Letter from A. Philip Randolph to President Harry S. Truman with a Reply from Matthew Connelly with Related Material

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January 7, 1948. 93-B Dear Mr. Randolph: I have your note of December 28th, addressed to the President. While I appreciate your desire to talk over this matter with the President in person, it 11 is not going to be possible to arrange an interview in the near future. Mr. Niles is available at any time that is mutually convenient, but you may wish to take up the matter of Negroes in the Armed Forces with the Secretary of Defense. Sincerely yours, MATTHEW J. CONNELLY Secretary to the President Mr. A. Philip Randolph, National Treasurer, Committee Against Jimcrow in Military Service and Training, New York, New York.