Le 30 Janvier 1971

Cher Monsieur,

Je lis avec grand interêt votre revue "Parade" dans laquelle je trouve beaucoup d'informations intéressantes.

Je voudrais vous poser la question suivante: est-ce vrai ce qu'a rapporté le "Daily Express" de Londres que Mr. Kissinger - conseiller du Président Nixon en matière de politique étrangère est, dans l'entourage du Président, l'adver saire principal d'une solution pacifique de la crise du Moyen-Orient? Est-ce vrai qu'il exerce une influence sur le Président Nixon, contrairement à l'opinion et aux conseils du Secrétaire d'Etat Monsieur Rogers?

Veuillez m'excuser de vous écrire en français, mais mon anglais n'est pas des meilleurs.

Veuillez agréer, Cher Monsieur mes sincères salutations.

WASHINGTON NEWS BUREAU
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

1293 National Press Building
Washington, D. C. 20004

(202) 737-7555

Dr. Kissinger:

Would it be possible to talk with you on a background basis sometime this week on the options the President has for Vietnam withdrawal?

I have several times found in the remarks of the President what I felt was an option for speedier withdrawal than commonly assumed.

The latest time I wrote about it was the attached report on the President's latest press conference. No one else seems to single out the same references and I would appreciate some fill-in on what the possible options are.

I can be reached at 737-7555 or at the White House press quarters 347-4953.

→ *Sheldon*

Courtney

HAK-NO-3/17

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Saturday, March 6, 1971 ▲

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# *Nixon widens options for withdrawal from Vietnam

*Continued from Page 1*

Here again is the broad hint that the area of negotiation the U.S. would be involved in could be limited to the POWs and complete U.S. withdrawal, leaving the current insistence on mutual withdrawal to the North and South Vietnamese to work out, along with a Vietnamese political settlement.

All this assumes that South Vietnam learns still better how to stand on its own two feet militarily. And Mr. Nixon quotes Gen. Creighton W. Abrams as saying that as of today "the South Vietnamese by themselves can hack it, and they can give an even better account of themselves than the North Vietnamese units."

The argument that Mr. Nixon is going to fool his critics completely is not pursued without considerable hazard.

Mr. Nixon was asked if all North Vietnamese troops were withdrawn from South

Vietnam, "Would we still insist that American troops would not be withdrawn until North Vietnamese troops also left Cambodia and Laos?"

## Strategic goals questioned

The assumption thus far here has been that the U.S. actions in Cambodia and Laos were only to speed U.S. withdrawal from South Vietnam, but not to rout out all North Vietnamese forces from Cambodia and Laos.

But Mr. Nixon observed that there were 40,000 North Vietnamese troops in Cambodia and 90,000 to 100,000 in Laos, in addition to 100,000 in South Vietnam.

"The proposal we have made ... is, of course, for a Southeast Asia settlement ... it is a one-package situation."

Did he really mean that the U.S. would keep forces in South Vietnam until the

North Vietnamese withdrew from Laos and Cambodia?

It sounded that way. But Mr. Nixon said later, in answer to an appeal for clarification, "We cannot guarantee that there will not continue to be some kind of guerrilla activities in Laos or even in Cambodia." Mr. Nixon was perhaps purposefully unclear on the relation of Laos and Cambodia to complete U.S. withdrawal.

## Withdrawal decision hedged

Mr. Nixon reserved comment on further U.S. withdrawals until mid-April, but acknowledged that the big decisions will be put off until next year, which also happens to be a presidential election year.

When the President's remarks were read more closely after the conference, there were many in the press and television-radio corps who felt they were the target of the evening.

"Night after night, after I announced the decision to go into Cambodia, on television it was indicated that that decision would ... increase American casualties and that it would mean that it would prolong the war."

And more, "Night after night for the past three weeks on television there is a drum beat of suggestion, not from all but from some commentators ... from the same ones that said Cambodia wouldn't work, that this isn't going to work."

Lastly, "We can all, of course, here in a press conference — we can debate as to whether or not my view of it is right or the rest. I hope for the good of the country mine is, and if it is right, what you say now doesn't make any difference."

It is true there has been much doubt reported in the news media that widening the war in Laos and Cambodia was necessary to U.S. exit from South Vietnam.

## Opposition reported

But a large share of it is simply reporting in the normal course of events what Mr. Nixon's opposition in Congress was saying. Televising of the fierce fighting in Laos,

mounting casualties, a new crop of pitiful refugees, and interviews with American soldiers anxious to be done with fighting certainly also did contribute to the mood of the country. This seemed an altogether too familiar story to many.

Latent criticism that Mr. Nixon has moved too slowly to withdraw from South Vietnam surfaced with a roar. This Mr. Nixon seeks to quiet.

The rhubarb over Sen. Stuart W. Symington's statement that the "very able" Secretary of State William P. Rogers was being laughed at because the real secretary of state is Henry A. Kissinger, presidential adviser on national security affairs, probably will not run its course soon.

## 'Cheap shot' charged

Mr. Nixon accused Senator Symington of taking a "cheap shot" at playing the "old game" of trying to divide the President from his chief foreign affairs adviser.

The real issue continues to be that some senators, on the Foreign Relations Committee particularly, are disenchanted with the slowness of the withdrawal from South Vietnam and feel that they are not consulted in a manner that the ground rules of the Constitution call for.

They want what they would call "meaningful" discussions with the President himself, or at least his powerful aide in the White House. Mr. Kissinger. It is a legitimate constitutional issue. In almost every administration it is fought out. If it were not for differences of opinion over Southeast Asia policy it would not even be heard at this time.

Sen. J. W. Fulbright, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has insured it will be debated further, by penning a bill which would require White House officials such as the influential Mr. Kissinger to appear before Congress, even if it is only to refuse to talk on grounds of executive privileges.

Nixon widens options
for Viet withdrawal

By Courtney R. Sheldon
Staff correspondent of
The Christian Science Monitor

Washington

President Nixon has staked out an option for withdrawal of all U.S. forces from South Vietnam at a time earlier than commonly expected. And it could be imprudent for war critics to ignore it.

He stated it somewhat cryptically in his
radio talk to the nation on Feb. 25. Now
seven days later he exasperatedly warns
that the news media generally "always
pretty much underestimate what I am cap-

able of doing in withdrawing forces and so
forth."

Mr. Nixon's recent declarations on South
Vietnam have been interpreted as meaning
that he was preparing to keep U.S. military
men there indefinitely.

War critics may still stick to this view of
Mr. Nixon. For the March 4 press confer-
ence also included the old warnings to North
Vietnam not to provoke the U.S. into air re-
taliation against North Vietnam. It reem-
phasized mutual withdrawal as a requisite in
a settlement.

The President's claim that the expansion
of the war into Laos is a necessary and thus
far successful ploy will probably still be
disputed. No one can be certain whether,
how, or when the North Vietnamese will
strike back.

Yet, if all goes as well as Mr. Nixon ex-
pects, a paragraph in his Feb. 25 message
and further hints on March 4 could foretell
the way Mr. Nixon will exit South Vietnam.

Vietnamization stressed

"If North Vietnam wishes to negotiate with the United States, they will have to recognize that time is running out. With the exception of the prisoner of war issue, if North Vietnam continues to refuse to discuss our peace proposals, they will soon find they have no choice but to negotiate only with the South Vietnamese," he explained in his radio talk.

At his March 4 meeting with the press,
Mr. Nixon reinforced this theme to a de-
gree:

"As long as there are American POWs
in North Vietnam we will have to maintain
a residual force in South Vietnam. That is
the least that we can negotiate for.

"As far as our goal is concerned, our goal
is to get all Americans out of Vietnam as
soon as we can by negotiation if possible
and through our withdrawal program and
Vietnamization program if necessary."

★ Please turn to Page 3

Belfast, Northern Ireland

A major riot swept through Belfast's Roman Catholic Falls Road district Friday during an Army search for two Protestants kidnapped at gunpoint.

The riot broke out after soldiers searched the Long bar in Leeson Street, an unofficial headquarters for many Irish nationalists. Soldiers arrested several men.

## Venezuela kidnap arrests

Caracas, Venezuela

The kidnappers of Leon Taurel, a millionaire's son, were captured Friday and the $900,000 ransom was recovered, police reported.

Police said eight persons were under arrest.

Jacobo Taurel, millionaire owner of a chain of department stores, paid the money to members of an urban guerrilla group called Armed Force for National Liberation after his son was kidnapped Monday.

## Bolivian regime in the middle

La Paz, Bolivia

The five-month-old government of Juan Jose Torres faced nationwide strike threats Thursday from both left and right.

The leftist Bolivian Central Workers Organization, the nation's largest labor group, threatened to stage an indefinite general strike unless the government follows a Marxist path.

## U.S. group meets North Viets

Paris

A United States citizens' group attempting to learn more about the issues of the Vietnam war began a day-long session with North Vietnamese officials Friday. A conflict was shaping up over a similar meeting with U.S. officials.

The group includes 170 persons from 41 states.

## African dinosaur

By the Associated Press

Bethlehem, South Africa

Geologists have discovered the remains of a 60-foot dinosaur near here and estimated it lived between 150 million and 180 million years ago.

## Teamster official indicted

Newark, N.J.

Federal indictments were announced against Salvatore Provenzana, an international vice-president of the Teamsters Union and five other persons on charges they conspired to counterfeit food and postage stamps and buy and sell counterfeit money.

## Antigas pact ratification urged

Washington

Formally asking the Senate to ratify a 46-year-old treaty banning the use of poison gases, Secretary of State William P. Rogers insisted on the right of the United States to use tear gas and herbicides in war if it so desires.

Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary Rogers said the Geneva Protocol of 1925 was not intended to cover riot-control agents and antiplant chemicals.

April draft call set at 17,000

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January 25, 1972

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drc/5-8-73

SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

1740 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20036

EXECUTIVE

September 28, 1971

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

The French Deputies of the U.S. - French Parliamentary Exchange are very much looking forward to meeting with you on October 5, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

As background for you, I am enclosing biographies of each of the Deputies, a draft copy of their program in the United States, and a copy of a letter from Congressman Riegle which describes the Exchange Program.

The escort interpreters will, for the most part, be excluded from the meeting with you in the interest of keeping the group small. I hope that you could accommodate, in addition to the thirteen Deputies, the following:

Mr. Fisher Howe Conference Coordinator
Mr. Jonathan Howe Ass't Conference Coordinator
Miss Lindaute Statt Assistant
Mr. Jean Claude Porson Simultaneous interpreter
Miss Michele MacKellar Simultaneous interpreter
Miss Perlette Toledano Escort interpreter
Mrs. Lydia VanHaverbeke Escort interpreter

Please feel free to call on me for any assistance.

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500

inclosures

July 13, 1971

Dear Jack:

When Mr. Sargent Shriver was Ambassador to France, he felt that it would be mutually beneficial for the two countries, the United States and France, to participate in a Parliamentary Exchange Program. Such an exchange did occur last year, 1970, with fifteen young French deputies coming to the United States and nine young Congressmen visiting France. This exchange was highly successful and is being repeated this year under the auspices of the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

The purpose of this letter is to extend to you an invitation to participate in this program. As you might expect, it is a bipartisan effort in which I am acting as co-chairman along with Congressman Tom Foley of Washington. We are both in the process of selecting the twelve members of the House of Representatives to participate in this exchange -- six from each party. It is our aim to ask members who represent a wide range of interests, ideologies, geographic locations, and committee responsibilities.

I have recommended that you be named as one of the six Republican participants. I think you would enjoy it, could make a significant contribution and find it highly worthwhile. Both Tom and I found last year's visit to be a rare opportunity to exchange legislative ideas and to obtain a better understanding of France -- her politics and her people.

The cost of bringing the French deputies to the United States is being borne by the Ford Foundation. They are working in conjunction with the State Department and the School of Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins who actually makes the arrangements and manages the visit. They also develop the program for the French deputies who visit this country. The Assistant Dean

The Honorable Jack McDonald

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July 13, 1971

of the school, Dr. Fisher Howe, has the responsibility for co-
ordinating this effort and we expect to work closely with him
on the day-to-day itinerary. They have prepared a budget, re-
ceived the funds from the Ford Foundation to cover costs in the
United States and should have a schedule ready for the partici-
pants to review by the end of the month. It is the feeling of
the Ford Foundation and John Hopkins that what makes this pro-
gram unique is the live-in arrangement in the host country.
Each participant must provide live-in hospitality (board and
room) for his young French counterpart for the ten days he is
in the country. This, of course, minimizes the cost of the pro-
gram, but more importantly, it directly involves each member of
the delegation in the life style and customs of his host. In
effect, you share lives for the period you are together. With-
out this feature the program would be like many others and prob-
ably be far less personal or productive. Consequently, each
Congressman is being asked to host his French counterpart while
he is in the United States.

Although the deputies' trip here is set for September 11 to
September 22, the precise timing of the U.S. trip to France is
still uncertain. Our tentative planning is that the twelve U.S.
Congressmen will visit France for ten days during the 1972 Eas-
ter recess. We would like to select those days that would mini-
mize the Congressman's absence from committee work and House
votes. We found that the timing of last year's trip caused
little interruption. Our one problem is scheduling the trip so
that it occurs when the French Parliament is in session.

Alain Terrenoire, a Member of the Chamber of Deputies and chairman of the French delegation is in the final stages of selecting the twelve French deputies who will visit the United States. Like our own group, most of those selected will be young, newly elected members of the Parliament who did not participate in the trip last year. Most tend to speak some English, but it helps if you can manage some French. He has informed us that he will send the names of these participants and their biographic information within the next ten days. Along with this, he will also send their transportation plans and an abstract of their interests.

The Honorable Jack McDonald

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July 13, 1971

I would appreciate it if you would seriously consider joining Tom and me in hosting these young French political leaders. The results of this program have always exceeded our expectations, and this sentiment is fully shared by Ambassador Watson and his staff. It was their feeling that the cultural and political benefits of this program add a new dimension to formal government exchange programs. As you can see, every effort is made to eliminate protocol so that national and international issues, as well as the personal aspects of our respective public lives, can be openly and frankly discussed. I would appreciate your giving this invitation serious consideration. We must have our final list of delegates selected by July 30, 1971, and so I would like to have a firm yes or no as soon as you reach a decision. Any additional information can be obtained from Mr. Carl Blake, my administrative assistant.

The Honorable Jack McDonald
1204 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C.

DWR:mk

U.S. - FRENCH PARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGE

The following are expected to participate in the meeting with
Dr. Kissinger, at the White House, October 5, 1971:

Guy Begue (UDR - Lot-et-Garonne)

Jean Durieux (Ind Rep - Nord)

Michel Alloncle (UDR - Charente)

Pierre LeLong (UDR - Finistere)

Jean-Pierre Roux (Non-affil - Vauclusen)

Bertrand des Garets (UDR - Gironde)

Marc Becam (UDR - Finistere)

Claude-Gerard Marcus (UDR - Paris)

Jacques Chaumont (UDR - Sarthe)

Henri de Gastines (UDR - Mayenne)

Jean-Pierre Cassabel (UDR - Aude)

Alain Terrenoire (UDR - Loire)

Jean Marie Poirier (UDR - Val de Marne)

Mr. Fisher Howe - Johns Hopkins SAIS, Coordinator

Mr. Jonathan Snowe - Johns Hopkins SAIS, Ass't Coordinator

Miss Linda Patchell - escort interpreter

Miss Mara Kuhne - escort interpreter

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

August 5, 1971

Dear Henry:

Several good turns, I dare hope, may lead to another -- for a worthy cause. Once again I am seeking your assistance on a program in which SAIS is engaged.

Last year, and again this year, the School is coordinating a program sponsored by the Ford Foundation which brings to this country twelve young French Deputies. They will be hosted for a week or more by twelve young bi-partisan Congressmen. Later in the year these Congressmen will go for a reciprocal visit to Paris.

A number of briefings and engagements are planned during their visit: the Secretary or the Undersecretary of State will host a luncheon; the Speaker of the House will give a dinner; Congressional leaders will hold a briefing; and the French Ambassador will entertain the group one evening.

The group has requested a visit to the White House at the top of its list, and I, therefore, am asking if you would be willing to give them twenty minutes of a half hour of your time.

The Parliamentary group arrives on Sunday, October 3rd, and will be in meetings all day, Monday the 4th. They leave for their hosts' constituencies on Friday the 8th and, therefore, could meet with you any time from the afternoon of October 5th through the morning of October 8th.

I do hope you can do this. Incidentally, Ambassador Watson is keenly interested in the program and may ask the President to see the group.

With best wishes and burning curiosity about your latest adventure.

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500