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Letter from Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall to President Harry S. Truman
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Letter from Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall to President Harry S. Truman
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September 17, 1948.
The President
The White House
Dear Mr. President:
It has come to my attention that a number of the men
being considered for appointment on the President's Committee
on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services
have publicly expressed their opinion in favor of abolishing
segregation in the Armed Services. At least one of them,
Lester Grainger, has been critical both of the Army and of
me personally on this particular ,matter.
I feel strongly that no person should serve on this
Committee who has formed a fixed opinion on this subject
on either side, certainly no person who has made a public
pronouncement of such opinion. Otherwise the Committee
could not give fair consideration to the subject.
I respectfully suggest that no person be appointed
until he has been queried on these points and has not
disqualified hinself under the criteria suggested above.
If you feel otherwise, I would like an opportunity to
discuss this matter with you personally before appoint-
ments are made.
Respectully,
the : A
(Signed) KENNETH C. ROYALL
Re:
BE
Kenneth c. Royall
Secretary of the Army
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