American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa

American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa Suite 700A, 15 East 40th Street, New York 17, N.Y./LE 2-1640-1 All communications to: Theodore E. Brown Director CALL COMMITTEE James Farmer January 8 , 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. A. Philip Randolph Dear Conference Participant: The problem of unifying the Congo and the role of the United Nations-with the support of our government on this issue is very much in the current news. Our Arden House conference last November passed a significant resolution which is in line with the United Nations operations to unify Katanga with the Congo. Our Congo resolution was sent to President Kennedy the day after we closed our Arden House meetings at Harriman, New York on November 24th. The Congo issue also came in for some discussion by us in the December 17th conference with the President. As a follow-up, this telegram was sent to President Kennedy January 2, 1963: THE AMERICAN NEGRO LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON AFRICA COMMENDS U.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS CURRENT POLICY AND MILITARY OPERATION TO UNIFY THE CONGO., OUR THREE-DAY NOVEMBER 1962 CONFERENCE OF 100 AMERICAN NEGRO ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S ARDEN HOUSE WAS UNANIMOUS IN URirNG A FIRM UNITED NATIONS POLICY WITH COMPLETE SUPPORT, INCLUDING IF NECESSARY "USE OF SANCTIONS AND CONFERENCE SPONSORS (partial list) ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC./AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON AFRICA/AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AFRICAN CULTURE BROTHERHOOD OF SLEEPING CAR PORTERS, AFL-CIO/CONGRESS OF /DELTA SIGMA 'THETA SORORITY, INC. GANDHI SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS/IMPROVED BENEVOLENT PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE WORLD NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE/NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION/NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIA I ON/ NEGRO AMERICAN LABOR COUNCIL/OPERATION CROSSROADS AFRICA, INC./PHELPS-STOKES FUND SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE/STUDENT NON- VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE/TRADE UNION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO/WESTERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. BIBLE WAY CHURCH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WORLD WIDE S, 448

American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa Suite 700A, 15 East 40th Street, New York 17, N.Y./LE 2-1640-1 All communications to: Theodore E. Brown To Conference Participants Director January 8, 1963 CALL Page 2 COMMITTEE James Farmer Dorothy Height Martin Luther King, Jr FORCE" TO BRING KATANGA INTO A UNIFIED CONGO. CURRENT A. Philip Randolph Roy Wilkins UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONS IN CONO HAVE WIDE SUPPORT Whitney Young OF MILLIONS OF AMERICAN NEGROES AS WELL AS WHITE CITIZENS. WE URGE THAT POLICY BE PURSUED VIGOROUSLY. ROY WILKINS CALL COMMITTE AMERICAN NEGRO LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON AFRICA NEW YORK, NEW YORK Copies of this telegram were sent to Ambassador Adlai A. Stevenson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Mennen Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl Rowanq and Senator Thomas Dodd. I thought you might be interested in this and that you might either individually or in the name of your organization make a similar position known to the President and other U.S. officials who have some responsibility in this matter. With best wishes for a happy and successful New Year, I am, Sincerely yours, Theodore E. Brown CONFERENCE SPONSORs Director (partial list) ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC./AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON AFRICA/AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AFRICAN CULTURE BROTHERHOOD OF SLEEPING CAR PORTERS, AFL-CIO/CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY/DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. GANDHI SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS/IMPROVED BENEVOLENT PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE WORLD NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE/NAIIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION/NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIA ION/NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE NEGRO AMERICAN LABOR COUNCIL/OPERATION CROSSROADS AFRICA, INC./PHELPS-STOKES FUND SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE/STUDENT NON- VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE/TRADE UNION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO/WESTERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. BIBLE WAY CHURCH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WORLD WIDE , 448