a.c-ro·•• ·tlu~ coutaC~J' co j oi:D ua ia tbte p-rogran1, t.acludl'DB, nlui.stere, t ·eaeher•• ·'lawyel'.a: &lid atuchutts.

\ta. hav-.a 1aariu~cl t h1:·oug:b b i ttar OX'P·a,t:iet~~e.e t .a the. pa• t tb~ a·e yeaJ"a ·that ·ehe ,ju.ateial, l r&gis.l&ttve a'D.d. a~ec·utlv.e bo,c:he•· o1 M'iss.lss l.~pt .. fon: a wall. o .f ~b~cr l,'~J, te ~elilti.D·C.e to. Rti!Ui:t i .n_e: c i .vil ti.g ht-a to, N.e t :rc·eG. -:It la our c.onv'lct.icn tbat Q-al . a 1'\a·s ·t:tve. "eff.or·t b the. c-o"'nt~:· h .~u~ked. b the full p owe.r of tba Pre.si.aeXlC can o_f .few:: aone. 'h·orpe .fo~ e·'Ven ~:lnil!lSl c.h&n,g e. in U::t .• slffl:l : t. -

l.fe hove sll''ea.i:ty 'flreen, t\C •C 'U ~US4 o :! lS:U--llCb.i-n tbla pC'Q,j ec:t to S.-ncite vl.ol·at:a ·Ciil ani chao.e ta: Miss:le .s.f.n·r:t, t .hi:s s.l.tc-cer. We b&v ·t-o ana.v-el:S tO· chia 4h4.l'ze. Foe 0116 :11 violence la "$l 1:'&.~ale:nt t.hrous 'brout t.h ·t~ statu, at lsa.;st a:t-x, H~·r· O(:a. have· been lci.lle-a b·:1 Vhl triUI ill. t .he ut tb:~e.e I:J.cut 8 • _· D. ·. , mor·e. n ·r; ·ot:ta:.nt i the ~e,a ~cms · bt tty .fo-r ca:l .. atatnlng l.&u ana.. s; u ,a.~an.t:eeocg , at th~ sane t 1ne., t 'tl•e r 1-R;h t to peac ·e.._ful ., r c:u:c:s t, o·u,s t :r: ·•U t, 1 n the f l.nal an.alya 11 1 iu th·c case crf M.i .sei.s :ti i= 1, w·:f.t'h ·the. P·re .s Ldaat of the 'United. S ·t . tes.

1'he ;!?res-id.en~ tl1U-·t b ·e. ·r.~.~dc t.d understand t-hat th._ie r&'8 :;? 0IU11•1-

biU .. t.y re~ts with hi~. arnd hi • acl·on.e-.11 a.n.d ~hat neith~~ he ~o-r t'he An eric n ~: eo l e can s.f:f prd t .o ,j e.c;,o rcU ze :t:b.e l i .v·e:s of. t ba

-~Hl ro~le \1bo will ~·-e wox:-ki~ag in U.ll :slss .£.?~ :1 th::la sum e.r by failing t •o t .a ke: the rtectHI :;a.l'y j re·c..a.ut i ons ·be f o·l: ·e the I ·U!:'Inel' ~,egi.ns-.

1e ~u:·c W'l':ltin.g Jth.la l .et-,:et: no'l' t'C'· you., ·to jotn tQ~ et.h~T al­t 'b.a ~·~?r1 ~:nt 1 of .Freed. on in '!·1 1 s .sis :!llil•- i" tO: s, e-e:k a · f:l iliUltJ.or; t l! th Pl'e.s:id-ent: Johns on. t,o e:~k bin tor d o the lollooYintt tht.ngs tc i nsu.re ~ecac.E .fUll eb li""ra '-tn His ,~ .l,sa. i ~ t t .. hi .& s:uen.e1n

l ,., K.eet in e.srly tay with. Gove"f'DIO•l:' J'ohns-on 'Pf Mi .ls:&ilul:lppi and extJ:ac:t fran ~Gov-e~no,JC Johnaon the p le.d~e t .h .at he ~rill call to.gethe"r .all st.rtt.e and locel law l<fnforc·ene.~t leaders am..d. la-y d.ou·n. c: rtnin gJ:ounA r-u.l'iHJ for· the

~nder tbes~ Tule9 the followinq activities .- ~ , ~ 1, ~~> o..:i •• Jo~ tJi...' · - ~.s. _. o •n. otect:.ed::

·p e .sc.e::f·ul orde~;ly ~ i. ·e'k~e"Eing; V ·O t e: r l' g i&·t .ra.tion; orderly dis~rlbu~ion of le~f~ats; peaceful ~~se~bly; fl::e-ed·on of 1nter"'raeia.l groups to ltv·e tn tb:e . Negro· e ~om;:uni.ti~s an:d ~o ~o,e. e:r .oua;d t;he state wltho·ut n o'le11 t:.-at:lc~ ..

2. P ·r: ,e"Sident Johnson 'W'ilt b'lf.orr. the ·goverttor that theee are c.l.ear1·1 4!.• tAb lt.lhed ~.o .n.ar: ·U:u~lonal ri.r.bt .e whi.eh the federal go._,er·nnettt luu ~: .he resp,onsibility to pr.ot:eet • and rh·a. 't if t:he govta.r·nor vill not .d,o this, the fed·aral g.overaneta:t:, v·~ll 'bcefar;e th·e sunner,. establ :f. sh -at ke: · oir• - · t.e ~

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a ·ons o· fe . r1rs'h.e.lls 'Wiho will b~ ea11 to rct:ee1: t:'tu:s,e ri .ht:s b reventi• ae-ti.o·n· 1nc.luGin on;oot:h-e ... s: ·•t:a; 11nd t:bat the~ :fu.ll po.,er of' ·~. he fe·der-el governoent: a ·t.ands bab.:lnd t:hela 'na.rah.alls. If ·thce &ovel!no':r- ag,r a ·e :s 1 bu·t t.hen tb•·r ,e i ,s an 0,)lv:lo·U8 l:lre ,Aki~g, ·of t:he a.-,g ·riH!l'!'U'!D 't • t.fHiua na.r­•hslla vill. lu:. i:nn.e,·diat:aly tlove·.cl ·into. t.a .sllli.i&ll i .ppi..

3. P~ii:!il!lida:nt: Jt'!hrncn led '-e t ~o 'the co!Jjj1f: r.e:e in .e.dvanee th~~ he Uill tAke tbese ~etion' if eh~ fto~ernor ~ e­fus-e;&.

'N'& are IH!Ikine ·th,os-e 'Wb j ·O:f.n. the 'Friends -of FrrHfdon in-Mi.ss.issi p , i Concit·t.ee to. a . ~ee t ·o· th01 f ,oll o·wif!:e :

1. ·st, tJ. .1!. · l , tt.er tc P~re si.dent: Johtu!.o :n r _··questing a teeti ~ ~~t~ . hto ~t :£h . earli•st pcrtlbl d&ca~ (S _ ·e f!!lil:.c l ~·sur .. )

2 .• 1\ he.n -And i£ th ·rG s idcnt .a.j;',: r e · s ·t -o o e e t w i tb t h .e C ottmi. 'tt ·.:L .• r e laa·ee of tbe· letter t .e tbe P:J: .est a o tha t - th ~ e; · u:ntry l"'a·y k:rtow-, ·J.n .adva!Jiu: e • the reas o·n f~ r tbre ~e .etill;J; •.

l. ll _ld a j·o tnt · :r &-s c.otlf ·o'~ _ ne- · af ·t _r tho :t:~ ~:~eti.-nog to­di~eu~a full1 th~ r ea~lts o f the oe~t~n •

4. i'o c Ar ry : ·t .ha- en.t:ir .e. que -sti o-n tc th-e c oun. t~ y :i.n the event the ·pr e s:L•d.en ·t d Q.el n t !8. r·ee. to th,o· above · t ·o;a.s,al!S.

5. T ~ a~n-d. £ ·ou.r d a.t e~ 8"nd hu:::.ec.s wh ·r • 5' ou eaa • ce:e t ~:lt:b . th 1" f.l a"be1:S o f tli.. ~ CCl'tiit'lit-I;G b!ilfO'r 'B 1'. 1 ·ril ·thi! ei. h.~t~~nth ~ 'Pl"':!U writ t. • : B li'o S!i!l! ,, 1017 ~yn@ Stt'e,et 11 .J <'i ck.a n.,.Ml$;Si$si p i.