HENRY A. KISSINGER

November 17, 1978

Dear Mr. Pfeiffer:

I am enclosing a summary of the highlights of the September meeting of the International Councillors of the Future of Business. I thought the discussions were most worthwhile and covered a number of important points which I hope we can take up in greater detail at our next meeting.

I want to say how much I appreciate
your interest in our group and look
forward to seeing you soon again.

Mr. Ralph A. Pfeiffer, Jr.
Chairman
IBM World Trade, Americas
Far East Corporation
IBM World Trade Building
Rockwood Road, Route 9
Mount Pleasant, New York 12457

7/25/78

HAK: Re: <u>Chase IAC</u>

Needless to say, they are anxious to learn
your decision on attending Oct. 29-31, as
they are meeting tomorrow morning at 10am.

If you can attend, it is hoped you will be
able to remain after lunch on Oct. 31 for
a 1-1 1/2 hour country-risk meeting. They
would be grateful if you could stay, as you
are the only advisor they have in this
area.

Phelan explained that once you and DR have
approved a date, it is to all intents set.

To that end, he hopes to get your approval
of the <u>spring</u> meeting on May 27-29, in
New York.

If at all possible, they would like to
confirm the May date by the first week in
August.

So far as I know, there is no conflict at
this time with May 27-29 (except your
birthday)

May 27-29 OK

Prefer

Will attend Oct. 29-31

No

Will attend country risk meeting Oct. 31

SSM

HENRY A. KISSINGER

October 6, 1978

Dear

I am looking forward to seeing you again at the
meeting of the Chase International Advisory
Committee on October 29-31. All the participants
seemed to agree that to focus the discussion on
two major subjects was useful, and I propose to
continue this approach.

The last time we met we just had begun the dis-
cussion of structural causes of unemployment and
its remedies when our colleague Gyllenhammar took
us off to one of his caloric lunches. Therefore,
I propose to start the discussion where we left
off. I hope that Messrs. Gyllenhammar, Merkle
and Tata will sum up their views of last time and
bring them up to date. I plan also to ask Sir
Reay Geddes to join them.

The second subject I propose for discussion will
be international monetary reform. This is of
obvious concern, particularly in light of the
situation of the dollar and developments in the
EEC. A useful way to proceed would be to analyze
the nature of the problem, the problems of the
post Bretton Woods international monetary system,
and the various remedies available. In this
connection, the impact of the new European initia-
tive on the United States and on the prospects

October 6, 1978

for restructuring the international monetary
system would be especially interesting. All
this, of course, will have to be put into the
context of the world inflationary bind. I shall
ask Douglas Dillon, Ernesto Fernandez Hurtado and
Robert Marjolin to lead our discussion in these
areas.

We will also have two special guests, Bill Miller,
the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and
a former member of the Advisory Committee, and
Peter Jay, the British Ambassador to Washington.

Enclosure:

Agenda

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January 13th, 1978

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Dear Dr. Kissinger,

Thank you very much for your letter of December 30th, in which I see that you propose a meeting next September. The 7th and 8th or the 8th and 9th both suit me well. The idea of having a dinner the first evening seems to me a good beginning.

The list of participants looks quite impressive. I do hope you will succeed to have a few more people outside the United States in this panel.

I am really looking forward to our meeting. I am leaving for some weeks wintersports in Saanenmöser near Gstaad, but I am always reachable via my office in Eindhoven.

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1 December 1978

Henry Kissinger
c/o Chase Manhattan Bank
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10015

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

The University of Chicago Press has been publishing a series of volumes entitled *The United States in the World*, designed to provide a new perspective on our history -- particularly our diplomatic history. All the books are written from the vantage point of the foreign country with which they deal. Thus far, the series offers *THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN* by the Oxford historian H. G. Nicholas and *FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES* by the professor of international relations at the Sorbonne, J. B. Duroselle.

In April of next year, we will be publishing RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES by Nikolai V. Sivachev and Nikolai N. Yakovlev. It is our most ambitious undertaking to date, and one with as many ups and downs as the SALT talks. Since the day in 1971 when Professor Sivachev first agreed to our proposal, we have been checked up on by the Soviet Embassy; a second author has been added; and the original plan has been changed to allow the book to be written in Russian. There was never any question that, as Sivachev requested, the authors would be "guaranteed against any arbitrary editorial interference with the substance of the manuscript..." Now, two editors-in-chief, six editors, two translators, and several typists later, bound pages of RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES are available.

I am taking the liberty of sending you a copy herewith, in the hope that you would like to comment on how these Russian historians view our country, a statement that you would allow us to quote. As you can see, the bulk of the work deals with relations between the two countries after the Russian Revolution, and focuses particularly on the years of the Second World War and afterwards. Once again, Professor Sivachev is correct in saying that the book was *not* written "to please the American reader." We believe, however, that RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES, though it may infuriate

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that reader, is at the same time an extremely important book.

If I did not think this was the case, I would not ask you to take
the time to read it. Should it be more convenient, you might
prefer to phone and dictate a statement to my assistant, Virginia
Wolf. The number is (312) 753-3324.

I look forward with pleasure to hearing from you.

MP:pn

P.S. May I call your attention to Chapter 7 (<u>Conclusion</u>), which seems
to indicate that you appear particularly enigmatic to the enigmatic
Russians?

BRAZILIAN EMBASSY
THE AMBASSADOR

Washington, D. C.

March 2, 1978

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Humphrey Institute
1150 Connecticut Avenue, N. W.
Suite 1115
Washington, D. C. 20036

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your
letter of February 9, 1978, in which you expressed the
hope that my country would consider the possibility of
contributing to the establishment of the Hubert H. Hum-
phrey Institute of Public Affairs.

We cherish the memory of Senator Humphrey in
Brazil for not only do we greatly admire his tremendous
achievements in the public arena but we deeply mourn the
loss of our good friend.

We especially appreciate that this extraordin-
ary statesman imbued his many years of service to his
country with his humanitarian vision to improve the
lives of all mankind and with his deep commitment to in-
ternational cooperation.

I have transmitted your letter to the proper
authorities in Brazil for their consideration and I will
be pleased to convey to you their response as soon as it
is received.

SAMUEL PISAR

645 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, N. Y. 10022

March 8, 1978

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Suite 520
1800 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Knowing how closely you follow the political fate
of France and Europe, I thought I would give you
another report on the eve of Sunday's election.

Nothing has changed since our last conversation
at your office. The left remains at the threshold
of victory. There is, of course, the possibility
that if it wins big in the first round, a swing
the other way will come about on March 19. Even
if the left ended up with a majority of the vote,
but a minority of the seats (they need 52 percent
to win), France would be destabilized.

It is difficult to imagine any dramatic event that
would change this bleak picture. Giscard is
considering another T.V. appearance to sound the
alarm, but the risk of being disavowed by the
electorate is great, and may undermine his
constitutional position for the future. Ironically,
tragically the key to the election is now in the
hands of the Communists. If they desist wherever
the Socialists are better placed in the second
round, the left will win. If they maintain their
candidates, the left will lose. Personally, I
think they will desist for a price, and the price
will be paid. Only a bold opening from Giscard to
the center left and the Socialists, via our friend
Mendes France, perhaps, could then change the
situation.

Who knows better than you what could happen in Europe (Italy, Spain, Portugal and even Germany) if France ended up with a government in which Communists held the portfolios of interior, education, labor, industry, etc., or what the reaction could be, politically and economically, at home.

On another subject, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will shortly hold hearings on Soviet-American Relations, and I have been asked to testify. While in Washington, I would, of course, welcome an opportunity to chat with you again. Alternatively, I know that we will see each other in May, in Mexico, where both of us are scheduled to address the International Monetary Conference, under the chairmanship of David Rockefeller. Frankly, I would like to try out on you some of the ideas David and I discussed with the Russians from time to time, especially joint ventures in developing countries. With the African mess poisoning the atmosphere, this may no longer be feasible, however.

Your book is, no doubt, taking shape. I cannot help wondering how you will come out in the East-West chapters. From my own perspectives, it seems tragic that a great historic opportunity is being squandered, as Brezhnev runs out of physical strength.

I know that Abe and Casey Ribicoff will try to get us together in Washington.

With best regards,

Mr. Henry A. Kissinger
Suite 520
1800 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006

January 15th, 1978

Dear Mr. Kissinger,

I just wanted to let you know, how much we enjoyed you on the NBC Special January 13th,
You did a superb job explaining in simple language what is going on in the world.
We think NBC should have you on at least once a month, maybe then the average person
would become more interested in world politics and how it effects America.

We will be looking forward in seeing you again.

31901

March 13, 1978

Dear Mrs. Plachota:

Your letter arrived while Dr. and Mrs. Kissinger
were vacationing in Mexico and I apologize
for the delay in getting in touch with you.

Dr. Kissinger didn't recall a John Kissinger in
his family tree and asked me to consult his
brother, Walter, who is more the family
historian. His brother told me that he was
fairly certain John Kissinger wasn't a direct
relative, as his (Walter's and Henry's) family
was from Bavaria. There is a small town in
Germany named "Kissinger," however, and he felt
that both surnames must have derived from that
area. So who can say -- perhaps the heroic
John Kissinger is indeed a distant "cousin." I
know Dr. Kissinger would be honored to have the
letter if you wanted to part with it.

Dr. Kissinger asked me, also, to thank you for
your very kind words and to congratulate you
on your good fortune in having your 5 great-
grandchildren so nearby.

Mrs. M. M. Plachota
272 S. Post Oak Lane
Houston, Texas 77056

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SSM: Would you like to check
with whoever passes for the
Kissinger family historian to
see if the John Kissinger
described herein is really a
relative. If so, would you
draft a MX response saying he
would be honored to have the
1928 letter.

Thanks.

Jock

PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES, INC.

April 6, 1978

Dr. Henry Kissinger
River House
435 East 52nd Street
New York, New York 10022

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

You may have heard again from Alex Haley regarding a possible Playboy
Interview, so I won't dwell on that except to mention that I'm Alex's
editor and remain hopeful that the project will get underway at some
point. For now, I'd like to suggest something entirely different.

My impression is that one of the things you've done superbly is to
explain the complexities of foreign affairs to the American public.
How about explaining to the public something of far greater signifi-
cance to civilization as we know and cherish it -- soccer?

Would it interest or amuse you to take a whirl at a short article
on the sport? It could take any form that caught your fancy:
Soccer as a spectator sport; some of the best matches you've
ever witnessed; soccer versus football; why it's taken so long to
catch on in the U.S.; soccer and existentialism; etc.

Since the premise is light-hearted, and would represent a change
of pace for you amid the other projects you're engaged in, my
hope was to get you interested enough in this to have you dash off
something without too great an imposition on your time. Also, I
hate to be crass, but Playboy does pay $3,000 for articles on ac-
ceptance.

I would greatly appreciate hearing from you at your earliest con-
venience.

/rm

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