SCARBROUGHS

margaret s. wilson

chairman of the board

June 27, 1983

JUL - 1 1983

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Suite 1021
1800 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

With great interest, I read your very informative letter of March 28th. How promising it is to know that the U.S. will host the most significant trade exhibition ever held in China in 1984. How exciting to learn that a portion of the site designated for the exhibition will become the first permanent base in China for the marketing of American goods and services.

It is my feeling that the proposed dinner meeting, scheduled for May 4th in Washington, was an excellent idea. I regretted to hear of its cancellation. It is imperative for the U.S. to take appropriate steps to insure advantageous trade relations with China. I fully concur with your assessment of the means to accomplish this objective, Dr. Kissinger.

In November of 1982, I had the opportunity of going to China as a member of the director's delegation of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. Our meetings with officials of the Chinese government to plan exchanges and programs for 1983 turned out to be productive. A highlight of the trip for me, as a director of R. J. Reynolds, was our visit to the Fujian Province. There, after stopping in Fuzhou, we went to Xiamen where we toured the factory in which Camel Cigarettes are being manufactured. From there, we went by boat to Hong Kong, where I talked with our U.S. Consul General, Burton Levin, about Hong Kong 1982-1997 and beyond.

p. o. box 5516

austin, texas 78763

512/451-8448

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The Associate Deputy Secretary

Washington, D.C. 20230

May 26, 1983

Dr. Henry Kissinger
1800 K Street, NW
Suite 1021
Washington, D.C. 20006

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

As you know, participation of the Department in the
development of a U.S. Exhibition in Beijing, China,
was premised on our being able to obtain pledges from
private industry of approximately $12 million for
construction of the exhibition buildings. We had decided
these pledges of support had to be in hand by April 15, 1983
to assure the success of the project.

Although we have received significant private sector support
and statements of interest in the last few months, we have
not been able to get pledges from the private sector in the
amount necessary to assure the success of the project. We
have, therefore, decided to end the participation of the
Department of Commerce in this project.

I want to express my appreciation for your interest in this
project and the help you have given us.

JUN 8 1983

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

133 Peachtree Street, N. E.
P. O. Box 105605
Atlanta, Georgia 30348
Telephone (404) 521-5220

T. Marshall Hahn, Jr.
President and Chief Operating Officer

April 25, 1983

APR 29 1983

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Suite 1021
1800 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20006

Dear Dr. Kissinger

Thank you for your letter of March 28, concerning Georgia-Pacific's support of U.S./China trade relations. It was indeed thoughtful of you to think of us in this regard.

I have spoken to several key executives in our organization, and we all agree the project is of great importance. Unfortunately, due to the current economic recession facing the forest products industry, we are not in a position to provide a sponsorship for this very worthwhile project. I certainly regret, therefore, that Georgia-Pacific cannot assist you at this time in your efforts to promote trade relations.

With best regards, I am

gj

PEPSICO INC.

PURCHASE, N. Y. 10577
TEL. (914) 253 - 2600

PETER K. WARREN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

April 15, 1983

The Honorable Malcolm Baldrige
Secretary of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C. 20230

Dear Secretary Baldrige:

Don Kendall left today for Europe, but asked me to
thank you for alerting us to the forthcoming People's
Republic of China Trade Fair.

Although our business in the People's Republic is quite
small, we are interested in principle in participating,
and have assigned a senior vice president of our
International Division to discuss the project in greater
detail.

We would be pleased, therefore, if you would include
both Mr. Nestor Carbonell, Senior V.P., PepsiCo Interna-
tional and Mr. Eugene Theroux, of Baker & McKenzie, 815
Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20006, in
any meetings you may have for prospective participants.

With many thanks.

BC: Dr. Henry Kissinger

FIAT ALLIS

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THE CHAIRMAN

Torino, 12th April 1983

nr. 55/83

Dear Mr. Henry A. Kissinger,

I have received your kind invitation of March 28th, and
it is with regret that I must decline this offer of in-
vestment for future developments in China concerning our
Company.

This is due to the present conditions in the Earth Moving
Machinery section worldwide, probably in the future 1985-
1990 things may change.

I wish you great success in this venture for the good of
your Country and for the good of the American Industry.

Best regards.

Mr. Henry A. Kissinger
Suite 1021, 1800 K Str. N.W.
WASHINGTON D.C. 20006
U.S.A.

APR 19 1983

FIAT ALLIS EUROPE S.p.A.
FIAT ALLIS NORTH AMERICA

10040 TORINO STUPINIGI (ITALY) VIALE TORINO, 0/2
BOX F, 106 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS 60015 U.S.A.

TEL. (011) 358.18.48

TEL. (312) 948.11.25

TELEX: 214157 FIATAL-I

TELEX: 254531 FALCON HQ DFLD

CORNING

April 7, 1983

Dear Henry:

Thanks for your note of March 28 about the Beijing
Trade Exhibition. I was somewhat involved in this project several
months ago with the Department of Commerce. Unfortunately, I
could find no great interest among my colleagues in the Business
Council for two reasons: First, the terrible economy in the
United States and the cash crunch; second, the uncertainty of
their relations with the People's Republic of China.

I have already written Mac Baldrige.

All the best,

AHJr:mp

APR 18 1983

Amory Houghton, Jr.
Chairman of the Board

Corning Glass Works
Corning, New York 14831
Tel: (607) 974-8479

W. R. GRACE & CO.

GRACE PLAZA, 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10036

J. PETER GRACE
CHAIRMAN AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

April 7, 1983

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
1800 K Street, N. W. - Suite 1021
Washington, D. C. 20006

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Thank you very much for your letter of March 28 concerning the proposed science, technology and trade exhibition in China.

Your letter arrived shortly after I had received
a letter from Malcolm Baldrige inviting me to attend a
dinner meeting on May 4 in Washington to discuss this project.
I have just written to the Secretary to advise him that we
will be represented at this important meeting.

I appreciate your writing to me, and we are looking
forward to learning more about this project.

APR 12 1983

ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY

2355 HARRODSBURG ROAD
P.O. BOX 11430
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 40575

PHONE: 606/223-3325

ALBERT GORE
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

April 6, 1983

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Suite 1021
1800 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006

Dear Henry:

I am pleased to have a letter from you. Its receipt recalls
many pleasant experiences that I have had with you.

The subject of trade with China is an extremely interesting one
and an extremely important one. Indeed, I envision very rapid and
voluminous growth between North America and the Orient, perhaps far
outstripping the growth of trade between the U.S. and Europe. For
the past four years, I have been actively involved in negotiating
with the People's Republic of China of a joint development of what
promises to be the largest coal mine in the world. Perhaps you
noticed recent press accounts of an Interim Agreement which Dr. Armand
Hammer, Chairman of the parent corporation of Island Creek Coal Company,
signed in Beijing. It is hoped that a final agreement will be signed
during the summer of this year.

My company is at a severe competitive disadvantage with South
Africa and Australia in the marketing of a utility coal to Japan
and other markets in the Pacific littoral. It occurred to me if we
could develop a practical, workable agreement with the People's Republic
of China that we could leapfrog both our Australian and South African
counterparts. The present outlook is promising.

This coal development, as with oil exploration, in which we are
actively interested, does not specifically involve U.S. exports to
China except in the field of technology, management skills and perhaps
some machinery, though this may be acquired offshore. Nevertheless,
we are very interested in the development of all trade relations with
China, so I shall be very glad to attend the dinner being hosted by
Secretary Baldrige.

With the kindest of personal regards.

APR -7 1983

AG:ls