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DEC 6 1968

EMBASSY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Paris, France

December 3, 1968

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Center for International Affairs
Harvard University
6 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Dear Henry:

Your smiling face greeted me from the front page of the
*Herald Tribune* this morning. I am absolutely delighted.
It is a good harbinger for the future. I can think of no one
active in the field of foreign affairs who is better suited
for the high responsibilities of the job. That is suits me
personally is of no importance compared to the fact that I
think it suits the country.

I take it now that your letter of November 26th, inviting me
to speak at Harvard, is overtaken by events. In any case,
for me to promise anything for March would be out of the
question, as much as I enjoyed my visit to Cambridge last
year for the same occasion. Besides, it would not be half
as much fun without your being present.

Now that you are back in the picture, you will know exactly
what we are up to here so there is no need for me to provide
any special insight. As these things go, we will probably soon
be cursing you in the usually friendly relationship that exists
between Washington and the field. I just expect it to be a
little bit better with you around than one normally has a right
to expect.

With best regards, and congratulations again,

P.S. The written sources have you saying "I believe very strongly that the position of a White House assistant is inconsistent with publishing making public statements on substantial matters." — upon are even more brilliant than I thought, and that is saying something!

[L.C.]

JAN 20 1969

ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE

RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

LIBERTÉ - ÉGALITÉ - FRATERNITÉ

PARIS, LE 4 décembre 1968

Mon Cher Collègue,

J'ai appris avec grand plaisir
votre nomination au poste de nouveau conseiller
du Président des Etats-Unis.

Je garde le meilleur souvenir de
la visite que je vous ai faite à l'Université de
HARVARD et où nous nous sommes entretenus des problèmes politico-stratégiques qui divisent nos deux pays.

J'ai regretté de ne pas vous avoir
revu en Europe depuis, mais je me rappelle votre
effort de compréhension et toute votre souplesse
d'esprit.

En tout état de cause, l'auteur d'un
livre sur la stratégie, livre que j'ai moi-même publié
en 1967, là où j'ai évoqué vos travaux ne peut que
se féliciter de voir un stratège appelé comme conseil-
ler.

Je vous adresse donc bien volontiers
mes cordiales félicitations. et祝 you. S' you
merry Christmas. et MERCI de la mélange.

Léo HAMON
Député de l'Essonne
Professeur chargé de cours
à la Faculté de PARIS

Monsieur KISSINGER
Université de HARVARD

Etats Unis

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
MAIN BUILDING, WHITEHALL, LONDON, S.W.I

TELEPHONE WHITEHALL 7022

17th December, 1968.

My dear Henry,

I do not need to tell you how delighted I was
to hear of your appointment to what will certainly
be the most critical post for relations between
America and Europe in the next decade. I have just
been reading the Brookings' papers, or I would have
written earlier. It will be an exciting business
to turn some of those diagnoses into prescriptions!

This is not an official letter, but if you have
any spare time on your first official visit to
London - the sooner the better so far as I am
concerned - I would love to lay on a dinner with
some of the boys, so that we could explore the
issues more freely.

With best wishes,

Dr. Henry Kissinger

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DR HENRY A KISSINGER, DLY 75

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DEAR HENRY WITH PRIDE AND JOY I LISTENED TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT

OF PRESIDENT ELECT RICHARD NIXON IN REGARDS TO YOUR MOST IMPORTANT
APPOINTMENT HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK

JACK HEIMAN 3914 BIRCHWOOD SKOKIE ILLINOIS
(1143).

DEC 2 1968

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