THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON

July 17, 1974

Dear Mr. President:

Once again I have had the privilege of returning
to Damascus to share with you a momentous event.
On this visit as on previous occasions, I was deeply
touched by your kind attention and very gracious
hospitality accorded to me. More importantly, I
thank you for the enormous efforts you and your
government made to make this first visit of an
American President the success that it was.

The resumption of relations marks the progress
we have made over recent months. As the President
has said, we are firmly committed to a continuation
of this process and look forward to working with you
in identifying ways to move our newly formed relation-
ship forward.

I want to thank you particularly for the beautiful
gifts you have given me. They will bring to mind my
pleasant memories of Syria and the hospitality I have
always found in Damascus.

With warmest regards,

His Excellency
Hafez al-Asad
President of the Syrian Arab Republic
Damascus

February 19, 1975

Dear Mr. President:

It was a pleasure for me to be in
Damascus once again and to review with you
some of the issues which are so important
for peace in our world. Our exchanges
deepened my understanding of the Syrian
position. I sincerely value our conversa-
tions and look forward to continuing them
during my next visit.

Please extend my appreciation to your
personal staff and to the other members of
your government for their efficient arrange-
ments which helped make my visit so pleasant.

His Excellency
Hafiz al-Asad,
President of the
Syrian Arab Republic,
Damascus.

Mr. Vladimir Ashkenazy,
c/o Hurok Concerts Inc.,
1370 Ave. of the Americas,
New York, N.Y. 10019.

Reykjavík, 5th January, 1974.

Mr. H. Kissinger,
The Secretary of State,
State Department,
Washington D.C.

Dear Mr. Kissinger,

When we met at Victor Zorza's house when I was last playing
in Washington, you said you would like to come to my concert
when I come back, so here are a couple of tickets for my concert
at Kennedy Center on February 10, afternoon.

I am also sending tickets to Senator Fulbright with whom I
had a very interesting luncheon on my last visit to Washington.
(You will have adjoining seats.)

I am trying to arrange a very small and entirely informal
dinner party either on Sunday, February 10, after the concert,
or on the preceding night to which I am asking the Fulbrights,
the Zorzas and no-one else, and I would be delighted if you
would join us.

I'll look forward to hearing from you and in the meantime
since I shall be on tour, I am entrusting Victor Zorza to setting
up time and place for the dinner and co-ordinate with Mr. Fulbright.

With kindest regards,

7617505

August 16, 1976

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Dear Mr. Minister:

I have learned to know the warmth
and depth of Iranian hospitality over
the years, but I am always struck anew
by the unfailing courtesy and imagination
of you and your staff.

Once again, you and Deputy Grand
Sheriff Akmal have out-done yourselves.
Mrs. Kissinger and I and our staff deeply
appreciate the pains which you took with
our schedule, especially for a visit made
during the busy summer holiday season and
including Constitution Day.

Best regards,

His Excellency
Assadollah Alam,
Minister of the Imperial Court,
Tehran.

CENTRAL TREATY ORGANIZATION

THE SECRETARY GENERAL

ESKİ B.M.M. BİNASI
ANKARA- TURKEY

May 3, 1974

Dear Secretary and Mrs. Kissinger,

My wife and I thought that on the occasion of the
wedding of two persons such as you, whose life and
interests have been so marked by scholarly pursuits,
wedding gifts having a scholarly connotation would be
the most appropriate.

With this thought in mind, we are sending you copies
of books which we hope will prove of interest to both of
you. Two of these are by Dr. Nasr whose other works you
have already received. The third deals with Islamic meth-
odology in history, a topic which has been dealt with all
too infrequently and which might be of interest to you as
historians. We hope that Mrs. Kissinger will find Dr. Nasr's
writings of particular interest; they deal with philosophical
aspects of the area where you have lately devoted so much
energy and effort.

These represent the best wishes for the future from my
wife and me. I am looking forward to seeing you soon in
Washington at the CENTO Ministerial Conference.

The Honourable
Henry A. Kissinger
and Mrs. Kissinger,
Department of State,
Washington, D.C,
U.S.A.

Dependencia

7319814

Oficio No.

Expediente

October 4, 1973.

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

I wish, that when you receive this letter, you and your chil-
dren enjoy a very good health.

You can not imagine what I felt when I received it. They --
called me from the Direction of the Castle of Chapultec, and in -
front of some persons they gave me the envelope in which says:
"WHITE HOUSE", so my eyes opened more than usual of the great -
surprise, and immediately I opened it and read it with such imo--
tion that I started to cry.

Believe me, Mr. Kissinger, never in my life of common and-
simple girl, I imagine that a person as important as you are, were
going to write me and dedicate a moment of your valuable and busy-
life. It has been the most satisfactorious in my life as well as
for my parents.

I will keep this letter forever as the most important and --
greatful experience. I have place it in my room with a frame and
glass as a treasure as it is.

The fact that you have written me, make me feel self-security
now and in the future. Thank you very much for your amability,
hoping to have the privilege of seeing you in a future.

Please take care of yourself and your children and wishing to
be always surrounded with happiness and health, I will include you -
in my prayers.

Receive the greeting of everyone of the eleven members of my
family, hoping to know from you as soon as possible,

BELL HELICOPTER COMPANY

POST OFFICE BOX 482 • FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76101

J. F. ATKINS
PRESIDENT

4 March 1975

My dear Mr. Secretary:

I wish to express my appreciation for the
opportunity of attending your luncheon honoring
Mr. Ansary, the Minister of Finance from Iran.

As you may be aware, Bell has a major business
program in Iran and it was very interesting to me
to hear your exchange of thoughts with Mr. Ansary.

My very best regards and hopes for the suc-
cessful completion of your Mid-East negotiations.

The Honorable
Henry A. Kissinger
The Secretary of State
2201 "C" Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20520

Leonard J. Attman
7779 New York Lane
Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

June 10, 1976

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
The Secretary of State
Department of State
Washington, D. C. 20520

Dear Mr. Secretary:

Several weeks have transpired since our memorable
meeting and your historic visit to Chizuk Amuno to
receive the Distinguished Leadership Award. Phyllis
and I thought it important to let some time pass so that
the memory of you and your lovely wife Nancy would better
reflect our deep and sincere feelings. Your warmth and
sincerity have been indelibly inscribed in our hearts
and in our minds, as we have been and forever will be
in thought about that evening of Sunday, May 9, 1976.
Your visit with us at Chizuk Amuno reflected that same
warmth and sincerity, not only to Phyllis and I, but
also throughout the entire 1,500 present. The many
letters and calls that I personally received were
indicative of the appreciation and the ever presence
of your greatness as well as the appreciation by all
for your participation. The United States has truly
been blessed to have found a person such as you, who
is so dedicated toward affecting world peace while
understanding the individual countries' needs for
compassion and rationality through continuous negotiations.

Phyllis and I truly look forward to meeting with both
of you again sometime in the near future.

I am herewith enclosing a specially minted and
engraved plate commemorating that historic evening and
which I hope will bring many fond memories to you and
Nancy.

LJA/vh

Enclosure

July 8, 1976

Dear Mr. Attman:

I am happy to return to you three of the pictures
you forwarded to Tracy Hughes for the Secretary's
signature. We took the liberty of mounting one of them,
as we felt there would not otherwise be room for
everyone to sign.

Unfortunately, I did not feel I could ask Secretary Kissinger to do more than three of them, as his time is so very limited and he is rarely able to sign more than one.

The Secretary would like to send you, too, his
warm regards.

Mr. Leonard J. Attman,
7779 New York Lane,
Glen Burnie, Maryland.

June 21, 1976

Miss Tracy Hughes
Speaker Division/Room 5825
Bureau of Public Affairs
Department of State
Washington, D. C. 20520

Dear Tracy,

I have enclosed a few pictures for the Secretary to autograph at his convenience. They would be most appreciated, as they are basically for my brothers and myself, with one in particular which I would like you to autograph. The pictures of the Senators and the Governor are intended to be signed by them respectively after the Secretary autographs them. Should you desire to know the names on any of the pictures, please call me or my secretary, Vicki, for these details. Should you desire any copies for yourself, please let me know and I'll be glad to transmit them to you via mail or in person.

Newsday

550 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, Long Island, New York 11530

William Attwood, President and Publisher

Telephone: 516-294-3488

September 25, 1973

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Department of State
Washington, D. C.

Dear Henry:

First, my warmest congratulations on your new appoint-
ment; as an alumnus of the State Department, I hope that you
will find the time to locate, invigorate and make use of the
many talented people so often overlooked in the catacombs of
Foggy Bottom. Also as an alumnus of USUN, I thought your
speech struck just the right note, regardless of what the
N. Y. Times said about it.

Second, I am enclosing the resume of one of the most
talented black Americans it's been my pleasure to know as a
friend. You'll note he's served in Sweden, among other places,
and if we decide at long last to regularize our diplomatic
relations with the Swedes, I would give serious consideration
to Bill as a possible chief of mission. (He'd be good anywhere,
actually; I recall there was a popular public demonstration --
in his favor -- when he was transferred out of Enugu, Nigeria).

Anyway, he's someone whose name is well worth bringing to
the attention of the Director of the Foreign Service.

With best regards,

WA:mcl
encl.

V I T A

WILLIAM GORDON, U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY

811 HYDE RD., SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND

APRIL, 1972 Present position: Deputy Assistant Director USIA (Public Information)

FORMAL EDUCATION:

A.B., Economics. LeMoyne College, 1947.

Columbia University (New York City), 1947-1949.

M.A., Economics, New York University, 1949.

Political Science, Social History, and Creative Writing.

Harvard University, 1952-53 (Nieman Fellow).

POSITIONS HELD:

Senior Foreign Service Officer of the U.S. Information Agency
Washington, D.C. Served since 1959 - present.

Visiting Professor, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department
of Mass Communication and International Relations. 1971-1972.

Assigned to Washington USIA 1970-1971

Visiting Kemper Knapp Professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
and Madison, Wisconsin. 1969-1970

Assigned to USIA, Washington. 1967-1969

Duties included writing a weekly column on civil
rights and minority affairs in the United States,
distributed to foreign media of communication and
all State Department agencies abroad.

Study course for senior diplomats on International Affairs,
U.S., national security at U.S. Army War College in
Carlisle Barracks, Pa. 8/66-8/67

Public Affairs Officer, Stockholm, Sweden. 1964-1966

Chief Information Officer, Nigeria 1962-1964

Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Information Service,
Eastern Nigeria. 1960-1962

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Ogden Reid International Journalism Fellow, traveled and studied in 25 African countries and in Europe on U.S. Specialist Grant 1958-1960

Managing Editor, Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta, Georgia 1950-1958

Associate Editor, Atlanta Daily World. 1949-1950

City Editor, New Jersey Herald News, Newark, N.J. 1/49-10/49

Special Assignments Reporter, New York Star Newspaper, 9/48-1/49 New York, N.Y.

Editorial Clerk, Newspaper, PM, New York, N.Y. Summer 1947-fall-1948

U.S. Army 1946

Public Relations Director, Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee, Ala. 1939-1944

**SPECIAL HONORS AND AWARDS:**

Nieman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University 1952-1953
Ogden Reid International Journalism Fellow 1958-1959
Member of International Seminar, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Member of Society of Nieman Fellows

**WRITTEN ARTICLES:**

For *Look Magazine*, *New Leader*, *Antioch Review*, *New South*, (Southern Regional Council) *Africa Report* the *Milwaukee Journal* newspaper, and the *Nieman Reports*.

**TEACHING:**

1949-57: Practical Journalism, American Government, Political Science and African History, Morris Brown and Clark Colleges, Atlanta University System.

1949-57: Human Relations, Cammon Technological Seminary, Atlanta.

1953-56: Lectured and worked as a resource person for the Harvard University International Seminar.

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ORGANIZATIONS:

Divisional Chairman, Herndon Division, Boy Scouts of America,
Atlanta.

Chairman of "Hungry Club," leading public affairs forum in
Atlanta. (The forum is interracial and concerned with civic
and community affairs in Atlanta and Southeast.)

Served as chairman of polio drive for Atlanta, 1950-1957.

Member of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People.

Superintendent, Sunday School, First Congregational Church,
Atlanta, Ga. 1953-1957.

WG:mg

April 1970

March 13, 1976

Dear Raymond:

Thank you very much for your thoughtful letter. I am sorry to hear that you will be leaving us to go back to Paris so soon and I do hope we can get together before you leave.

When you find that you will be coming to Washington, please call my assistant, Jane Mossellem, to see what can be arranged. The phone number is 202-632-9630.

I look forward to hearing from you and hope that our schedules will permit a meeting.

Henry A. Kissinger

Mr. Raymond Aubrac,
429 East 52nd Street,
New York, New York.

JUN 26 1974

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DAS DEUTSCHE NACHRICHTEN-MAGAZIN

An den Außenminister der
Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika
Herrn Henry Kissinger

Department of State
2201 C Street, N.W.
Washington D.C.

JUN 20 1974

7413458

Hamburg, den 12. Juni 1974

Sehr geehrter Herr Außenminister, dear Henry!

Letzte Woche durfte ich wieder Kärrnerarbeit für King Henry verrichten,
der baut und baut und auch einmal auf den Tisch haut. Sie können sich
denken, wie faszinierend das für unsereinen ist, etwa so, als hätte sich
ein Zeitgenosse mit heutigen Mitteln über Bismarck oder Metternich aus-
lassen können. Irgendwie ist Ihre Laufbahn für uns ein Märchen, so wenig
Märchenhaftes Sie gelegentlich zu tun haben. Dies ist nur ein respekt-
voller Gruß. Sollte die Zeit gekommen sein, daß Sie mit einem deutschen
Journalisten über Deutschland und Europa reden wollen, werden Sie es mich
vielleicht wissen lassen.

Sehr herzlich

Ihr

(Rudolf Augstein)

PS: Von diesem Brief erzähle ich nun aber nichts unserem Generalkonsul in Hamburg. Sonst fragt er wieder bei Ihrem Sekretariat an, warum ich noch keine Antwort habe. Ich erwarte keine Antwort.

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Hamburg, den 3. November 1976

Dear Mr. Secretary, lieber Herr Dr. Kissinger!

Carter scheint Präsident geworden zu sein, und damit werden Sie
schwerlich weiter dienen wollen noch können. Ich erinnere nun an
mein Schreiben vom 18. Juni 1976. Sehen Sie eine Möglichkeit, daß
Sie dem SPIEGEL ein Gespräch geben, das ich mit Ihnen führen würde?
Ich habe gelesen, was Sie Ted Sommer gesagt haben. Inzwischen könnte
man manch anderes einführen und ausführen. Sie ahnen, daß ich mich
darauf freuen würde, mit Ihnen zu sprechen. Ich wäre natürlich auch
bereit, zu einem Vorgespräch zu kommen, sofern Sie die Absicht hätten,
ein Gespräch mit dem SPIEGEL und mir zu sondieren. Ich wiederhole, daß
ich Sie gern bald wiedersehen würde.

Mit ergebenen Grüßen
Ihr

(Rudolf Augstein)

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Hamburg, den 3. November 1976

Mit ergebenen Grüßen
Ihr