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: as a Justice cf the New York
Supreme Cor will no? ermit m2 to continue the

January 10, 1969

pe: £ ivity for the establish-
men the City University in Bedford-
Stuyvesant. During the nast eleven months @s a member
of the S5-iin Hesotia ating Team of the Bed ford-Stuyvesant
Coalition on Educatio oe ce “vices, I have

devoted Ses ee of hour }
‘tatives of the Roard of M4 sner iducaticn and the
Coalition in en effort to create a community controlled
4-year Collese and to select a qualified Presidene for
the new institution.

To insure continuity of our work and the establish-
ment of a Collesze which will promete mcedcern higher educa-
tion for blacks, Puerto Riesms and poor youth in our area,

I have asked Mr. George Meares to serve as my proxy.
asks Will represent me in all future nesotiations. Hr.
Meares is a life-long leader in Ereekiyn and a Director
of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restcration Corporation. .

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I am obliged to warn yo. that grave problems still

confront us in ovr effort to select a President of

College No. 7 who will possess the requisite experience,

training and commitment to serve the needs of our young


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Sincerely yours,

Thomas R. Jones, J.S.C.

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