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The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
Washington, D. C. 20004

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

On Tuesday morning I had several telephone calls telling me that you had mentioned my name along with some of the very great ball players of the 1940's. You are mighty nice to remember me and it brought back some fond memories just thinking about those days.

I want you to know that I watched very carefully how you threw out the first ball at the All-Star game. Indications are that you were about as flashy a pitcher as I was a centerfielder. However, you don't seem to have quite enough on the ball to get it to the catcher and that may have been my problem in hitting 296, 288, etc. At any rate, it was a great game and I enjoyed the close-up shots of you, Mrs. Kissinger and the other celebrities in your box.

The game you are playing is far more important than any one we ever played and we want to wish you the best of luck.

JJR/mo

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Personal Assistant
Susanne S. McFarlane

Sincerely,

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Committee and that he will display it with special
personally is an enthralling package of the President's
Harold Rusaell for sending it to him. I know that he
sincere thanks and appreciation to you and to Mr.
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"Hire the Handicapped" by Jack Perlmutter, and it is
Secretary Klaasinger has received the print.

Dear Mr. Ruttner:

October 22, 1970

UNITED STATES PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
ON THE
NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL

Brussels, Belgium

January 11, 1974

Dear Henry:

General Johannes Steinhoff, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, will be retiring from his position here and from the German Air Force about the first of April this year. During a visit with me the other day, he mentioned that he would like to have an inscribed photograph of you. If you choose to inscribe one for him, the following inscription might be appropriate:

"To General Steinhoff,

With deep appreciation and
admiration for your contri-
butions to the Atlantic
Alliance."

If you wish to send the photograph to me, I will be
delighted to present it to the General.

With warm regards,

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1. YOUR WEDDING WAS THE BEST KEPT SECRET OF THE AGE AND WE ARE SURE YOUR MARRIAGE WILL BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS YOUR OTHER ENDEAVORS. OUR HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND OUR BEST WISHES TO NANCY. KENNETH AND JANE RUSH. RUSH

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Hon. Henry A. Kissinger

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March 21, 1974

to be gained by exchanging barbs with each other publicly. This is particularly true at a time when the President has some major internal problems on his plate and which expose him to sharp retorts if he attempts to lecture our friends across the Atlantic. You had a taste of the same experience with your remarks about "legitimacy" so I won't dwell on that. Most of the governments in Western Europe are parliamentary democracies and their leaders are political animals. It is unlikely that they will wish to buy into the President's internal problems by giving him public support at the cost of their own delicate positions. I would advise the President against visits to Western Europe until the issue of impeachment has been resolved; I have said publicly that if I were Jimmy the Greek, I would put odds against impeachment -- but it will obviously take some weeks for that matter to come to a conclusion.

A second suggestion is one which I made during our meeting, namely, that we not allow transatlantic relations to be cast in terms of a competition between the United States and France for leadership in the Atlantic community. It would be far better to pose the issue as one between Europe and France. There are few, if any, European countries who are prepared to accord to France the role of primacy which President De Gaulle so assiduously sought. When De Gaulle withdrew his forces from NATO and ordered United States forces and the NATO Headquarters out of France, there was a European consensus that Europe and NATO should go about their business without France, even though on certain matters France had a veto. Britain, Germany, Italy and Benelux simply are not going to take their orders from Paris; anything we can do to encourage this sense of European interest would help take the United States out of the bull's eye for French darts.

A third suggestion is that you and your colleagues make a careful assessment of the assets we have in Europe on which we can build. Some are institutional, others are personalities. For example, I suspect that

Hon. Henry A. Kissinger

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March 21, 1974

the professionals in the British Foreign Office continue
to have a strong sense of the importance of a good and
productive relationship between the United States and
Britain and Europe. You have just seen Callahan, but
it might be a good time for a few of our senior officers
in our Embassy in London or in the Department to step
up their talks with Foreign Office officers at the
second and third level. I mentioned Joseph Luns last
week. A frank and comprehensive discussion with him
could be very valuable because he is highly respected
in Europe and could exercise an informal, personal in-
fluence which could make a difference. As far as France
is concerned, we mentioned a number of individuals with
whom some discreet talks might be profitable. I would
add the name of Charles Lucet, former Ambassador in
Washington and one of the great professionals of French
diplomacy. He undoubtedly has access to professionals
in the French Foreign Office and might be able to come
up with some useful suggestions either to them or to us.
He is deeply devoted to good Franco-American relations
and was in personal agony during the De Gaulle period.

Another individual who could be helpful quietly
behind the scenes is Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
You are familiar with his leadership of the Bilderberg
group and he has worked very hard over the years for a
good transatlantic relationship. If you have occasion
to go to Brussels, by all means pay a courtesy call on
the King. He is able, friendly and well informed and
would be both interested in and concerned about the kinds
of issues which are now being posed. I always called
on him when I went to Brussels and had a personal talk
with just the two of us and found the time a very good
investment indeed. These are only some samples; there
are dozens of others which you and your colleagues could
identify who could be helpful on the other side of the
Atlantic.

Hon. Henry A. Kissinger
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March 21, 1974

There is one point on which our European friends need continuing education, namely, the matter of consultation. They tend to sit there like pouting dowagers waiting to be convinced, leaving the full burden of consultation up to the United States. If you could make it clear to them that you would welcome their views on outstanding problems before such matters reach the point of decision and tactfully impress upon them that consultation is a two-way street, it might at least reduce some of their complaining on the subject.

There is one very serious point that our European friends should understand -- through private talks rather than public lectures. Western Europe should not assume that this country cannot go isolationist merely because it would not, in their judgment, be in our own interest and be entirely rational. If I were a European, my principal worry would be the growing mood of withdrawal from world affairs on the part of the American people. To illustrate: Who will be sitting at the superpower table ten years from now? The Soviet Union almost certainly, the People's Republic of China -- but the United States? Not unless Europe is also prepared to assume special responsibilities and be at that table. The American people can do a great many things when we have partners in a joint enterprise, but the time when we can bear these burdens alone is running out and my guess is that we will go isolationist unless the Europeans begin to make sense and resume their historic role in the community of nations.

You may not sense this as strongly as do I because the attitudes on the Northeast seaboard are rather different than I find in other parts of the country. If Western Europe wants the United States to continue to play a responsible role in world affairs, then they have a political constituency in the American people which they themselves should nourish and encourage -- and they are doing very little or nothing about it.

Hon. Henry A. Kissinger

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March 21, 1974

One final suggestion. Our Senators and Congress-
men take part in inter-parliamentary exchanges from
time to time. You should make a special point of
briefing these delegations before they leave Washington
in order that they might say some things to their
colleagues in Europe which you yourself might not
find it wise to say with the same candor. There is
a lot of confidence in you in our Congress and my
guess is that they would want to be helpful on foreign
policy matters.

A postscript has to do with some gentle advice I
have given you during question and answer periods in
my appearances before a number of audiences. I am con-
cerned about the problem which is emerging due to the
fact that you are becoming almost the only voice able
to speak authoritatively for the United States in foreign
capitals. This simply won't work for very long because
there are only twenty-four hours a day and seven days
a week. I was fortunate in having a group of respected
and expert negotiators to whom I could delegate much of
this function. You are too much alone and need to build
up a stable of colleagues who can help you carry this
burden. You have gotten away with it thus far because
you are a relatively young man, but you are, after all,
a biological mechanism which can endure just so much
for so long. We can't afford to have you ill or ex-
hausted.

I was pleased to hear you say at our meeting that
you were prepared to abandon efforts to achieve joint
declarations on the Atlantic community. It is not worth
spending diplomatic capital for ringing phrases which
may have little or nothing to do with the real issues
or the actions required. I had some problems with my
two Presidents about what I would call this cosmetic
syndrome. It just isn't worth it.

I realize that the above suggestions are rather
simple, but I pass them along for what they are worth.
You continue to have my personal appreciation for the
job you have been doing and my best wishes.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON

October 10, 1975

Dear Dean:

It was very good to hear from you.

You know I share your deep concerns about the Middle Eastern arms race, and I have long been looking for a way to introduce some degree of self-restraint into the armaments business there. In all honesty, however, I see little likelihood of making any headway in the near future. None of the parties feel secure enough at this stage to reduce their demands, and I doubt the Russians will feel any urge to counsel moderation until they believe they have a real stake in the peace-making process.

The present overheated atmosphere makes dealing with even such hypothetical issues as the Pershing missile unreasonably complicated. The Israelis first requested these missiles last year. In its finest bureaucratic tradition, the NSC is just beginning its study of the request. The missiles themselves will not even be into production until the end of this decade, and our own needs will certainly be filled before we start filling anyone else's orders. We have made no promises except "to study" Israel's request -- and you know how governmental studies are.

The Honorable
Dean Rusk,
School of Law,
The University of Georgia,
Athens, Georgia.

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As you suggest, it is only logical to move with great caution on these matters. A year or two from now the situation in the Middle East may look very different with much of the venom hopefully drained from this issue.

Thank you again for taking the time to write. I have always been glad to have your views, and your best thinking will be very welcome over the coming months.

Please let me know before you come to Washington next. Perhaps we can get together.

Warm regards,

THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
SCHOOL OF LAW

ATHENS, GEORGIA 30602

September 19, 1975

PERSONAL AND PRIVATE

Dear Henry:

I gather that the General Advisory Com-
mittee of ACDA is concerned about the possible
sale of Pershing missiles to Israel. I told
the Committee that I would prefer to write
a personal letter rather than join in a group
communication which might not represent my
own views or special background.

After the June, 1967, hostilities, I
raised with Gromyko and Dobrynin more than
once the desirability of having some under-
standing among external arms suppliers about
the level and character of weapons which would
be added to the Middle East arms race. While
I was still in office, the Russians were very
sensitive about the poor performance of the
Arab forces which they themselves had armed
and seemed fearful that we would think that
poor showing was due to the quality of Soviet
arms.

In addition, they felt that they had
received a major setback in the Arab world
because of the results of June '67 and laid
on a crash and large scale re-supply effort
to recoup their position. They showed not
the slightest interest in any understanding
about levels of arms. They may still be in
the same frame of mind if they are grumpy

PERSONAL AND PRIVATE

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September 19, 1975

about your recent agreement between Israel
and Egypt. If there is any possibility at
this stage of getting some understandings
among external arms suppliers in Eastern and
Western Europe and North America, it still
might be worthwhile sounding out -- at least
the fact that the effort had been made would
be a plus in many quarters even if it did
not succeed.

The other part of it, in my mind, has
to do with Israel's own nuclear capability.
Before I left office I was convinced that
Israel was at least eight and a half months
pregnant with nuclear weapons, and I have
assumed since then that they have some in
some quantity. They have never been candid
with us on that matter, they have penetrated
our own nuclear establishment and have no
problems with the science and technology of
such weapons, and have some powerful motiva-
tions deriving from their occasional feeling
of isolation and their judgment that others
would not or could not help them in the
gravest emergency.

I tried to impress upon those Israeli
leaders with whom I dealt that if Israel
introduced nuclear weapons into the Middle
East, they would lose the support and friend-
ship of the United States and that there
would be no American nuclear umbrella over
them in that event. Given their view of
the internal politics of the United States,
one can never be sure that they really be-
lieve such statements. I can assure you
that Americans living west and south of the
Potomac and Hudson Rivers would not back
Israel in that situation.

PERSONAL AND PRIVATE

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September 19, 1975

I see no way to guarantee that Pershing missiles would not be tipped with nuclear warheads under certain contingencies.

It might help if some way could be found to affirm publicly the severe attitude of the United States toward the use of nuclear weapons with these Pershing missiles. Of course, the missiles themselves are not the full story because there are other means of delivery -- including aircraft already in Israeli hands. You might wish to give some thought to a re-affirmation of the United States Declaration on Security Assurances to Non-nuclear Nations on June 17, 1968. Roughly identical statements were made on the same day by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. It then might be arranged that the President, after private consultation with a number of key Congressional leaders, to say in a press conference that we consider that it would be inconsistent with that June, 1968, Declaration for the United States to use its veto to prevent Security Council action. A major problem would be that that 1968 Declaration is cast in terms of "aggression with nuclear weapons" and the argument in Israel would be that they were using them for defensive purposes.

I don't have any good answers at the moment, but I am troubled by the presence on both sides of longer range tactical missiles on the theory that they would carry only conventional high explosives. That is a very expensive way to deliver an artillery shell or a small bomb. Given my infantryman's skepticism about claims regarding the accuracy of such missiles, I am not impressed with conventional weapons which might hit Jerusalem or Damascus but which could almost certainly not hit pinpointed targets which

March 13, 1976

Dear Dean:

I would like to express my sincere thanks for
a thoroughly enjoyable and most productive visit
to Atlanta.

My discussions with the governors and dis-
tinguished southern citizens were most stimulating,
and I am especially grateful to you for your
essential contribution to the program.

As always, Nancy sends warm regards. Thank
you for inviting me; it was a great personal
pleasure to see you again.

The Honorable
Dean Rusk,
School of Law,
University of Georgia,
Athens, Georgia.

ATHENS, GEORGIA 30602

March 31, 1976

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

Dear Henry:

Thank you very much for your note about your
recent visit to Atlanta. I have been waiting to
write until we had a roundup of reactions because
both Peter White and I have received a good many
letters about the value of that occasion and your
own contribution to it. We are planning another
such meeting in June in Atlanta and probably an
additional meeting in September in South Carolina.
It is just possible that you helped launch an ac-
tivity of great significance here in the Southeast.
In any event, all of us greatly appreciate your
coming.

If and when the ranks of Democratic candidates
are thinned out a bit more, you and the President
might wish to consider whether you will want to of-
fer foreign policy briefings to recognized candi-
dates. One or another of them may not accept such
briefings, but the offer would be well received pub-
licly and might help forestall some of the artificial
injection of foreign policy issues into the campaign.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

Cambridge, Massachusetts.
272 Technology Square,
Navy Recruiting District Boston,
Commander K. B. Ruaell,

Personal Assistant
Suzanne S. McFarlane

Sincerely,

I hope it will still be appropriate.
to you in time for the December 2nd presentation, but
I am sorry that we were unable to get this picture
picture

Dear Commander Ruaell:

January 7, 1976

NAVY RECRUITING DISTRICT BOSTON

575 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139

21 November 1975

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

Dear Mr. Secretary,

Enclosed is a photograph taken following the second game of the World Series in Boston on 12 October 1975. Standing on your right is Rear Admiral Thomas Morris, presently Commander Reserve Readiness Command, Boston and former National President of the Navy League. Admiral Morris is very active in Navy Recruiting and was, until his promotion to Rear Admiral a year ago, chairman of our Recruiting District Assistance Council.

I would like very much to present this photograph to Admiral Morris on 2 December with your greeting and signature. Would you be so kind as to sign the photograph with the following or similar greeting:

"To RADM Tom Morris
Saluting the Navy's 200th Birthday on 12 October
1975 during the 2nd game of the World Series."

Thank you.

MEANS WILLARD O
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1. SECRETARY KISSINGER CALLED FROM MEXICO AND ASKED THAT THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE BE TRANSMITTED TO YOU FROM HIM AND MRS. KISSINGER.

2. NANCY WAS WITH ME WHEN WE HAD NEWS OF ROZ'S DEATH, AND WE WERE BOTH SADDENED BEYOND WORDS. YOU AND LANCE ARE VERY MUCH IN OUR THOUGHTS.

3. PERHAPS YOU CAN TAKE SOME COMFORT IN THE FACT THAT HER EXUBERANT CELEBRATION OF LIFE IN SO MANY OF HER ROLES BROUGHT A SPARK OF JOY AND HAPPINESS TO MILLIONS. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY MORE MEANINGFUL LEGACY IN A WORLD WHERE JOY AND HAPPINESS SEEM EVER HARDER TO FIND.

4. YOU HAVE OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND AFFECTION.

ROBINSON
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September 17, 1974

MEMORANDUM FOR: SECRETARY KISSINGER
SUBJECT: Presidential Schedule Suggestions

As we move toward 1975, we are continually looking for
suggestions on how the President might schedule some
of his time.

I, therefore, would like to ask you to make sure that
each and every good idea generated by you, your staff,
or by a member of your department is passed along to
me, as I will be the focal point here at the White House
in this area as Appointments Secretary to the President.

I also want to take this opportunity to say that I am
looking forward to working with you regarding upcoming
Cabinet Meetings and that if I or my staff can be of
assistance to you, please don't hesitate to call.

Again, I look forward to receiving your recommendations
and hope to receive them on a regular basis.

Warren S. Rustand
Appointments Secretary
to the President

THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON

October 16, 1975

Dear Mr. Secretary:

I will be leaving the White House shortly to return to my home in Tucson, Arizona. I would like to thank you for the cooperation and assistance you and your staff have so generously extended to me and my staff. I have particularly enjoyed the Cabinet meetings in which you demonstrated so much enthusiasm and dedication to the President and this Administration. The President is very fortunate to have you on his team.

I would suggest future mail to me of a business nature be addressed to: Mr. William W. Nicholson, Deputy Director for Scheduling, OEOB, D.C. 20500.

I wish you every success and happiness in the future.

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