7574 Buckingham
St. Louis, Mo 63105

January 7th, 1973

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Advisor to the President
White House
Washington, D.C.

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

I am deeply disturbed by the events of the past years and particularly by the happenings of the past few weeks. There is in me, as in many of my friends, a sense of despair and discouragement,

What is specially painful to me is the fact that you, a refugee from Hitler Germany, choose to participate in the genocide of a people and in the obliteration of their culture and their country. You were spared extermination in a Nazi concentration camp, as I was. It was only by a stroke of luck or fate that you and I were able to "break away". I do not want to be a "Good German" who does not care about his fellow man (Jew, political enemy, even the Communist is a Human Being). My conscience and my humanity tell me that I have no right to destroy another human, created much as you or I, with a right to life.

I ask you, out of respect for MANKIND, and the 6 Million Jews of Hitler terrorism, to make every effort to save what is left of Vietnam, to halt the bombing and to stop the killing, of all involved in this unbelievable WAR, including our own young men, of course. I plead with you to use your influence to heal the wounds at home. The tears that will have to be shed at another "Yad Vashem" (Memorial to the 6 million victims of Hitler Germany) will drown us all. Please urge the President to sign the Peace Agreement Now.

December 23, 1972

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

With many other people throughout the world,
our hopes for peace were raised by your seeming
honesty during and just after the recent set
of negotiations.

But the torrent of death and destruction
unloosed by the resumption of the bombings
has made us doubt the sincerity of the President
regarding peace.

We do not believe your quest for peace and the
bombings are compatible.

We urge you to withdraw completely if this
administration cannot maintain its honesty
with the people of America.

Ellison Jack, 125 Canon Drive, Orinda California

MARIST COLLEGE
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.

DEAN OF STUDENTS

December 27, 1972

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Presidential Advisor
White House
Washington, D.C.

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

I am writing to vehemently protest further bombings in South East Asia. The current renewal of massive bombings is leading to an old policy that did not work in the sixties; namely, "if you don't settle, we will make you settle". I fail to see how this is consistent with your peace efforts. I doubt if you are responsible for renewing the bombings; and therefore, ask you to intercede with the President to cease them.

I also sense that we will experience disruptions in this country again if current policies persist. I feel this time the campuses could erupt with much support from faculty and staff. This time older people could be strongly involved and possibly even leading the strikes, etc.

Yesterday, I had lunch with an alumnus who had just returned from Vietnam. He is a Navy bombardier. I felt for the first time his feelings of frustration and disbelieve at what is happening. This man flew 275 missions! His attitude was very much different from what I have seen from him on other visits.

I really can't write anything further, for it would only express angry feelings of frustration and shame at our current actions in South East Asia.

I implore you to seek an end to the war in a spirit of openness and magnanimity that should be the hallmarks of a great nation.

TWW:gkw

CC: Congressman Hamilton Fish

MRS. ALLEN D. ZIEBUR

48 Kendall Avenue
Binghamton, New York 13903

Dec. 26, 1972

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Naturally, we all share your dis-
appointment that peace in Vietnam
has not been achieved.

Regardless of where the fault lies,
however, it seems to me impossible to
justify the massive bombing of North
Vietnam that is now taking place.
How can we say that all this killing is
necessary to save the world from com-
munism, while at the same time we are
working toward friendlier relations
with China and Russia? I'm afraid
that history will record that an
entire Asian nation was virtually
destroyed just so that one President
of the United States could feel cer-
tain that no one would call him "soft."
What could be more inhumane?