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plan approved by the board
would 60 into effect In Septem-
Der. 1860. barring court action
or other developments.
However. the board officially
has maintained q position that
public release Of the plan would
mot be in the best interests
! Of the county"
A Fairfax official said yester-
day that State ofilcials have
urged that the plan be kept
secret because 1t might stir up
resistance in the General AS
sembly. The new Perrow ''free-
dom Of choice" program. which
recognizes there win be some
lintegration. was approved by a
marrow. margin in the State
Legislature after three years of
! q massive resistance policy.
It was reported that Attorney
General Albertis Harrison, IT.,
advised the board not to make
the plan pubic.
Mr.. Reeves pleaded with the
Board yesterday to discuss the
plan with him. He said the III
ing of q degeneration suit had
been withheld on the hope that
school officials and the Negro
attorneys could reach an
agreement without court ac-
ton.
I'VE understand that there
are some influences, political
and otherwise, which would try
to make you believe that it is
not possible to accomplish
desegregation on a voluntary
basis" said Mr.. Reeves.
"Organized Program"
1T is our sincere conviction
! that desegregation can be bet
ter accomplished on some plan
or organized program to make
the adjustment. II we 60 to
court and If we are successful,
the courts action might be in
consistent with any planned
| program you might have"
Mr.. Reeves pointed out that
the 26 Negroes seeking admis-
sion to white schools range
from first grade to high school.
Questioned on what he
thought q desegregation plan
should contain. Mr.. Reeves
said 1t should recognize first
that there shall be desegrega-
ton, and provide for an orderly
transition from a segregated
system to q desegregated one
as quickly as possible, consid-
ering whatever may be the
problems involved in admin
Iistering it.
II do not believe any gov
Iernmental or administrative
body should presume there is
harm in exposing its plans
to the public for criticism or
consideration" said Mr.. Reeves.
The most effective procedure
lin having public acceptance
would be to expose it to them
and let the people raise ques-
tons. make suggestions, and
voice criticisms"
Hopes for "Friendly Suit"
Board Member Clyde Glea-
son commented that it might
be more conducive to reaching
an "amicable agreement" on q
desegregation plan If the me-
|gotiations are carried on In q
friendly manner under the jul
risdiction Of q Federal Judge.
School officials have said
their desegregation. plan could
be put into effect If ordered to-
desegregate by q Federal court.
After the m Getting. Mr..
Reeves, said he had no alterna-
tive to fling q suit. He said the
desegregation action will be
filed "in two or three days" inl
Alexandria Federal Court. He
told the Board that he hoped
the court action would ''be inI
the nature Of q friendly suit.
At the beginning Of the closed
portion Of yesterdays meeting,
supervisor Moss asked to con-
suit with the Board but was
barred along with reporters.
Mr.. Moss told reporters that
the desegregation question is
too important for the govern
ing body to be by-passed." He |
said that his views were sup
ported by Board Chairman
Stuart T. Debell and Superyi-
sors A. Claiborne Leigh and
Brig. Gen. Richard r. Oven
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