10/14

HAK:

Re: Fadiman

You asked exactly what it is that Fadiman
wants from you.

He is compiling a book of essays to be
called _Testament: The Living Philosophies_
of Some Eminent Men and Women of Our Time.

He hopes you will write in ca. 2500 words
your personal credo, a statement of your
convictions and beliefs, an intimate
"spiritual and intellectual last will and
testament to our generation."

The honorarium offered is $2000 and he
would need the manuscript in three months.

You turned it down initially.

Still not interested

Tell him I'll try to do something
(and remind me from time to time)

ssm

CLIFTON FADIMAN
3222 CAMPANIL DRIVE
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 93109

July 29, 1988

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger Associates, Inc.
55 E. 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055

AUG 25 1998

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

"Strange is our situation here upon Earth."

--Albert Einstein

The distinguished house of Doubleday and the Book-of-the-Month Club (of whose Editorial Board I am a member) are collaborating on a publishing proposal we hope will interest you. The keynote of this venture is struck by the seven words from Albert Einstein that head this letter. It has a little history behind it.

Fifty-seven years ago, as an assistant editor, I helped to publish an extraordinarily successful book called _Living Philosophies_. In it 22 of the most eminent men and women of that time--scientists, novelists, sociologists, critics, philosophers, historians, educators, theologians--responded to the following perhaps somewhat overfervent invitation:

> "Briefly, we should like to secure from you a statement of your personal credo; that is to say, a statement of your convictions and beliefs concerning the nature of the world and of man. In a sense, this would be a spiritual and intellectual last will and testament to our generation--a brief apologia, necessarily subjective, touching intimately on your own hopes and fears, the mainsprings of your faith or the promptings of your despair. Such an article, together with others of like nature from a selected group of the most penetrating minds of our era, would form an invaluable legacy to thoughtful readers everywhere, for they would indicate the valid principles, the personal philosophy, by which the great men and women of our day have guided their own lives and work."

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Among the contributors was Albert Einstein; George Bernard Shaw regarded his statement as one of the most significant utterances of its period. Other contributors included: H. G. Wells, Bertrand Russell, John Dewey, Beatrice Webb, Hu Shih, Hilaire Belloc, Sir James Jeans, Sir Arthur Keith, Lewis Mumford, and Fridtjof Nansen.

So widespread was the public response to _Living Philosophies_ that in 1940 I edited a kind of sequel or supplement entitled _I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Certain Eminent Men and Women of Our Time_. In it seven of the contributors to the first book revised or reviewed their original beliefs. New contributors included Thomas Mann, W. H. Auden, Franz Boas, Havelock Ellis, E. M. Forster, Julian Huxley, Lin Yutang, Jacques Maritain, George Santayana, James Thurber, and Rebecca West.

Our century and millennium are nearing their close. Our mortal species faces the thermonuclear age. It is in the light of these simple facts that I have been asked to edit a volume to be called _Testament: The Living Philosophies of Some Eminent Men and Women of Our Time_.

This letter is being sent to a number of such men and women in the hope that they may find it interesting to themselves and helpful to others to set down a kind of ultimate credo or, it may be, a profession of skepticism. In his 1931 statement H. G. Wells spoke of those questions to which he had "given innumerable hours--in conversation, in reading and writing, in lonely places, and particularly in the loneliest places of all, the dark stillness of the night."

It is to such questions, touching on the meaning of your life
in our difficult era, but ranging as widely as you wish, that we
hope you would address yourself.

The statement might run to 2,500 words, more or less, but
should not exceed 3,000. In essence, Doubleday and the
Book-of-the-Month Club will provide an honorarium of $2,000 for each
contributor, who will of course retain first serial rights. Shortly
after I receive your expression of affirmative interest in this
letter, they will send you a more detailed agreement for your
signature. If feasible, we would hope for manuscript delivery
within three months after your agreement to the proposal.

We extend our warm hope that, together with other world leaders
of thought, science, art, and statesmanship, you will join in the
creation of *Testament*.

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ALBERT EINSTEIN

STRANGE is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose.

From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men —above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow-men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received. My peace of mind is often troubled by the depressing sense that I have borrowed too heavily from the work of other men.

I do not believe we can have any freedom at all in the philosophical sense, for we act not only under external compulsion but also by inner necessity. Schopenhauer's saying—"A man can surely do what he wills to do, but he cannot determine what he wills"—impressed itself upon me in youth and has always consoled me when I have witnessed or suffered life's

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hardships. This conviction is a perpetual breeder of tolerance, for it does not allow us to take ourselves or others too seriously; it makes rather for a sense of humor.

To ponder interminably over the reason for one's own existence or the meaning of life in general seems to me, from an objective point of view, to be sheer folly. And yet everyone holds certain ideals by which he guides his aspiration and his judgment. The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle.

Without the sense of collaborating with like-minded beings in the pursuit of the ever unattainable in art and scientific research, my life would have been empty. Ever since childhood I have scorned the commonplace limits so often set upon human ambition. Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury—to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

My passionate interest in social justice and social responsibility has always stood in curious contrast to a marked lack of desire for direct association with men and women. I am a horse for single harness, not cut out for tandem or team work. I have never belonged wholeheartedly to country or state, to my circle of friends, or even to my own family. These ties have always been accompanied by a vague aloofness, and the wish to withdraw into myself increases with the years.

Such isolation is sometimes bitter, but I do not regret being cut off from the understanding and sympathy of other men. I lose something by it, to be sure, but I am compensated for it in being rendered independent of the customs, opinions, and

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prejudices of others, and am not tempted to rest my peace of
mind upon such shifting foundations.

My political ideal is democracy. Everyone should be re-
spected as an individual, but no one idolized. It is an irony
of fate that I should have been showered with so much un-
called-for and unmerited admiration and esteem. Perhaps this
adulation springs from the unfulfilled wish of the multitude
to comprehend the few ideas which I, with my weak powers,
have advanced.

Full well do I know that in order to attain any definite goal
it is imperative that *one* person should do the thinking and
commanding and carry most of the responsibility. But those
who are led should not be driven, and they should be allowed
to choose their leader. It seems to me that the distinctions
separating the social classes are false; in the last analysis they
rest on force. I am convinced that degeneracy follows every
autocratic system of violence, for violence inevitably attracts
moral inferiors. Time has proved that illustrious tyrants are
succeeded by scoundrels.

For this reason I have always been passionately opposed to
such régimes as exist in Russia and Italy to-day. The thing
which has discredited the European forms of democracy is
not the basic theory of democracy itself, which some say is at
fault, but the instability of our political leadership, as well as
the impersonal character of party alignments.

I believe that those in the United States have hit upon the
right idea. A President is chosen for a reasonable length of
time and enough power is given him to acquit himself proper-
ly of his responsibilities. In the German Government, on
the other hand, I like the state's more extensive care of the
individual when he is ill or unemployed. What is truly valu-
able in our bustle of life is not the nation, I should say, but
the creative and impressionable individuality, the personality

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—he who produces the noble and sublime while the common herd remains dull in thought and insensible in feeling.

This subject brings me to that vilest offspring of the herd mind—the odious militia. The man who enjoys marching in line and file to the strains of music falls below my contempt; he received his great brain by mistake—the spinal cord would have been amply sufficient. This heroism at command, this senseless violence, this accursed bombast of patriotism—how intensely I despise them! War is low and despicable, and I had rather be smitten to shreds than participate in such doings.

Such a stain on humanity should be erased without delay. I think well enough of human nature to believe that it would have been wiped out long ago had not the common sense of nations been systematically corrupted through school and press for business and political reasons.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. This insight into the mystery of life, coupled though it be with fear, has also given rise to religion. To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms—this knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religiousness. In this sense, and in this sense only, I belong in the ranks of devoutly religious men.

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own—a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotism. It is enough for me to

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RNC-

1988
Republican
National
Convention

GALA

HAK
declined

NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

Lodwick M. Cook

April 26, 1988

The Hon. Henry A. Kissinger
Suite 1021
1800 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

APR 28 1988

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

I am writing to invite you to the most important Republican
event between now and the general election in November.

If you haven't guessed, the event is the Republican National
Convention to be held in New Orleans, August 15-18. Many
history-making activities will take place during convention week,
but none will be as significant as the Republican National
Convention Gala on August 18.

The Convention Gala will bring together over 3,000 of our
nation's top business and political leaders to honor the
Republican nominees for President and Vice President. This
luncheon will serve as an excellent opportunity for you to become
actively involved in the convention. Both political action
committee and corporate dollars are welcome in this endeavor, and
there are numerous other sponsorship and exposure opportunities.

I invite you to join me as a special guest at the Convention
Gala just a few hours before George Bush makes his Presidential
nomination acceptance speech before a world-wide, televised
audience. And by participating in the Convention Gala, you will
be provided with a ticket (unless you already have one) to the
final session of the convention to hear our Presidential and Vice
Presidential nominees.

George Bush and his Vice Presidential nominee -- for the
first time as the official "Republican nominees" for 1988 -- are
expected to attend the Republican Convention Gala to meet
Republicans like yourself. This will be a historic occasion, one
to treasure and remember for decades to come.

In 1984, the Republican National Convention Gala sold out.
There simply was no space left and many loyal Republicans had to
be turned away.

Thanks to the wonderful facilities in New Orleans, we are
able to accommodate more loyal Republicans. But in order to
assign priority seating, we must receive your reservation as
early as possible. By making your Gala reservation today you can
also be our guest at the most important session of the National
Convention . . . the night of the acceptance speeches on August 18.

310 First Street, Southeast, Washington, D.C. 20003 202-863-8720
Paid for by the Republican National Committee.

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April 26, 1988

Page Two

As the world watches the Republican Convention on August 18, you can be part of the two most significant convention events: the climactic final convention session and the Convention Gala.

Convention Galas have been held at Republican Conventions since 1960. They provide a special opportunity for you and your family to participate in an important and historic event that helps determine who will be the next President of the United States.

The 1988 Gala will be the highlight of the social and political activities of the entire convention week. This is the event that happens only once every four years and brings together supporters from every state in the nation including Cabinet members, Senators, Congressmen, Governors . . . virtually a "Who's Who" of the Republican Party.

You are a dedicated and steadfast Republican contributor and supporter and I hope you accept my invitation to attend the Convention Gala.

In summary, the Republican Convention Gala presents you with the opportunity to enjoy a historical and political event that will never again be repeated.

Enclosed is a fact sheet and registration form. Whether you contribute as a table buyer or Gala sponsor, I recommend you confirm your intentions today, and if possible forward your contribution check.

With your contribution of $10,000, you will also be invited to a special recognition event during the convention week with other VIP guests. So, please mark your calendar today, complete the enclosed registration form and return it to me. I will personally see that your registration is confirmed and you are kept up-to-date as our plans develop.

Four years ago in Dallas I was disappointed that so many people were left out of the Gala simply because we ran out of space. It is not pleasant to turn away people who want to be part of the most exciting political event of the entire election year, especially when they have been long-time Party supporters.

Although August 18 may seem a long way away, we have already received reservations for the Gala. This is my initial announcement letter and I recommend that if at all possible you respond now to avoid disappointment later. Please mail the enclosed reply form to me today.

I look forward to seeing you and your guests at the Gala.

Enclosures

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P. O. BOX 1216
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JOHN WOOD FAIN
GENERAL COUNSEL

May 19, 1988

JUN 3- 1988

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Chairman
Kissinger Associates, Inc.
350 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Enclosed are an Overnite paperweight and some
personalized notepads to remind you of your recent
visit to Richmond.

We enjoyed having you with us and hope that you
will come back to visit us in Richmond very soon.

ps/jwf./87

Enc.

This campaign involves the most profound philosophical issues
in foreign policy of any postwar election. I have read
everything I could find on foreign and national security
policy uttered by Governor Dukakis--which is admittedly a
skimpy body of work. I am convinced that his views on
national security are incompatible with a strong America;
his approach to East-West relations would undermine our
ability to move the Soviet Union toward more responsible
behavior; and his view of international affairs would keep
us from shaping the new world four decades of American
dedication have brought into view. It is a privilege
to support Vice President Bush whom I have known and
respected for over 20 years.

HENRY A. KISSINGER

September, 1988

DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20340

U-0314/VO-PW

16 MAR 1966

TO: Headquarters
Air Force Military Personnel Center
DPMCB, Attn: Mr. Atkinson
Randolph AFB, TX 78150-6001

SUBJECT: Report Naming Missing Air Force Officer

1. The DIA collection team in Southeast Asia has recently received information which appears to relate to missing Air Force Colonel Patrick M. Fallon. The following extract, which is quoted in its entirety, is from a longer report unrelated to Col Fallon:

"According to the second informant, another PW named Patrick Henry Fallon was being detained in Sam Tai (D) Houa Phan (P). This information was related to the informant on 27 December 1987 during a conversation with a Houamuang District police lieutenant named ________. No other details were reported."

2. It should be noted that this informant was not interviewed by U.S. officials; rather, the information was provided by a source who had allegedly heard it from the informant. Further, the informant is reportedly in contact with a U.S. citizen resident of Thailand who is often characterized as a retired USAF intelligence officer and "self-avowed POW hunter."

3. Although this report is at least third hand hearsay, it will be pursued. We will keep you informed of any new information we receive.

FOR THE DIRECTOR:

WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFO REPORT, NOT FINALLY
EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

DOI: (U) 831013.

REQS: (U) D-VOP-43468.

SOURCE: A RETIRED USAF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER LIVING IN THAILAND. HE IS A SELF-PROFESSED "INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVE" EMPLOYED BY A NON-GOVERNMENT PRIVATE ORGANIZATION SEEKING PWS IN VIETNAM AND LAOS. HE OBTAINED THE INFORMATION FROM A PAID INFORMANT WHO INTURN RECEIVED IT FROM THE CHIEF OF THE PL GUARD FORCE AT THE INSTALLATION INVOLVED. SOURCE'S REPORTING IN THE PAST HAS NOT BEEN JUDGED ENTIRELY CREDIBLE.

SUMMARY: THIS IS A STONY BEACH REPORT. IN 1983, PW PATRICK MARTIN FALLON WAS DEBRIEFED BY A TEAM OF RUSSIAN OFFICERS IN VIENTIANE.

TEXT: IN 1983, PATRICK MARTIN FALLON, A SENIOR USAF OFFICER, WAS BROUGHT FROM SOMEWHERE IN SAM NEUA (NFI) TO VIENTIANE. FROM 17 SEP 83 UNTIL 13 OCT 83 HE WAS HELD IN THE OLD COMMISSARY BUILDING OF THE FORMER USAID COMPOUND WHERE HE WAS DEBRIEFED BY A TEAM OF 12 RUSSIAN OFFICERS. IT IS UNKNOWN WHO THE RUSSIANS WERE AND WHAT THE NATURE OF THEIR QUESTIONS WAS.

COMMENTS: SOURCE CONSISTENLY INDICATED HE WAS RELUCTANT TO PROVIDE ALL THE DETAILS REGARDING HIS SOURCES AND THE INFORMATION HE ALLEGEDLY POSSESSES. HE STATES HE HAS GREAT DIFFICULTY IN REPORTING SPECIFIC NAMES OF PWS HIS SUBSOURCES REPORT BECAUSE OF THE USG POLICY THAT FAMILIES MUST BE INFORMED OF ANY MIA DATA OBTAINED. HE CONTINUALLY EXPRESSES A DEEP SEATED AND EMOTIONAL DISLIKE OF MANY INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN PW/MIA AFFAIRS AND INDICATES HE CAN'T TRUST ANYONE.

2. (U) SOURCE FURTHER STATED HE IS COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED WITH USG PW ACTIVITIES. HE BELIEVES NO ONE BUT HIS ORGANIZATION IS DOING ANYTHING TO FREE THE US PRISONERS IN LAOS.

//IPSP: (U) PG 2430//.

Paolo Fano

Tel Aviv, Ramataim 6 - 11 - 88
Israel

NOV 10 1988.

Dear Mr. Kissinger,

I received your article in the Los Angeles Times of the 16-10-88 and I understand from my cousin Ettore Lolli that you have included my name in your mailing list.

I am very grateful to you and to my cousin for granting me the precious privilege of being directly informed of your political views.

With my best regards

DANTE B. EASCELL, FLORIDA, CHAIRMAN

AUG 12 1988

LEE H. HAMILTON, INDIANA
GUS YATRON, PENNSYLVANIA
STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, NEW YORK
DON BONKER, WASHINGTON
GERRY E. STUDDS, MASSACHUSETTS
DAN MICA, FLORIDA
HOWARD WOLPE, MICHIGAN
GEO. W. CROCKETT, Jr., MICHIGAN
SAM GEJDENSON, CONNECTICUT
MERVYN M. DYMALLY, CALIFORNIA
TOM LANTOS, CALIFORNIA
PETER H. KOSTMAYER, PENNSYLVANIA
ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, NEW JERSEY
LAWRENCE J. SMITH, FLORIDA
HOWARD L. BERMAN, CALIFORNIA
MEL LEVINE, CALIFORNIA
EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, OHIO
TED WEISS, New York
GARY L. ACKERMAN, NEW YORK
MORRIS K. UDALL, ARIZONA
CHESTER G. ATKINS, MASSACHUSETTS
JAMES MCCLURE CLARKE, NORTH CAROLINA
JAIME B. FUSTER, PUERTO RICO
JAMES H. BILBRAY, NEVADA
WAYNE OWENS, UTAH
FOANE I.F. SUNIA, AMERICAN SAMOA
JOHN J. BRADY, JR.
CHIEF OF STAFF

One Hundredth Congress

Congress of the United States

Committee on Foreign Affairs

House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20515

WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, MICHIGAN
BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, NEW YORK
ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, CALIFORNIA
JIM LEACH, IOWA
TOBY ROTH, WISCONSIN
OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, MAINE
HENRY J. HYDE, ILLINOIS
GERALD B.H. SOLOMON, NEW YORK
DOUG BEREUTER, NEBRASKA
ROBERT K. DORNAN, CALIFORNIA
CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, NEW JERSEY
CONNIE MACK, FLORIDA
MICHAEL DEWINE, OHIO
DAN BURTON, INDIANA
JAN MEYERS, KANSAS
JOHN MILLER, WASHINGTON
DONALD E. BUZ' LUKENS, OHIO
BEN BLAZ, GUAM

STEVEN K. BERRY
MINORITY CHIEF OF STAFF

July 29, 1988

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger Associates, Inc.
55 East 52nd Street
New York 10055

Dear Mr. Secretary:

The Arms Control, International Security and Science Subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs intends to hold hearings this coming September, to examine implementation of the War Powers Resolution since its enactment in 1973. These hearings will be part of a series which the subcommittee is holding on the War Powers Resolution.

As chairman of both the subcommittee and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, I would like to invite you to appear before the subcommittee and to share with us your perspective on the critical relationship between the executive and legislative branches in the exercise of war powers. Your views on the implementation of the War Powers Resolution during your stewardship of the Department of State and in connection with such recent incidents as those occurring in the Persian Gulf would be invaluable to the work of the subcommittee. We also are inviting other former Secretaries of State to appear at the hearing.

Some of the specific issues of interest to the subcommittee are how important you viewed the War Powers Resolution during your term in office, whether the law played an important role in your decision-making, and whether you would recommend any revisions in the law based on your experience.

Your appearance before the subcommittee is important for many reasons, but two stand out in my mind. First, we sit through a lot of testimony by scholars, former officials, Members of Congress, many of whom explain the intent behind the actions of former executive branch officials. It would be refreshing to hear from the source. Second, we hope that the hearing will contribute to the building of an effective bipartisan foreign policy for the next administration, regardless of which party takes office.