Shon Dear Mayor Hofhrinus: Thank you for your re eo.) , On several occasions ~ecen: y tue President has mide oor the civil defense provra> the American people the dare: importance of civil d-fense tonference of Mayors the problem: bu ey AVAILABLE Gate Des, c vf atomic warfare an: In ula speech before she un fe osabear Tek) the Bren de 8 ta ad “For the first tinue % nf BLocy, citues wore principal target. fe flor oan, enemy seekirg te our Nation. The city iar sored fror a 33 i doa support in the rc-ar “has moved ona! Koy tinet way into tie fro tis' Then, in the Stata of tne tation tHepsagze cas oe to the erdtical impor ante oF st. td defense “An indispengabl?> par 9 : ‘ ou: coutinental se our civil defens» effrrt Vile wil. surcee we have the come ete ) so eration of State wove or: mayors and volunoars 1 iti zen groups with tua. hes, we can advance a coonoe-ca’ive program wiles "fF. ui tag Should come, wou.’' ea s tvans Lives unio asae. o-. ‘ fr patty In his Budget Message on Jnauery the new major course wnen he said: f as ig 71, 1956, the Ppa ano ag ira eoogtton fee etvil defen ‘hig budset ref.ects a new soncept oF cast tetera Which takes acco int of the destructive thregh of ius tern weenons and whit emphias zee improved wiurwisg4 inert ~ tug attack and yp cannivg cr the disserny) ‘y we ania REPRODUCED AT 7H E DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY ~ . — erent