HARVARD UNIVERSITY

THE 1950 RETIREMENT PLAN FOR OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION AND ADMINISTRATION

<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">STATEMENT OF YOUR<br>ACCOUNT — JUNE 30, 1956<br>Kissinger, Henry Alfred</th><th colspan="2">OPTION A</th><th colspan="2">OPTION B</th><th colspan="4">INTERMEDIATE OPTION</th></tr><tr><th>ALL<br>CONTRIBUTIONS<br>ACCUMULATED AT<br>HARVARD</th><th></th><th>ALL<br>CONTRIBUTIONS<br>PAID TO<br>T.I.A.A.</th><th></th><th>YOUR<br>CONTRIBUTIONS<br>PAID TO<br>T.I.A.A.</th><th></th><th>UNIVERSITY<br>CONTRIBUTIONS<br>ACCUMULATED AT<br>HARVARD</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>BALANCE, JUNE 30, 1955</td><td>1299.97</td><td></td><td>XXX</td><td>XX</td><td>XXX</td><td>XX</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1956:</td></tr><tr><td>YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS BASED ON UNIVERSITY SALARY</td><td>125.00</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS:<br>REGULAR</td><td>187.50</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SPECIAL *</td><td>24.36</td><td></td><td>XXX</td><td>XX</td><td>XXX</td><td>XX</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>EMPLOYER'S SOCIAL SECURITY TAX</td><td>22.00</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS BASED ON CONTRIBUTORY<br>HOSPITAL SALARY</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS REDUCED BY EMPLOYER'S<br>SOCIAL SECURITY TAX, IF ANY</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>VOLUNTARY INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS BASED ON<br>NON-CONTRIBUTORY HOSPITAL SALARY</td><td></td><td></td><td>XXX</td><td>XX</td><td>XXX</td><td>XX</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>INTEREST CREDITED AT 3½%</td><td>51.21</td><td></td><td>XXX(A)</td><td>XX</td><td>XXX(A)</td><td>XX</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL</td><td>366.07</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>BALANCE, JUNE 30, 1956</td><td>1666.04</td><td></td><td>XXX</td><td>XX</td><td>XXX</td><td>XX</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

(A) SEE T.I.A.A. STATEMENT

* DISTRIBUTION OF 40% OF CONTINGENCY RESERVE FOR THIS YEAR ONLY, AS PER 1956 AMENDMENT TO PLAN

OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER

HARVARD UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL
OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND OF EDUCATION

WILLIAM Y. ELLIOTT, Director

10 WELD HALL
CAMBRIDGE 38, MASSACHUSETTS

HENRY A. KISSINGER, Executive Director

September 7, 1956

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

Enclosed are various things, and I'm sending all this to your home address because it includes some notes of Corinne's, and also a statement about our accounts, which had probably better not find its way to the Rockefeller office. Also enclosed is the report for the Seminar of 1956, for your perusal and comments, x editing, etc.

Re the fund accounts, I imagine we should use up the Old Dominion Fund, No. 5084 - I didn't realize we still had some money there. We are really overdrawn on the Asia Foundation Seminar money, as we should have $9,000 untouched, to be used for the New Delhi Seminar. I could transfer the Old Dominion fund to this. Also, half Corinne's salary is coming out of the Asia Foundation, and should presumably be charged to another account - Richardson? The Asia Foundation money for Confluence is strictly for subscriptions and author's fees, and it x would be difficult to juggle with this and still give them any kind of a feasible accounting. Anyway, please let me have your comments.

Enclosed are letters from Lee M. Kenna, Caryl Haskins (I've kept your copy and will file it here unless you say otherwise), Arthur Schlesinger, copy of Elliott's letter to Don Price. Also enclosed is a letter from Selected Outlets, x together with suggested contract, etc. It looks pretty good and I would think is well worth pursuing. It would probably sell more copies than this indiscriminate promotional mailing, at much less cost.

Re the other two galleys, Corinne has one and will mail it to you from her vacation destination - the other has not yet come, but I'll send it to her to forward to you with her comments. When can we expect the Gundappa from you? This issue is going to be late coming out.

Re the other mail: A letter from Heckscher promising his article by October 1st; acceptances from Wyndham Lewis, M.M. Sharif of Lahore on the Islamic Idea of the Goal of Education, and Khahfa A. Hakim, Director of the Islamic Research Institute, also on education; a letter and mimeographed article from Joseph Mayer of Miami University (will write and tell him you are on vacation);

Today I'm sending Margaret a revised list for your reprints, and am keeping a copy here. Also, I will try and work up something for the Cross Currents ad and send it to you. Reischauer called and I gather will be getting in touch with you. Also, Bob Horan looked in and asked me to mention this to you. Otherwise, everything is very quiet - except the fire yesterday that took off the ornate top of the Mem. Hall tower - $250,000.00 worth of damage, but you've probably heard about this. "Neville" called this morning and is coming to dinner with us tomorrow.

Regards.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

2 WELD HALL, CAMBRIDGE 38, MASSACHUSETTS

WILLIAM YANDELL ELLIOTT, Director
ROBERT COLDWELL WOOD, Assistant Director

DANA MESERVE COTTON, Associate Director
MARGUERITE HILDEBRAND, Executive Secretary

August 30, 1956

Mr. Don K. Price
The Ford Foundation
477 Madison Avenue
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Don:

This is a letter which I have been waiting to write to you until
your return from Europe.

Mr. Gordon suggested that I should put one or two matters that I discussed with him on record with you for your use with the Foundation in its consideration of the renewal of the grant to the International Seminar.

In the first place, I am happy to say that the President and Dean
Bundy have approved of a grant from the Harvard Summer School funds of from
$2,000 to $2,500, depending on the size of the Seminar, this year to be set
at $2,500, which, in effect, constitutes a contribution from Harvard University
through the Summer School over and above the allocation of administrative
services and the use of grounds and buildings, plus the other overhead expenses
of the Seminar which are normally incurred that certainly constitute a sum of
double the proportions of this grant.

In some sense this constitutes a departure from University policy
which the authorities have been quite reluctant to make, but I can do so
because I can contribute this amount as Fellowships from Summer School funds
out of my discretionary budget for the award of these Fellowships. This will
help Henry out of a tight situation this year since the expenses of the Seminar
have been unusually heavy through an increase in our entertainment and travel
arrangements for them, and a growing budget for bringing up notables of every
sort, including labor leaders and industrial leaders, and even cartoonists like
Al Capp, as well as many government functionaries whose expenses we now seem to
have to pay under the budgetary stringency of the present administration.

Now, with respect to the suggestions that were made for decreasing
the grants from the Ford Foundation with a view to asking the Seminar to find
an additional and rather large percentage of its funds from other sources over
the period in which the grant is to be renewed: In the first place, I recognize,
as one who has given a good deal of advice to foundations in the granting of
money, that this is a very usual practice—the idea being that the foundation
originates a proposal or helps it on its way, and that then others come to the
aid of the project and relieve the foundation gradually of its responsibilities.
I would very strongly urge on the Ford Foundation, through you, the wisdom of

Mr. Don K. Price

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August 30, 1956

I have written you this in all frankness because it seems to me that there is no use whatever in putting it on record merely by word of mouth with Mr. Gordon, who was, I think, thoroughly understanding and fair-minded in his appraisal, but obviously acts under some general policies set at higher levels in the Foundation. This is the kind of thing that I do not want to try to appeal to the trustees, nor do I wish to impose on our own old friendship in undue emphasis. I may be mistaken about the importance and the use of the Seminar. Unless the Ford Foundation believes that I am, I would urge that it continue its support substantially in its present dimensions, but certainly without any serious decrease and without setting time limits of one or two years as opposed to three or more. I should welcome any comments that you feel inclined to make personally, but this will stand as my own views in support of our official request. I believe that we have achieved something a little short of a miracle in getting the University authorities to undertake themselves even the limited commitment from Harvard funds. You know how rigid the administration's policy is on this matter.

WYE:yw

cc: Mr. Henry Kissinger