Walter Kosack 6000 Frankfurt/M. Westgermany
Kreuznacher Str. 47

FFM., October 10, 1988

OCT 24 1988

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

Thank you very much for your esteemed letter. It was
an especially enjoy to receive your answer.

Often I spend the weekend in Nürnberg, and therefore I
remember of you, because I cross Fürth, your former birth-
place. From the train I see your home, Hornschuchpromenade.
But pretty important was the contact among your parents
and my uncle Walter John, owner of a shop of textiles in the
Karlstreet, the ancient center of the city. This has been my
home, because my honourable father was died during the
battle of Verdun, First World War 1916. Unfortunately my mother
died by a dangerous influenza, which coursed during that
times. She was old 33 years, and so I was an orphan. My uncle
feeled to take care my education etc. My younger cousin Walter,
and another one, were my fellows. Fritz, of the same age, be-
came general of the German Airforce. He survived the war, but
Walter died in Italy, Monte Cassino.

Further I have to give you a statement about other relatives,
living in England. Here I have had another uncle, who created
the first German Parliament, the constitution of Weimar,
member of the Deutsche Volkspartei, (Stresemann).

Therefore it was clear, that I followed the political devel-
lopment. I was member of the "Liga für Menschenrechte", the
leader was the wellknown Professor Quidde. He immigrated; THE
Nazis have outlawed him. I worked as Journalist at Ullstein
in Berlin. The Nazis have cashed this Jewish edition. I re-
ceived prohibition of writing. I worked as English and French
correspondent in Frankfurt, one of an important export-firm.
I remark, that I was more than 30 times arrested - without
any proofs - fortunately.

After Surrender 1945, I worked as translator and analyst at
the Education- & Information Center, a section of The Head-
Quarter of the US. Army. (Eleven years). Until my retirement,
meanwhile 65 years old, I had a position at the Municipal
Administration of the City of Frankfurt. Now I make some-
times translations or I write for economical periodicals.
Mr. Kissinger, you see, I have an interesting background.
I have the intention to write my biography in the next time.
After the population, I shall send you a book.

Remarkable is, that I have the same opinion of Mr. Winston
Churchill. He was and is my favorite and follower.

One of a zitate, concerning the mentality of the German
people, as follows: "Germans lay neither on the bottom, or
the throat!"

At last some proverbs, respect, a wit. 1) Birth of Californians: "The miner came in fortynine - the prostitute in Fifty - the native son came fiftyone - that makesim fiftyfifty!".

2). Preface of US. Constitution:" Generals should be able to
fire guns - And parliament should be able generals! 2"
(Sic. President Truman).

With best regards and health in future,

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