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Dr. Henry Kissinger
The White House
Washington, D.C.

Dr. Kissinger:

I had the distinct pleasure of dining at your adjoining table at "Le Bagatelle" last Thursday evening; certainly a most pleasant happenstance for me. I restrained my naive but enthusiastic impulse for arm pumping to allow you, in my small way, a deserved quiet and private evening.

At twenty-eight I have just begun to learn of people, and I learned another lesson that night. As you and your companion were leaving, you were stopped by a lady and her friends. Although I was out of earshot, by your actions the lady could have been a close friend; although I am sure she was unknown to you. I saw the diplomat when no diplomacy was required. You could have escaped quickly, but you chose to put yourself out. Trivial perhaps, but retaining for me, as a private observer, the image as a honestly pleasant man you portray so well to the public. I grew up backstage - my mother has been in the theatre for over fifty years - and I know too well how many "famous" people really can be when offstage.

A small incident for you, sir - an influence for me on my own future private actions. I am sure there are many who are proud to call you a friend. I would hope that they give as good as they get.

Thank you for retaining my confidence, it matters, I think.

JOHN C. PICKELS

PRESS, jlp, 2/19/71

PIERPOINT

Type of Request & Date

(Last name and pending date)

Name: Bob Pierpoint

Request:

Would like to come in to talk with Mr. Kissinger for 15 minutes to half an hour. He saw Mr. Kissinger last night and told him about a broadcast he had done earlier this week the major thesis of which was that the President and his advisors are now indicating that there will have to be a large number of American forces in Vietnam in the foreseeable future. Hx Mr. Kissinger said he would get a transcript of this broadcast and look at it. (I told Pierpoint I had not seen the transcript and he is having it brought over by courier this afternoon, as he wants the conversation to be based on this.) Contact Pierpoint at 296-1234,

DRY's Recommendation:

HAK's Answer:

Date and Time:

Party Contacted:

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Resolution:

MORNING NEWS...PIERPOINT

FEB. 18, 1971

IT SEEMS QUITE CLERR IN, UUUMM JUDGING FROM WHAT THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CLOSEST ADVISORS ARE SAYING, THAT LARGE NUMBERS OF AMERICAN TROOPS ARE GOING TO STAY IN SOUTH VIETNAM FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. HOW MUCH FIGHTING THEY WILL DO DEPENDS ON TWO BASIC FACTORS...THE PERSISTENCE OF THE COMMUNISTS IN CARRYING ON GUERRILLA WARFARE...AND THE ABILITY OF THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE TO HANDLE THE COMMUNISTS ON THEIR OWN. THE PRESIDENT HAS ALL BUT GIVEN UP HOPE OF A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT...AND ALSO OF GETTING ALL AMERICAN FORCES OUT OF INDOCHINA BY ELECTION DAY OF 1972. INSTEAD HE NOW HOPES TO GET U.S. CASUALTIES DOWN TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL...ACCEPTABLE TO THE VOTERS, THAT IS...BY CONTINUING TO WITHDRAW COMBAT INFANTRY FORCES. THOSE REMAINING WOULD BE MAINLY SUPPORT TROOPS FOR THE AIR POWER THE PRESIDENT INWENDS TO CONTINUE USING ALL OVER INDONESIA. THAT AIR POWER, IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE GROUND FORCES, IS...IN THE PRESIDENT'S MINDS...AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT THREAT TO THE COMMUNISTS. BY REMOVING ANY LIMITS ON IT'S USE YESTERDAY, PRESIDENT NIXON WAS SIGNALING HANOI THAT IF GUERRILLA ACTION AGAINST U.S. TROOPS IN THE SOUTH BECOMES POLITICALLY UNBEARABLE HE WILL RESUME FULL-SCALE BOMBING OF THE NORTH.

RR BERNARD?

UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

WASHINGTON 20547

February 2, 1969

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

I arrived back in Washington this weekend from Saigon and Hong Kong, on my way to Cambridge for some last minute editing on my new book, *War, Peace and the Viet Cong*, which MIT Press hopes to have out in paperback by June. It deals with the various strategies and tactics I think the communists in Vietnam will employ as we move from the strife of war to the strife of peace.

If you or any of your staff would be interested in a copy of the manuscript, or in talking to me, I should be happy to oblige.

I am staying at the State Department housing at Columbia Plaza, 2301 E Street, Apartment 402, tel. 223-4270; or I can be reached through USIA IAF-Vietnam desk.

I hope to go to Boston in about a week but then will return to Washington for a few months home leave before transfer to Japan.

HAK
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JP/JGH

September 15th, 1972.

Dr. Henry Kissinger,
2527 Watergate Drive N.W.,
Washington D.C.,
U.S.A.

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

I must ask you to forgive me for addressing this to your home. This
was the address passed on to me by my newspaper's New York bureau.

I am the senior foreign affairs writer of the Daily Mirror and have had a long experience with the United States. I am also one of those who admire your diplomacy. Having said that, I would be grateful if you would consider a request to conduct a brief interview with you, both for the Daily Mirror and for the B.B.C. I have a regular place on the B.B.C.'s new thrice-weekly current affairs programme, Midweek, in which I interview leading world figures such as yourself.

I shall be in the United States from October 19th, but, of course, any date and time would be convenient and very much appreciated. I fully realise that there are many matters you cannot discuss and the interview would not be in any way an interrogation, rather a simple conversation about yourself.

I look forward to hearing from you.

LE PRÉSIDENT ANTOINE PINAY

KISSINGER, HENRY A. / P.+

Cher Monsieur KISSINGER,

J'ai lu avec une profonde émotion votre lettre de condoléances. Elle m'apporte, par les sentiments qu'elle exprime, un réconfort dont je vous suis très reconnaissant.

Laissez-moi vous dire la joie que j'ai eue de vous rencontrer à nouveau. J'en garde l'impression que nos contacts ont tissé entre nous des liens d'Amitié dont je suis à la fois fier et ému.

Veuillez agréer, Cher Monsieur KISSINGER, l'expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs et les plus cordiaux.

RECEIVED
MAR 21 1972

CENTENAIRE
FILES

Monsieur Antoine PINAY et sa famille,

Très sensibles aux témoignages de sympathie que vous leur avez exprimés lors du décès de

Madame Antoine PINAY

vous prient de trouver ici, l'expression de leur reconnaissance émue.

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

Dear Van:

I was pleased to receive your note just before
leaving for my trip to the Far East and would
love to have a chance to see you. I don't know
that I will be spending much more time in Eur-
ope; perhaps you have heard something I haven't
heard. Please share your information with me.
It would be great to know my plans for my future
and fascinating to know who is making them.

Do stay in touch.

Miss Van Piper
7 Lower Mall
London W. 6.
England

RECEIVED
FEB 2 1 1973

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