PHILADELPHIA COLLEGIATE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

215-TR 8-6000

PHILADELPHIA 31, PENNSYLVANIA

STUDENT EXECUTIVE BOARD

November 11, 1963

JOHN LEHMAN JR.

St. Joseph's College

GEORGE WATTS

University of Pennsylvania

THOMAS MEEKS

University of Pennsylvania

WILLIAM REGNERY

University of Pennsylvania

FRANCIS HAZEL

St. Joseph's College

SHEILA BUNKER

Bryn Mawr College

Professor Henry A. Kisslinger

Center for International Affairs

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dear Professor Kisslinger:

As one of the country's leading experts on the arms control problem, you will appreciate the great confusion which surrounds current discussion on the subject. This confusion is perhaps most evident among university students of political science and foreign affairs, who face ambiguous and often contradictory statements from authors and speakers on disarmament.

To attempt to clarify the issues and to promote a more mature knowledge of the subject, the Philadelphia Collegiate Disarmament Conference is being planned by students representing seven Philadelphia area colleges. Our purpose is to sponsor a two-day conference, on the weekend of March 6-8, 1964, on the problems and realities of arms control. The conference will include both experts and university students, and thus will serve a two-fold purpose.

We hope that the experts attending the conference will include fifteen of the country's most eminent professors and scientists specializing in various aspects of the arms problems. They will meet at a reception and closed sessions Friday afternoon and evening. To date, we have received acceptances from Arleigh Burke, Dr. Robert Strausz-Hupe, Dr. William R. Kintner, Dr. Sidney Hook, and Dr. Herman Kahn.

It is expected that the conference will be attended by 100 to 150 undergraduate students from 50 outstanding eastern colleges and universities to insure the highest intellectual standards. These students will be selected from among international relations, political science and related majors and from campus newspaper editors and student body leaders. We feel confident that this conference will draw the most capable students from campuses throughout the eastern part of the country.

November 11, 1963

Professor Henry A. Kisslinger

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We plan tentatively to issue a publication based on pro-
ceedings of the conference. Remarks will be taped during
the conference and subsequently transcribed and sent to
you for editing and approval. There will be summary
releases to the public and college press. The impact
of the conference is certain to extend well beyond those
who attend the conference, and should lead to a more
intensive appraisal of the arms dilemma.

Naturally the conference will cover your travel expenses.
Moreover, we expect to be in a position to offer you a
suitable honorarium once the organization of the confer-
ence has reached a more detailed stage.

We would like to extend to you, in company of approximately
fifteen other distinguished strategic analysts, a cordial
invitation to participate.

In order to facilitate our making final arrangements, we
would greatly appreciate it if you could let us know by
November 30 whether you will be able to attend.

JFL/bas

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The following were invited to attend the Philadelphia Collegiate Disarmament Conference.

Professor Thomas C. Schelling
Center for International Affairs
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Professor Henry A. Kissinger
Center for International Affairs
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dr. Amrcm H. Katz
Rand Corporation
Santa Monica, California

Dr. Herbert Dinerstein
Rand Corporation
Santa Monica, California

Mr. Leon Sloss
Defense Analysis Center
Stanford Research Institute
Menlo Park, California

Mr. Carl Amme
Defense Analysis Center
Stanford Research Institute
Menlo Park, California

Professor Robert Strausz-Hupe
Director
Foreign Policy Research Institute
133 South 36 Street
Philadelphia 4, Pennsylvania

Professor Marshall Shulman
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Professor Klaus Knorr
Center for International Studies
Woodrow Wilson Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

Dr. Thornton Read
Center for International Studies
Woodrow Wilson Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

Professor Alvin J. Cottrell
National War College
Fort McNair
Washington 25, D. C.

Dr. Lawrence S. Finkelstein
Vice President
Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace
United Nations at 46 Street
New York 17, New York

Dr. George E. Pugh
Deputy Assistant Director
U. S. Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency
Washington 25, D. C.

Dr. Robert E. Osgood
Washington Center for Foreign
Policy Research
1714 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D. C.

Dr. David M. Abshire
Executive Director
Center for Strategic Studies
Georgetown University
Washington 7, D. C.

Dr. James E. King, Jr.
Institute for Defense Analyses
1666 Connecticut Avenue, N. W.
Washington 9, D. C.

Professor Kurt L. London
Director of the Institute for
Sino-Soviet Studies
George Washington University
Washington, D. C.

Dr. Clark C. Abt
Strategic Studies Dept.
Raytheon Corporation
Lexington, Massachusetts

Dr. Thomas C. O'Sullivan
Strategic Studies Dept.
Raytheon Corporation
Lexington, Massachusetts

Dr. Joseph Coffey
Bendix Systems Division
Bendix Corporation
3300 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Professor Louis Sohn
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Robert A. Levine
Rand Corporation
Santa Monica, California

Dr. Edward Teller
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
University of California
Berkeley, California

Helmut Sonenfeldt
Chief Bloc
International Political
Activities Division
U. S. Dept. of State
Washington 25, D. C.

The Hon. Ambassador Clare Timberlake
Chairman
Disarmament Advisory Staff
U. S. Arms Control & Disarmament
Agency
Washington 25, D. C.

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

215-TR 8-6000

PHILADELPHIA 31, PENNSYLVANIA

STUDENT EXECUTIVE BOARD

JOHN LEHMAN JR.

St. Joseph's College

GEORGE WATTS

University of Pennsylvania

THOMAS MEEKS

University of Pennsylvania

WILLIAM REGNERY

University of Pennsylvania

FRANCIS HAZEL

St. Joseph's College

SHEILA BUNKER

Bryn Mawr College

June 25, 1964

Professor Henry A. Kissinger
Center for International Affairs
Harvard University
Cambridge 38, Massachusetts

Dear Professor Kissinger:

Last March 6th, 7th and 8th the Philadelphia Collegiate Disarmament Conference was held at the University of Pennsylvania and Saint Joseph's College. This conference was unique in that it presented a thorough and realistic appraisal of the arms dilemma in place of the utopian gimmickry that is the usual fare at such gatherings.

We are currently working under a foundation grant preparing the papers and transcriptions of the sessions for publication. Harcourt, Brace & World will publish the book in hardbound and paper. We are interested primarily in reaching the college and university student.

We now need a general introduction of from twelve to fifteen pages to evaluate the essays and tie them together, perhaps establishing a rough consensus.

The author of such a foreword must bring to the task a thorough knowledge and keen perspective of foreign affairs. You, of course, are the man most singularly qualified. We should, therefore, like to ask you to write the general introduction to this book. The fee for this introduction will be five hundred dollars.

In the event you find yourself able to help us, we would send the finished manuscript to you by August 1. We do not ask you to edit or correct these essays and remarks but introduce, correlate, and perhaps prognosticate.

I have enclosed a list of contributors and a rough table of contents. Under separate cover I have sent copies of the Osgood and Strausz-Hupe essays along with a short preface by William Scranton (which probably won't be included in the book) and foreword by James E. Dougherty.

We hopefully await a decision on this matter.

JFL/hm

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

215 - TR 8-6000

PHILADELPHIA 31, PENNSYLVANIA

STUDENT EXECUTIVE BOARD

JOHN LEHMAN

GEORGE WATTS

THOMAS MEEKS

WILLIAM REGNERY

FRANCIS HAZEL

SPONSORING COLLEGES

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

ST. JOSEPH'S

BRYN MAWR

HAVERFORD

LA SALLE

SWARTHMORE

VILLANOVA

8 September 1964

Professor Henry A. Kissinger
Harvard Center For International Affairs
6 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dear Professor Kissinger:

Let me apologize for the conditions which, of necessity, we have imposed on your task. I fully expected to have the entire manuscript together well before this date. Unfortunately, several contributors have not yet approved or revised their papers, although these have advised us that they will accomplish this before September 15. I will do all in my power to see that every paper is in your hands by September 22.

Since I last communicated to you, we have concluded final publishing arrangements. Frederick Praeger, Inc. will publish the hard-bound edition in March of next year. By special arrangement, McFadden-Bartell Inc. will publish a paper-bound edition at the same time. At the suggestion of the publishers, I have engaged Prof. James E. Dougherty as editor of the book.

The rather iron deadline from the publishers, for delivery of the manuscript, including your foreword, is October 1. I regret the strain that this will put on you; but to miss this deadline would delay publication by several months, considerably diminishing our effectiveness.

Kindest regards.

CONTRIBUTORS

| Not yet approved | In our hands | Forwarded to you |
|---|---|---|
| Clark C. Abt | | Raytheon Corporation |
| Richard V. Allen, | | Center for Strategic Studies |
| Carl Amme | | Stanford Research Institute |
| Arleigh Burke | | Center for Strategic Studies |
| Alvin J. Cottrell | | National War College |
| Robert Crane | | Center for Strategic Studies |
| James E. Dougherty | | Foreign Policy Research Inst. |
| Arthur H. Dean | | Former Ambassador to Geneva |
| Sidney Hook | | New York University |
| Amrom H. Katz | | RAND Corporation |
| Herman Kahn | | Hudson Institute |
| Roman Kolkowicz | | RAND Corporation |
| Kurt L. London | | Center for Strategic Studies |
| Robert A. Levine | | RAND Corporation |
| Robert E. Osgood | | Johns Hopkins University |
| Thomas C. O'Sullivan | | Raytheon Corporation |
| George E. Pugh | | ACDA, Dept. of State |
| Thomas C. Schelling | | Harvard University |
| Robert Strausz-Hupe | | Foreign Policy Research Inst. |
| Clare H. Timberlake | | ACDA, Dept. of State |
| William Kintner | | FPRI |

September 10, 1964

Mr. John F. Lehman, Jr.
Director
Philadelphia Collegiate Disarmament Conference
St. Joseph's College
Philadelphia 31, Pennsylvania

Dear Mr. Lehman:

In Professor Kissinger's absence,
I am taking the liberty of writing to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
September 8th.

He is scheduled to return to the office
at the end of this month. I am afraid it
will be difficult for him to meet the October
1st deadline but I will surely bring this
to his attention immediately upon his return.

Secretary
Joan Blanchard

Sincerely yours,

to his attention immediately upon his return.
last deadline but I will surely bring this
will be difficult for him to meet the October
at the end of this month. I am afraid it
He is scheduled to return to the office
September 8th.

acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
I am taking the liberty of writing to
In Professor Kissinger's absence,

Dear Mr. Lehman:

Philadelphia 31, Pennsylvania
St. Joseph's College
Philadelphia College Disarmament Conference
Director
Mr. John F. Lehman, Jr.

September 10, 1964

3 October 1964

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Harvard Center for International Affairs
6 Divinity Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Enclosed please find the copy of Amrom Katz's article, *The Myth of Overkill*, which I promised I would send you. Admiral Burke's article and Dr. Allen's article and Dr. Kahn's article will follow as soon as they arrive.

Thank you.

October 13, 1964

Dear Mr. Lehman:

Unhappily, in looking over my schedule it becomes apparent that it is out of the question for me to write an introduction in October.

One possible solution that occurred to me was that I write my introduction to go back with the other article and there probably would be some time in November when I could do it.

Kind regards.