Janurary 18, 2002

JAN 2 5 2002

Dear Dr. Henry Kissinger,

What two subjects are never to be brought up in polite company? Politics and religion. Politics is, by nature, a very divisive area, but why religion? Isn't religion meant to unify and bring peace? Yet many areas of our world have been and are continuing to be torn apart because of religious conflicts. Consider our own country in light of the recent tragic events of Sept. 11. Reporters around the country were racing to research and explain the fundamental beliefs of Islam in order to bring some understanding to a nation in mourning. What could have caused a sane individual to commit such acts of atrocity? How can we, as a nation, truly come to an understanding of the complexities of Islam from a 10-minute introduction on the 6:00 news? That is why I'm writing this letter.

I understand you are very busy and receive requests like this regularly. That is why I am writing this brief introduction. I've spent the past 20 years studying and learning in an attempt to bring more understanding between people. The culmination of all of my studies has resulted in the writing of 2 books that I believe could be tremendously helpful in bringing greater understanding between all people. I am hoping that you would consider helping me with this project. If this sounds interesting to you, please read the full letter I have enclosed. This will explain my books more fully. If not, thank you anyway for your time.

Scot Aaron
369 East 900 South #400
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
scotaaron@earthlink.com

Great thinkers and spiritual people have sought to enlighten and guide others towards greater fulfillment. With six billion people the world is vast and diverse, yet small in its interdependence. Beyond economic inequalities, are fundamental disagreements hinged from the power of religions. Religious power can unite yet also seriously divide. Hopefully my work can provide more clarity and actualize the spiritual validity of world religions, thus making a better world. In this I seek your financial support as a sponsor for one of my two books.

My first book is *What About Our Neighbors? my experiences in different cultures and world religions*. Jesus clearly shares the priorities of life, love God with all of your heart and mind, and likewise your neighbors as yourself. This is easier said than done. Why? Too often the mind is filled with religious doctrine, blocking love and compassion within the heart.

True understanding can form bridges in the mind, allowing the heart shared access to God's love. It is not about one religion or sect claiming the truest perspective of God or clear light. Religions obviously contain truth, along with fallibility. Rather than solely rely on academics to resolve contradictions in religious histories and sacred scripture, I seek to show the spiritual experiences of the founders, who have uplifted members for hundreds to thousands of years.

Along with my academic background in religious studies, I've spent years traveling and studying world religious traditions. *Neighbors* focuses on the physical origin, development, and spiritual core of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. In studying numerous scholars and books I share insights into the formation of each religion. As spiritual experiences provide the foundation, I discuss: the Shamanistic roots of Hinduism in the Rig Veda; Buddha's enlightenment and teachings encompassing realms of existence; Muhammad's journey to heaven and process of prophecy filling the Koran; Jesus' baptism, temptation, and atonement; and Moses' meeting God on the mount along with Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. Within each religion I will also share touching experiences with believers I've stayed with or met throughout my many travels.

I hope you agree *Neighbors* is needed at this juncture in our development as a human family.

**Left:** Via Dolorosa (Path of Sorrow) in the old city of Jerusalem. Shown is one of the "stations of the cross."

**Center:** Tibetan Buddhist monks in Dharmasala India, practicing debate.

**Right:** A Cairo mosque showing daily prayer (salat).

# What About Our Neighbors?

"my experiences in different cultures and world religions"

SCOT AARON

# THE SCIENCE OF CREATION
## Reconciling Science and Religion

SCOT AARON

My second book is *The Science of Creation: Reconciling Science and Religion*. Rather than demote God to a minor role and prop scientific theories to the fore, *Creation* will reconcile science and religion. The power of God is affirmed with the validity of science. Relying on the isotopic dating of fossils and much more, scientific evidence supports spiritual principles and priorities found in the Bible.

I spent two years in Munich studying and conferring with scientists at various institutes. Science often forces data into theories. Major conflicts persist within many separate specialities. In paleontology, fossils appear and disappear without real reasons. Geophysics shows how the entire magnetic field of earth has reversed hundreds of times. At times compasses clearly pointed south instead of the expected north, or to many diverse, unexplained directions. Why is Earth so unique? Why is the composition of the giant gaseous planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune) so similar to the sun? What about comets and meteorites?

The *Creation* utilizes every major scientific fact to show the power of God and the spiritual reality behind the creation of the earth, moon, and solar system. Simple terms, diagrams, and pictures provide scientific details in a presentation that makes complete sense. Though eastern religions assist my understandings, the core inspiration for the *Creation* is found within the Bible.

Through your work and effort you have attained success. I have spent the last twenty plus years learning and writing in order to present what I feel can have a tremendously positive impact. A small publishing company and business plan is established. You can really help me out at this juncture in my progress. I can be reached by emailing scotaaron@earthlink.net, writing to 369 East 900 South #400, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, or by leaving a message at (801)294-2066.

Thank you for your time. I am always available for any questions you might have.

**Left:** Hubbell Telescope image of the Crab Nebula. Arrow points to a neutron star six miles wide with a mass greater than the sun. No polarity (in charged protons and electrons) exists in a neutron star. My book expands on this relativity of time and space.

**Center:** Example of a magnetic reversal 15 million years ago. Each dot represents where the compass pointed at that time. Through the years, changes are accurately recorded before the pole pointed north again.

**Right:** Arrow points to a possible life form (bacterium) from a Mars' meteorite discovered in 1996. My book details how and why fossilized life forms might be found on Mars, other moons, and planets in the solar system.

Interview Memo

February 27, 2002
Page 3/3

## Scot Aaron [Rec'd 1/25]

Scot Aaron, Salt Lake City, requests in-person interview re politics and religion. Does not specify what he'd use for interview for. Sends outline of two other books he's written on world religions, science, different cultures.

Ok to regret ____________

## Egypt Television [Rec'd 2/14]

Safiel Eldin Deyab, UN Correspondent, requests on-camera interview for program, "Good Morning Egypt" re the Middle East and terrorism. Requests 20-minutes.

OK to regret ____________

Agree in principle ____________

SEP 19 2002

To: Henry Kissinger

We request the pleasure of your company at the two following events for Ambassador Ivonne A-Baki

Please join Ivonne A-Baki, Ambassador and Presidential Candidate for Ecuador and other distinguished guests for a fun evening

on September 26th 2002

Cocktail reception: 6:30-9:00

Place: Residence of Becky Shambaugh
1453 Buena Vista, Mclean, Virginia 2210

RSVP 703 744 1065

The World Leadership Institute
requests the pleasure of your company
at a reception to honor Ambassador Ivonne A-Baki of Ecuador
as our newly appointed Chairman of the Board

The Honorable James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank and Senator Christopher Dodd will introduce Ambassador A-Baki in her new appointment.

Ambassador A-Baki is being honored for her extraordinary accomplishments as a world leader and an ongoing role model to the young women that we support to become leaders through our scholarship foundation.

As chairman, Ambassador A-Baki will continue to assist disadvantaged, but otherwise qualified women to obtain leadership education so that they may play a greater role in supporting their communities, countries and the world.

Date: September 27, 2002

Time: 6:00-9:00

Place: Residence of Susan Feaster, 1026 South 26th St. Arlington, Va
Founder and President of The World Leadership Institute

RSVP: 703 683 6052

Directions: From Northern Virginia or Washington, follow directions as if going to National Airport, Pentagon City, or Crystal City.

Take Rte. 1 South) Jefferson Davis Highway. One block before airport ramp will be intersection of Jefferson Davis Highway and south 23rd St. An Exxon station will be on your right at the intersection. Take a right off Jefferson Davis Highway onto 23rd St. Pass through one stoplight and proceed up a hill. As you approach the hill, south 26th St. will be on your left-hand side. Make a left onto 26th St. 1026 is one block down on your right hand side. Call 703 683 6052 if you get lost.

To: Dr. Kissinger

From: Jessee

January 17, 2002

ABC Satellite Tour

On an earlier interview memo I explained that Toni Marrero, ABC News Radio, would like to arrange several LIVE radio interviews re the war on terrorism for you with major market affiliates. You agreed in principle but asked to first see a list of affiliates. Attached is a "mock" satellite schedule. Marrero asks that you provide her with a block of time (generally about one-hour is best) for which she will arrange several LIVE and taped radio interviews. Interviews can be done at a local studio or via telephone from the office.

Agree in principle; find a one-hour block of time

Prefer [signature]

Jessee Incao

From: Marrero, Antonia [Antonia.Marrero@abc.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 11:19 AM
To: Jessee Incau (E-mail)
Cc: Healy, Kathy; Kalb, Andrew L.
Subject: Dr. Kissinger Satellite Tour

JAN 1 1 2002

Hi, Jessee,

Hope all is well today.

Per our recent telephone conversation, below is a "mock" satellite interview schedule for Dr. Kissinger. It is a typical schedule in terms of the length of the tour and the duration of the interviews. All of the stations on the schedule are major market affiliates. A good portion of them are owned & operated by ABC. None of them are "zoo" stations ... no Howard-Stern-wannabes.

Assuming that Dr. Kissinger agrees, we could handle the actual interviews in one of two ways. He could come to our studios ... either here or in Washington. That would be preferable since all he needs to do is sit in a studio with the headsets on and we make all the necessary connections. He could also take the list and simply sit at home or in his office and make calls at the appropriate times. We are quite flexible.

If you have any questions or problems whatsoever before presenting this to Dr. Kissinger, please feel free to give me a call. If he approves, all you need to is pick a date and let me know how he wants to handle things.

Thanks for all your help, Jessee.

Toni Marrero
Manager, News & Program Services
ABC News Radio
Office: 212-456-5121
Cell: 917-678-0490
Pager: 877-879-4222

THIS IS A MOCK SCHEDULE TO BE APPROVED & CONFIRMED BY JESSEE INCAU.

730a WIBC Indianapolis 317/637-6397 Steve Steve
(live)

740a WDBO Orlando 407/290-0301 Jim Kirk
(live)

750a WGST Atlanta 404/367-9442 Tom Rick
(live)

8a Mark Halperin, ABC News Political Director
(tba) Phone number to be determined later

810a WMAL Washington 202/686-3010 Tim/Andy Dan
(live)

820a WLS Chicago 312/453-0325 Don/Roma Tracy
(Live)

830a WBAP Dallas 817/695-0048 Dan John

Jessee Incao

From: Jessee Incao [jincao@kmaglobal.com]
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 12:31 PM
To: 'Marrero, Antonia'
Subject: RE: Dr. Kissinger Satellite Tour

I have a response from Dr. Kissinger, although it's not what you had hoped to hear. Unfortunately, after some consideration, he has decided that he is not interested in participating in this sort of interview format. Should he change his mind in the future, I will be sure to contact you. Thank you for understanding, Jessee

-----Original Message-----

From: Marrero, Antonia [mailto:Antonia.Marrero@abc.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:46 AM
To: 'Jessee Incao'
Subject: RE: Dr. Kissinger Satellite Tour

OK. Do what you can! Thanks.

-----Original Message-----

From: Jessee Incao [mailto:jincao@kmaglobal.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:38 AM
To: Marrero, Antonia
Subject: RE: Dr. Kissinger Satellite Tour

Almost TGIF!

Sorry, no answer yet. I do have it on his desk for approval but unfortunately he hasn't had the opportunity to review any paperwork since his return from his recent trip. Unfortunately, he may be going out of town again for the rest of the week and will be traveling for a good part of February. If he does comply, I don't see this happening before March. I will let you know as soon as I get an answer.

Thanks,
Jessee

-----Original Message-----

From: Marrero, Antonia [mailto:Antonia.Marrero@abc.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:16 AM
To: 'Jessee Incao (E-mail)'
Subject: RE: Dr. Kissinger Satellite Tour

Happy Friday Eve, Jesse,

Any word on this from Dr. Kissinger? Just following up.

T.

-----Original Message-----

From: Marrero, Antonia
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 11:19 AM
To: Jessee Incao (E-mail)
Cc: Healy, Kathy; Kalb, Andrew L.
Subject: Dr. Kissinger Satellite Tour

Hi, Jesse,

Hope all is well today.

> interview schedule for Dr. Kissinger. It is a typical schedule in
terms

> of the length of the tour and the duration of the interviews. All of

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the

> stations on the schedule are major market affiliates. A good portion
of

> them are owned & operated by ABC. None of them are "zoo" stations ...
no

> Howard-Stern-wannabes.

>

> Assuming that Dr. Kissinger agrees, we could handle the actual
interviews

> in one of two ways. He could come to our studios ... either here or
in

> Washington. That would be preferable since all he needs to do is sit
in a

> studio with the headsets on and we make all the necessary connections.
He

> could also take the list and simply sit at home or in his office and
make

> calls at the appropriate times. We are quite flexible.

>

> If you have any questions or problems whatsoever before presenting
this to

> Dr. Kissinger, please feel free to give me a call. If he approves,
all

> you need to pick a date and let me know how he wants to handle
things.

>

>

> Thanks for all your help, Jessee.

>

> Toni Marrero

> Manager, News & Program Services

> ABC News Radio

> Office: 212-456-5121

> Cell: 917-678-0490

> Pager: 877-879-4222

>

>

> -------------------------------------------------

>

> THIS IS A MOCK SCHEDULE TO BE APPROVED & CONFIRMED BY JESSEE
INCAU.

>

> =========================

>

> 730a WIBC Indianapolis 317/637-6397 Steve Steve
> (live)

>

> 740a WDBO Orlando 407/290-0301 Jim Kirk
> (live)

>

> 750a WGST Atlanta 404/367-9442 Tom Rick
> (live)

>

> 8a Mark Halperin, ABC News Political Director
> (tba) Phone number to be determined later

>

> 810a WMAL Washington 202/686-3010 Tim/Andy Dan
> (live)

>

> 820a WLS Chicago 312/453-0325 Don/Roma Tracy
> (Live)

>

> 830a WBAP Dallas 817/695-0048 Dan John
> (taped)

>

> 840a KABC Los Angeles 310/558-5633 Ken Minyard Bernard
> live (will be taped for playback later in the morning)

2

OCT 23 2007

Jessee Incao

From: Marrero, Antonia [Antonia.Marrero@abc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 12:41 PM
To: 'jincao@kmaglobal.com'
Subject: Radio Interview Request

Good afternoon,

It was a pleasure "meeting" you on the phone.

Per our conversation I am writing to ask about the availability of Dr. Henry Kissinger for interviews regarding the current war on terrorism.

We provide a service where we arrange for topical guests for some of our major market radio affiliates across the country. Ideally, Dr. Kissinger would provide us with a block of time .. it could be as much or as little as he likes. You let me know what works best for him (e.g. 7a-8a ET, 7-9aET, 8-9aET) and we would then fill that block of time with a few one-on-one interviews with some of those select affiliates. We would provide you with a schedule via e-mail and Dr. Kissinger could simply make phone calls from his home or office.

If you can clear some time on his schedule for this, please let me know and we'll work out the details.

Thanks very much.

Jessee Incao

To: Marrero, Antonia
Subject: RE: Radio Interview Request

Dear Toni:

Many thanks for your patience. Dr. Kissinger is interested in having ABC News Radio arrange interviews for him but would prefer to see a list of the affiliates before making a commitment. Would you mind sending me one?

Best,
Jessee

-----Original Message-----

From: Marrero, Antonia [mailto:Antonia.Marrero@abc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:31 AM
To: 'Jessee Incao'
Subject: RE: Radio Interview Request

No problem. Keep me posted.

Have a great week.

Toni Marrero

-----Original Message-----

From: Jessee Incao [mailto:jincao@kmaglobal.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:27 AM
To: Marrero, Antonia
Subject: RE: Radio Interview Request

Sorry, Dr. Kissinger is currently in Asia. Unfortunately, he did not give me an answer before he left. I am hoping to get one next week upon his return. Many thanks for your patience, Jessee

-----Original Message-----

From: Marrero, Antonia [mailto:Antonia.Marrero@abc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 10:28 AM
To: 'Jessee Incao'
Subject: RE: Radio Interview Request

Good morning, Jessee,

Just following up to see if there was a decision on this request.

Let me know please?

Thanks.

Toni Marrero

-----Original Message-----

From: Jessee Incao [mailto:jincao@kmaglobal.com]
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 10:40 AM
To: Marrero, Antonia
Subject: RE: Radio Interview Request

Good morning. Unfortunately, Dr. Kissinger's schedule was very hectic last week as he was

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preparing for a trip abroad. He is currently out of the country this week, but I will be
in touch with you next week with an answer. Many thanks for your patience, Jessee

------Original Message------

From: Marrero, Antonia [mailto:Antonia.Marrero@abc.com]
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 10:35 AM
To: 'jincao@kmaglobal.com'
Subject: RE: Radio Interview Request

Good Monday morning, Jesse.

I was wondering if you'd had an opportunity to approach Dr. Kissinger about this request.

Let me know please?

Thanx!!

Toni

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Marrero, Antonia
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 12:41 PM
> To: 'jincao@kmaglobal.com'
> Subject: Radio Interview Request

> 
> Good afternoon,
> 
> It was a pleasure "meeting" you on the phone.

> 
> Per our conversation I am writing to ask about the availability of Dr.
> Henry Kissinger for interviews regarding the current war on terrorism.

> 
> We provide a service where we arrange for topical guests for some of
our
> major market radio affiliates across the country. Ideally, Dr.

Kissinger
> would provide us with a block of time .. it could be as much or as
little
> as he likes. You let me know what works best for him(e.g. 7a-8a ET,
> 7-9aET, 8-9aET) and we would then fill that block of time with a few
> one-on-one interviews with some of those select affiliates. We would
> provide you with a schedule via e-mail and Dr. Kissinger could simply
make
> phone calls from his home or office.

> 
> If you can clear some time on his schedule for this, please let me
know
> and we'll work out the details.

> 
> Thanks very much.

>

2

Interview requests

December 5, 2001

ABC News Radio

Toni Marrero, Manager, News & Program Services, would like to
arrange interviews for you with their "major market radio affiliates"
across the country re war on terrorism. You would be asked to
provide a block of time which she would fill with several one-on-one
interviews via telephone.

Agree in principle; would like to see list of affiliates first

Not interested

Dr. Kissinger: This is a request for tonight.
Okay to regret?

Thank you,
-tc

Wednesday 14th August

Attention: Dr Kissinger

Fax: 212 759 0153

Re: Interview with ABC Sydney

Following our conversation I would like to request an interview with Dr Kissinger this evening your time. I understand it is 8pm there - we could do the interview anytime that suits him this evening. We would require about 15 minutes of his time.

This request follows comments made by Dr Kissinger in the Washington Post that have made their way into our major newspapers.

Specifically, we would like to talk to Dr Kissinger about the "international system" he believes the United States should be working towards. This is in the context of military intervention in Iraq, and the level of European support the United States has for such moves. Dr Kissinger may be aware that our own Prime Minister in Australia has given support to such action, and that support is now hotly debated in this country.

I apologise for the short time frame and understand Dr Kissinger's status renders him a very significant person to obtain and interview with.

Rest assured, the station you are speaking to is a high quality news current affairs network, much like NPR in your country. The interviewee is Richard Glover, a well respected local journalist, the program is aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Sydney based radio station. Dr Kissinger's comments will then be fed into our national news network.

My phone number is (61 2) 9333 1217.

Thank you for your time.

NO.844 P.1/1

ABC RADIO 2BL 61 2 93331203

14.AUG.2002 11:56

DATE APR 22 2002

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Poblete, Jason

From: cathy abernathy [cabernathy@libertystar.net]
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 1:27 AM
To: Poblete, Jason
Cc: cathy abernathy
Subject: Margaret's Kissinger questions

APR 2 2 2002

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

My name is Margaret Abernathy and I'm a sophomore at Liberty High School in Bakersfield, California. I'm competing in the National History Day competition sponsored by the History Channel. I've currently reached the California State finals. If I win I can go to the National finals at College Park, MD.

This year I created a ten-minute performance, with backdrops, props, and original script, entitled Golda Meir: A Revolutionary Forms a Nation, and I will be competing in the State Contest on May 3 in San Jose, California. One important aspect of History Field Day is to do an extensive annotated bibliography with balanced research, and that is why I am thrilled to be able to have an interview with you after interviewing many Jews who lived in Palestine and were present at the time of the formation of Israel. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to ask you these questions to help me with my research.

1. Do you think the US was slow in responding to the attacks on Israel in 1973?

How did Golda Meir deal with getting the military help she needed at that time?

2. Do you think Golda Meir deserved criticism for not being prepared for the 1973 war and not acting quick enough?

3. What, in your opinion, is the entitlement of the Arabs in the lands west of the Jordan River?

What about the contention from some in Israel that Israel won that land in war in '67 and that Arabs should be assimilated into other Arab nations?

4. In the Middle East, what is America dealing with in the big picture? Is there a battle between Muslim extremists, Muslim moderates, and the Arab secular society that eventually will be resolved in a way that non-Muslims can live peacefully in a Muslim/Arab dominated state?

5. I'm reading a section in your book Years of Upheaval about the various military disengagements made with Sadat. In your book, you write that when Egyptians tried to sneak in more weaponry than was promised in negotiations, but when you brought it up to Sadat he immediately ordered all tanks out of the Canal. Why do you believe he was willing to compromise? What do you attribute it to? Was he a great leader? Was he a man of peace? Why?

4/22/2002

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Re: President Bush to address ABNY – July 9, 2002

We are pleased to announce that President George W. Bush will address the
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CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE PRESIDENCY

DAVID M. ABSHIRE
President

HONORARY CHAIRMEN:

GEORGE H. W. BUSH

JIMMY CARTER

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM

DATE: January 3, 2002

TO: Dr. Condoleezza Rice

FROM: David Abshire

SUBJECT: The Argentine Situation: A High-Level Show of U.S. Concern

Pro-U.S. friends in Argentina are deeply concerned that at this time of crisis there is a lack of attention by the U.S. to Argentina, that the crisis there will affect other countries, and, if the new political coalition fails, that we may end up with another situation as with Chavez in Venezuela—or even worse.

Since Argentina is our "ally," they are anxious for some special show of support from someone close to the Bushes. They are not speaking of a mission related to Treasury or money issues, which could cross wires and might be misleading, but more clearly related to political support of and empathy for Argentina as a nation at a time of crisis. I have met Eduardo Duhalde in times past, and none of us are happy about his populist protectionism, but he is disciplined, may hold the coalition, and has a good middle-of-the-road economics minister in Remes Lenicov.

In my mind, there are a number of options for a show of support, since I assume that Colin Powell is too tied down to make this trip. First, the ideal person to send would be former President George H.W. Bush. I recognize that there will be many logical arguments against this, and obviously the President may not want his father put in that position. But if doable, this could be a brilliant signal not just to Argentina but to all of Latin America that, in the midst of our war against terrorism now focused in Afghanistan, we are also enormously concerned about this hemisphere. I might add that, in the early spring of 2000, he spent some days in Argentina and had a private discussion with outgoing President Menem, incoming President de la Rua, and the president of Uruguay.

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A second option is Jim Baker, but this is really not his territory. A third one is George Shultz, who, of course, is a major critic of the IMF to the point of advocating the abolishment of it. Another option is Bob Mosbacher, the outgoing chairman of the Council of Americas who is certainly close to the Bushes. But in discussing all this with Mosbacher, he said that obviously the supreme choice would be former President Bush, who has many friends in Argentina and is favorably regarded there and throughout Latin America. I realize that there are credible arguments against it, that both the Bushes would not want it, security concerns, etc.

I think that some sort of political move would show that this Administration is not only focused on the war on terrorism. It would do a great deal to show how committed we are to the stability and security of a key U.S. ally in the Southern Cone. If George H.W. Bush, or another high-level figure, does go, he should be accompanied by someone who might have a continuing part-time role on these issues. As you know, Felipe Gonzalez was in Argentina last week representing the EU, and this was very helpful.

We have asked Dick McCormack, former ambassador to OAS and under secretary of State for economics, to go to Argentina for the next several days to give us an outside appraisal. I will pass his report to you. CSIS has a major network of business and political leaders in Argentina, of which Jorge Remes Lenicov has been a member.

HENRY A. KISSINGER

November 12, 2002

Dear David:

I have wanted you to know how much I appreciated
your comments about my September 16 piece in the
Washington Post. I hope to see you sometime when
I come to Washington or when you are in New York.

The Honorable
David M. Abshire
President
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Dear Mr. Abt:

Dr. Kissinger is traveling out of the office but he did have a chance to see Chapter 1 of the book you are writing on the Military Intelligence Service as you and your IPW teams lived it from September 1944-45. He had no information to impart (possibly because he and his outfit did not arrive until November 1944.) In his absence, he asked me to reply that he is devoting all his available time to a new book that is nearing deadline and will be unable to contribute to your narrative. He appreciated your thinking of him, however, and wishes you success with the project.

Mr. Karl W. Abt
2604 Campbell Street
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

November 13, 2002

Karl W. Abt
2604 Campbell Street
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
847-392-7190

November 5, 2002

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
350 Park Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10022

NOV 0 8 2002

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

This letter is being sent to you because I am a veteran of the Military Intelligence Service in WW II, having served on two IPW teams and on an MII team, and because you, too, were in that branch of service. The surviving members of IPW Team 97, which has annual reunions, have urged me to write a narrative of those months in 1944-45, when we served in five campaigns and in four countries of western Europe. Since I have retired from my career as a financial executive in industry, the opportunity to do the writing was there.

That team and my literary agent are enthusiastic about the narrative and suggested that I send you the first chapter, along with the title page and table of contents. The narrative is also accompanied by 140 photographs of those times.

We want the narrative to be as accurate as possible. So, could you please read what I have sent? If you can fill in any information which you believe would be appropriate and complete the narrative, we would be most happy to include it in a forward to the book.

Chapter 1- Arrival in France

On August 30, 1944, seven teams of the Military Intelligence Service disembarked on Utah Beach in Normandy. It was D-Day plus 85. No newsreel photographers were present to record the event, nor would any Hollywood movies be made years later to commemorate it.

The team was made up of heroes of another sort than those who had stormed the beach on June 6. Their mission lay ahead of them in Germany, not in France. They needed to reach that destination intact.

Nor did the beach resemble at all what has been shown on newsreels or in the war movies. There were no longer any damaged or destroyed tanks and Jeeps. No concrete or steel tank obstacles placed there by the Germans before the invasion were to be found. And in the ocean surf, there were no shelled or disabled LST's or LCI's that had carried the tanks and personnel to Normandy.

Instead, there were endless rows of crates and cartons and boxes on pallets, stretching as far as one's eye could see. It was the largest warehouse your writer had ever seen. No, it was the world's largest warehouse, and its roof was the sky. But tethered to the goods were long cables reaching up to barrage balloons three or four hundred feet high in the air. They had been placed there to discourage German fighter planes from strafing or shelling all that merchandise.

And why was all that merchandise out on a former combat beach instead of on docks and in warehouses in harbors? The answer was a simple one. The U.S. Air Corps had

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destroyed all the ports in France, as well as those in Belgium and the Netherlands to the north. The ports in Cherbourg, and Le Havre were not able to support the Allied military operations in Normandy and on from there into France. That problem would plague the Allied efforts into the next year, when the port facilities in Antwerp, Belgium, had been rebuilt.

Each team's two commissioned and four non-commissioned officers along with their two Jeeps and trailers had boarded a Liberty ship at the English port of Southampton on August 26, 1944. The ship crossed the English Channel two days later and put down its anchor in a France harbor near Bayeux. The next day, the team transferred to a barge, which had to wait for the tide to change. The team spent the night trying to rest in its vehicles and finally disembarked the next morning, August 30, near Valognes. It then drove a short distance to a Communications Zone tent city, where it waited for six days.

All the personnel took it easy in the tents. They caught up on their sleep and meals. Mail was received again from the highly efficient Army Postal Service, and there were opportunities to answer and mail letters. Some troops just enjoyed walking through the surrounding Normandy countryside. They knew that action lay just a few days ahead, for Patton's armor had broken through the eastern edge of the beachhead at Falaise, just south of Caen on August 22 and raced 120 miles to Paris in only three days. The retreating German Army fell back just as quickly, leaving tons of equipment behind.

The Military Intelligence personnel on the seven teams had been trained early in 1944 at Camp Ritchie, Maryland. That camp was located in the mountains about 25 miles west

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west of Baltimore. Each month a class of trained intelligence specialists was graduated, following a course that lasted 18 weeks. The principal qualification for attending the Ritchie course for interrogators was to be fluent in the German language (or in Japanese, for those headed toward the Pacific War). In fact, teams had even been prepared for possible military operations in Scandinavia or in the Balkan countries.

The members of the seven teams graduated from the 16th Class at Ritchie, in April 1944. Three months later, after a voyage of nine days on the converted ocean liner The Brazil, they arrived in Glasgow, Scotland. From there, they rode by train to the small village of Broadway, in the Cotswold Hills of central England, south of Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon. That village was the headquarters for the U.S. Army's Military Intelligence Service.

Every U.S. division that embarked for France with its nearly 14,000 officers and men received three intelligence teams of six persons. One team was assigned to each of the division's three regiments. The regiments had 3,100 officers and men, organized in three battalions. The intelligence team was there to question all enemy prisoners taken, in order to learn about the enemy force facing the regiment. It could help the military efforts immensely to know whether or not the enemy unit was at full strength and what sort of weapons it had, how much artillery backup was available, how good or bad morale of the unit was and answers to other similar questions. Surprisingly, captured personnel often gave such information quite readily, possibly assuming that their cooperation would secure them more favorable treatment. Actually, captured persons were all treated alike, in

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accordance with the Geneva Convention our country had signed in 1927.

The seven teams, however, became a part of a Task Force whose mission lay ahead in
German cities to be captured. The Task Force was built around the 526th Armored
Infantry Battalion. In other words, seven teams were attached to a battalion-sized unit,
whereas an infantry regiment of three battalions had only one team, as described above.
The vast difference was due to the unit's mission. It was created not to capture enemy
soldiers but to enter German cities and towns along with the infantry and armored
divisions. Once inside the city limits, the teams were to fan out and take over all military
and political headquarters. Documents were seized which might prove to be useful to the
Army's future operations or which might shed light on the motives and policies of the
German government. Enemy personnel of higher ranks were also to be taken, but
experience proved that they seldom waited to be captured.

The Task Force reported to General Omar Bradley's 12th Army Group, consisting of
the U.S. First, Third and Ninth Armies. Those three armies were made up of six armored
divisions and eighteen infantry divisions, with a total of about 350 thousand men.
Information obtained by the teams was sent to the appropriate army headquarters of the
division taking the city and from there, to Bradley's headquarters. That had been moved
to Verdun, France, closer to the front.

Technically, the teams were Interrogation - Prisoner of War Teams, abbreviated to
IPW Teams. Practically, they were often called by number, such as Intelligence Team
97, or simply Team 97.

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The six men on Team 97 were Lieutenants Robert Kriwer of rural Pennsylvania and Paul Seiden of Calabasas, California plus non-commissioned officers Max Siesel of New York City, Jan Polivka of Berkeley, California, Walter Waller of Boca Ration, Florida and Henry Griesman of New York City. Most of these men learned the German language while they were young boys in Europe. Two of them were refugees from Hitler's Germany and have some interesting escape stories which will be presented from time to time in this narrative.

There were six other intelligence teams in the Task Force, each with the same complement of personnel. One that was often affiliated with Team 97 was Team 94. It was made up of Lieutenants Werner Barth of Salisbury, North Carolina and Morris Parloff of Bethesda, Maryland plus non-commissioned officers Adolf Rothschild of New York City, Richard Schifter of Bethesda, Maryland, Henry Schuster of Northbrook, Illinois and Karl Abt of Rolling Meadows, Illinois. At the end of the combat phase of the war, Schuster and Abt were transferred to Team 97, which in turn sent Siesel and Waller to Team 94 in preparation for anticipated changes in team duties.

All Task Force personnel wore the small, five-sided insignia of the 12th Army Group at the top of their left sleeve. It was a geometrical design in red, white and blue. A red one-inch square appeared on either side of their helmets, with a white letter "T" centered in it. Some German soldiers who had been captured thought that stood for terror troops!

The Task Force left the Communications Camp near Valognes for Paris on September

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5th. It included the 526th Armored Infantry Battalion with its 1,000 men and 75th armored half-track vehicles, the 31st Chemical Decontaminating Company as a special support unit and the seven Intelligence teams.

A cold rain accompanied the convoy as it passed through Caen in eastern Normandy, the scene of heavy fighting by British and Canadian troops until it fell on July 18. From there, it veered south about 18 miles to Falaise. This small town had been captured in a combined action of the Canadian and First U.S. Armies. The armor of General Patton's Third Army broke through the German lines there on August 22 and reached Paris three days later.

On September 5th, the convoy quickly passed through Falaise and then resumed an easterly course to Paris, first following minor roads and then onto the main highway. Near the end of the day, it breezed through the suburb of Versailles and past its palace. By the end of the day, the Task Force was bivouacked in fields, and the teams sought refuge in a building assigned to the U.S. Intelligence Service. Paris had been liberated just ten days earlier. All realized that they were quickly catching up with the war, after landing in Normandy 85 days after the invasion.

The next day, it was still raining, so the troops were given free time. A few returned to Versailles to tour the palace. The guide who took them through explained that most of the precious furnishings had been stored in the basements, for protection during the war. One could see only beautiful, empty salons. He said to look at all the scratches on the wooden floors. Those, he said, were put there by the hobnailed boots the

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visiting German soldiers had worn. " You are more than welcome because you have
smooth soles on our boots!" he added.

Later on, there was sightseeing in Paris, followed by a late meeting at the quarters.
As a trial run, the teams were to enter a city in eastern France.

The next morning, the convoy set out again, headed for Verdun, 145 miles to the east.
American commanders did not like their units to spend too much time in Paris because the
personnel would lose their combat readiness. Some large units, like infantry divisions
were simply paraded through the city from one end to another!

The 28th Infantry Division, which had been founded as a National Guard
division in Pennsylvania, was photographed marching in wide ranks down the Champs
Elysees, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background. That photograph was placed on a
U.S. commemorative postage stamp in 1945. A lieutenant was then quoted in the news,
stating that the men in the front rank were from his platoon and that most of them were
later killed when the 28th Division was mauled in December's Ardennes Battle (Battle of
the Bulge). Their commander should have let them enjoy Paris while they were there.

As the convoy departed, the Parisians were still lining the streets, even though the city
had seen its first American troops almost two weeks earlier. Their celebrations just would
not end, it seemed. The lines of civilians pressed upon the convoys, from the sides of the
streets, as closely as possible. Some of the faces in the crowd, young ones and old alike,
became unforgettable, as they focused their glances on the troops and passing vehicles.
What a moment that was!

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The convoy moved on, through more cold rain. The city of Chalons, with a population of about 50,000, was the largest one encountered, two-thirds of the way to Verdun. The city was not damaged, and again, people lined the streets. They called out to the troops and waved their flags, which had been hidden away for more than four years.

Verdun was only half the size of Chalon, but had a long history as the center of battles, going back to Attila the Hun in 450 A.D. It is a fortified city on the banks of the Meuse River and only 50 miles from the Belgian border to the north. It was the center of a costly, eleven-month long battle in 1916. Verdun fell rapidly, however, to the Germans in 1940 and to our troops in late August 1944. A few days later, General Bradley would make it the headquarters city for the 12th Army Group.

The teams camped outside the city for five nights and were fairly comfortable. The rains ended the second day, and warm, sunny weather returned on the third day, making it possible to service the Jeeps, clean clothing and spend time writing letters.

Every letter had to be censored by a designated officer. A soldier's letter could only identify his location as "somewhere in France," and could include no military information or data. The letters were mailed home without postage stamps, though. One simply wrote "Free" in the corner of the envelope where stamps were usually fastened, and the envelope had to have an A.P.O. return address.

The German troops had fled so quickly that they abandoned much equipment. A large German warehouse was discovered the second day in Verdun. It was very full but orderly. Karl Abt found a pile of green German Army winter coats which had fur

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