In regard to the matter of Dr. William Fitzjohn (presently Attache at the British Embassy for Sierra Leone scheduled to become Chief of Mission of Sierra Leone on April 27th) I called Roger Tubby at State Department. He conferred with Angier Duke who has been working on this matter.
An Associated Press dispatch in the evening's Star states the Department of State has apologized to Dr. Fitzjohn and has asked the Howard Johnson Company to explain its attitude is (sic) to serving negroes.
Mr. Duke
- recommended strongly that Dr. Fitzjohn be invited to see the President at the White House.
- he suggested that any visit of Howard Johnson to the White House be deferred until a reply has been made by his company to the State Department's inquiry.
- likewise suggested that a letter be sent to each Governor of the fifty states asking their cooperation in insuring (sic) that such incidents do not recur. (I understand that Fred Dutton has in had a suggested draft of such a letter).
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