UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20451

November 6, 1973

Dear Mr. Secretary:

My wife and I want to tell you how much your
letter of condolence meant to us. Thank you for it.

Mr. Secretary, I know that you intend to build
a strong Foreign Service as an instrument to make this
country and this world a safer and better place for
all its people. I want you to know that you have my
full support in that endeavor. My daughter would have
wanted me to give my best to you, the Service, and the
country in what you are seeking to do, and that is
exactly what my wife and I will do.

The Honorable
Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

1717 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. / Washington, D. C. 20036 / (202) 234-8701

October 17, 1975

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
Washington, D.C. 20520

Dear Sir:

Your speech--delivered by Ambassador Moynihan to the recent Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly--set a new direction for U.S. policy toward the developing countries. In effect, the cooperation of rich and poor which began at the United Nations signals the beginning of a period of extensive international negotiations that will take place in a number of different forums on such critical issues as energy, food, trade, and resource transfers for development.

There is little understanding in the United States, however, of the various viewpoints in the developing countries on these crucial problems. To help meet this need, the Overseas Development Council has just published *Beyond Dependency: The Developing World Speaks Out*, a collection of essays by leading spokespersons from the developing countries on the economic demands of the poor countries. I think you will find these essays very useful reading as background for the North-South dialogue that will be taking place over the coming months. I especially recommend Part III of the book, "Toward a North-South Bargain," which contains a review by Guy Erb of the policy options open to the North, and an essay by the Pakistani economist, Mahbub ul Haq, who outlines the elements of a possible bargain between rich and poor countries. In addition, Samuel Parmar's chapter, "Self-Reliance in an Interdependent World," provides a perspective on the new assertiveness of the developing countries.

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