HK: Do you wish to submit an absentee ballot for an upcoming special meeting of the Friars Club Thurs. Apr. 21st (you're in Amsterdam)? It's being called to vote on the issue of admitting women--as seems to be the trend these days.

If so, please sign where clipped AND CHECK OFF IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED TO ADMITTING WOMEN.

Prefer not ✓

Jody

FRIARS CLUB

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APR - 5 1988

Friday March 25, 1988

Dear Friar,

The non binding survey conducted last November 1987 pertaining to admission of women as Members resulted in an overwhelming two third majority in favor. (enclosed please find a background sheet containing pertinent information to refresh your recollection)

In view of this response and after evaluating all
possible alternatives, the Board of Governors
recommends to the Membership that Article V,
Section 1, of the Constitution which now reads as
follows:

> Any male twenty one (21) years or over shall be
> eligible for election as a Member.

To be amended to read as follows:

> Any person twenty one (21) years or over shall be
> eligible for election as a Member".

If the above proposed Constitutional amendment is
adopted, the Membership will hereby authorize the
Board of Governors to make all necessary changes to
make the Constitution gender neuter (for example:
replace "he" with "person")

As per Article IX of the Constitution a special
meeting of the Membership will be held on Thursday
April 21, 1988 at 8:00 PM at the Clubhouse. (a two
third majority vote is required to amend the
Constitution and since this is an important matter
we would like to have as large a representative
vote as possible)

OFFICERS

Frank Sinatra, Abbot
Jack L. Green, Dean
Freddie Roman, Prior
Marvin Scott, Scribe
Charles G. Reminick, Treasurer

HONORARY OFFICERS

Milton Berle, Abbot Emeritus
Red Buttons, Scribe Emeritus
David W. Tebet, Director of Special Events
Sammy Davis, Jr., Bard
George N. Burns, Proctor
Buddy Hackett, Proctor
Paul Anka, Herald
Alan King, Monitor
Howard Cosell, Historian Emeritus
David Schoenbrun, Historian
Robert Merrill, Monk
Norman King, Samaritan
Sammy Cahn, Lyrist
Henny Youngman, Squire
Joey Adams, Biographer
Gene Baylos, Knight
Louis Brandt, Knight
Albert Goldstein, Knight
Tom Jones, Knight

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Mark Baren
Dick Capri
Len Cariou
Oscar A. Cohen
David B. Cornstein
Sam Entner
Morton H. Farber
Bob Fitzsimmons
Ed Herlihy
Bruce Ho
David Jonas
Cy Leslie
Jerry Lisker
Gerald Magit
Louis Puro
Cal Ramsey
Harold Rand
Lee Salomon
*Elias E. Sugarman
*David W. Tebet
*Ex-Officio

Jean-Pierre L. Trebot,
Executive Director
Michael Caputo,
Assistant Executive Director
Thomas McAteer,
Assistant Manager

57 East 55th Street New York N.Y. (212) 751-7272 FAX (212) 355-0217

PRAE OMNIA FRATERNITAS
• FRIARS CLUB •

METHODS OF VOTING

1) In person at the Club by voting machine from 12 Noon to 8:00 PM on Thursday April 21st, 1988

2) By <u>absentee ballot</u> which is enclosed.

Absentee ballots to be valid must be received by mail only, no later than 12 noon on Thursday April 21st, 1988 (day of the meeting)

MEMBERS WHO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE SERVED A COMPLIMENTARY DINNER.

Friarly,

Marvin Scott
Scribe

Etc.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

In October of 1984, New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch signed into law the so-called "Private Clubs Bill" (local Law 63) in an effort to end discrimination against women and minorities in admission to Membership in private clubs. This law has been upheld by the highest Court of the State of New York and is currently awaiting a decision by the United States Supreme Court.

Basically, this law forbids discrimination in clubs that are not "distinctly private". Under the provisions of this law, a club is not considered "distinctly private" if it:

1. Has more than 400 members

2. Provides regular meal service

3. Regularly receives payment for dues, fees, use of space, facilities, services, meals or beverages directly or indirectly from or on behalf of a non-member for the furtherance of trade or business.

If you vote against admission of women the following steps will have to be taken so that the Club is recognized as "distinctly private" :

- Each Member will be asked to pay Club dues and all other charges with a personal check

- Receipt of a Member's personal check in payment for Club dues and charges shall constitute his certification that payment is not made for the furtherance of trade or business, and that the Member has not and will not be reimbursed by a non-member for the furtherance of trade or business.

- A Member's violation of the above described conditions of payment would be cause for suspension or expulsion under a then amended Constitution.

- Implied above is the understanding that Club dues and charges would not be tax deductible as business expenses.

- The amended Constitution would stipulate that no business is to be conducted by Members or guests on Club premises. The Board of Governors would instruct the Executive Director and his staff to supervise and implement this rule closely and carefully.

- Only private functions with a social purpose would be accepted at the Club such as weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.

FRIARS CLUB ABSENTEE BALLOT

[] YES I am in favor of the proposed Constitutional amendment permitting women to become Members

[] NO I am opposed to the proposed Constitutional amendment permitting women to become Members

NOTE:

Adoption of the amendment will not change or effect current admission policies or give any new applicant a priority over current "non professional" waiting list.

Please mark your ballot in the box above

Insert this ballot in the envelope marked "Friars Club - Absentee Ballot"

Insert in the return stamped envelope and sign your name on the outside of the mailing envelope.

FRIARS CLUB

LLC

JUL 14 1988

July 11, 1988

OFFICERS

HONORARY OFFICERS

Milton Berle, Abbot Emeritus
Red Buttons, Scribe Emeritus
David W. Tebet, Director of Special Events
Sammy Davis, Jr., Bard
George N. Burns, Proctor
Buddy Hackett, Proctor
Paul Anka, Herald
Alan King, Monitor
Howard Cosell, Historian Emeritus
David Schoenbrun, Historian
Robert Merrill, Monk
Norman King, Samaritan
Sammy Cahn, Lyrist
Henny Youngman, Squire
Joey Adams, Biographer
Gene Baylos, Knight
Louis Brandt, Knight
Albert Goldstein, Knight
Tom Jones, Knight
Bernard M. Kamber, Archivist
Al Rylander, Chronologist

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Jean-Pierre L. Trebot,
Executive Director
Michael Caputo,
Assistant Executive Director
Mark Shatsky
Assistant Manager

Dear Friar,

As you are aware, the United States Supreme Court on
June 20th unanimously upheld New York City Law 63,
which law mandates those clubs that are not distinctly
private to allow women as members. The Friars Club
comes under the provision of the statute.

In March the entire membership was sent mail ballots to vote on the question of allowing women members. You were also advised as to what had to be done if you desired to become "distinctly private" under the statute. The vote was 3 to 1 to allow women as members. The exact language of the Constitution will read, "any person 21 years of age or older is eligible for Membership."

In addition, the Board was advised that By-Law 15 which did not permit women guests for lunch was in conflict with the amended Constitution and was ordered stricken from the By-laws.

In view of the above, the Board has directed that
effective July 18th when the Club reopens, you are
permitted to invite ladies as your guests for lunch.

The Club will now accept applications from women for Membership in the Professional and Non Professional categories under the identical conditions that now are in effect.

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NOTICE

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS HAS PLACED A ONE YEAR MORATORIUM ON
THE ADMISSION OF FRIARLINGS.

THE REASON FOR THIS ACTION IS TO PERMIT THE CLUB TO ORDERLY
PLAN FOR THE FUTURE SINCE WE HAVE ALMOST REACHED THE TOTAL
ALLOWABLE MEMBERSHIP COUNT.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING DURING THIS PERIOD.

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

July 11, 1988

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Nominations by petition must be filed on or before August 15, 1988

No less than Sixty (60) Members may nominate a candidate as an Officer by a written petition properly filed as provided in the Constitution.

Any petition filed for candidates, as provided in Article IV, Section 9, Paragraph d, must be filed with the Scribe at the Club premises, containing the name of the candidate and the names of the petitioners, not later than fourteen (14) days after the filing and posting of the nominations recommended by the Nominating Committee. Said petition with the names of the petitioners shall also be posted on the bulletin board, as soon as received by the Scribe.

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which shall be handled and tallied by them in complete secrecy. Absentee ballots to be valid, must be received by mail only, no later than 12 o'clock noon on the day of the election and shall not be tallied prior to six (6) P.M." (Underscoring indicates suggested change).

Present Article VI, Section 6 of the Constitution reads as follows:

"Any Member in good standing, may request the right to cast an absentee ballot in the annual election. Such request shall be by mail only and addressed to the Scribe at the Club premises. Each Member shall be notified of such right together with the notice of the date of the Annual Meeting. Upon such request, The Scribe shall mail a specially prepared absentee ballot together with two (2) envelopes to said Member who shall return his ballot by mail, securely sealed in an envelope marked "Absentee Ballot". Said envelope shall then be placed in a mailing envelope on which he shall affix his signature and shall be mailed to a designated U.S. Post Office Box. Only the inspectors of election shall have complete control of said ballots, which shall be handled and tallied by them in complete secrecy. Absentee ballots to be valid, must be received by mail only, no later than twelve (12) O' Clock noon on the day of the election and shall not be tallied prior to six (6) P.M.

(b) Resolved that Article VI, Section 18 of the Constitution be amended to read as follows:

"At the annual meeting or any other meeting of the Membership, a quorum shall consist of not less than one hundred (100) Members in good standing."

Present Article VI, Section 18 of the Constitution reads as follows:

"At the annual meeting or any other meeting of the Membership, a quorum shall consist of not less than eighty (80) Members in good standing."

(c) Resolved that Article IX, paragraph 1, of the Constitution be amended to read as follows:

"This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Members eligible to vote and voting (in person or by mail ballot) at an annual or special meeting. Proxies will not be permitted. Such proposed amendment shall have been recommended either by the Board of Governors or by at least 75 Members in good standing and presented in writing to the Board of Governors at least thirty (30) days prior to such meeting." (Underscoring indicates suggested change).

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Present Article IX, paragraph 1 of the Constitution reads as follows:

"This Constitution may be amended by a two thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Members eligible to vote and present at any annual or special meeting. Such proposed amendment shall have been recommended either by the Board of Governors or by at least seventy five (75) Members in good standing, and presented in writing to the Board of Governors at least thirty (30) days prior to such meeting.

(d) Resolved that Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution be amended to read as follows:

"WELFARE COMMITTEE shall consist of three (3) Members, the Abbot, Treasurer and a Member of the Board of Governors. The Abbot shall be the Chairman. In no event shall the Committee have the authority to disburse to any Member a sum in excess of one thousand dollars ($ 1,000) unless so authorized by the Board of Governors. (Underscoring indicates suggested change)

Present Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution reads as follows:

"WELFARE COMMITTEE shall consist of three (3) Members, the Abbot, Treasurer and a Member of the Board of Governors. The Abbot shall be the Chairman. In no event shall the committee have the authority to disburse to any Member a sum in excess of three hundred and fifty ($ 350) unless so authorized by the Board of Governors.

Enclosed please find the list of candidates who have been nominated as candidates for the Board of Governors. The polls for voting will open at 12:00 Noon and will close at 8:00 PM.

The William B. Williams Room on the first floor will be closed the entire day and evening of the Annual Meeting.

The Board of Governors has ruled that, on the day of the Annual Meeting, electioneering is prohibited within the Club premises or within a fifty foot radius of the Club premises. Any member who violates these rules will be subject to charges.

IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO VOTE IN PERSON FOR THE ELECTION OF GOVERNORS, THEN PLEASE MAIL THE ENCLOSED SELF-ADDRESSED POSTCARD REQUESTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.

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# CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

## ARTICLE VI, Section 6: (Absentee Ballots)

Any Member in good standing, may request the right to cast an absentee ballot in the annual election. Such request shall be by mail only and addressed to the Scribe at the Club premises. Each Member shall be notified of such right together with the notice of the date of the annual meeting. Upon such request, the Scribe shall mail a specially prepared absentee ballot together with two envelopes to said Member who shall return his ballot by mail, securely sealed in an envelope marked "Absentee Ballot". Said envelope shall then be placed in a mailing envelope on which he shall affix his signature and it shall be mailed to a designated United States Post Office Box. Only the inspectors of election shall have complete control of said ballots, which shall be handled and tallied by them in complete secrecy. Absentee ballots to be valid, must be received by mail only, no later than twelve (12) O'Clock Noon on the day of the election and shall not be tallied prior to six (6) P.M.

## ARTICLE VI, Section 11:

The ballots or other means of election shall designate in two (2) separate groups, Professional and Non Professional nominees. Such ballots shall clearly state that only (6) Professional nominees shall be elected and only three (3) Non Professional nominees shall be elected. The ballots shall also state that they will not be considered valid unless the Member shall vote for at least four (4) Professional and two (2) Non Professional nominees. It shall also state that such ballots will not be considered valid if the Member votes for more than six (6) Professional or more than three (3) Non Professional nominees. All incumbents and candidates by petition shall be so designated in all notices and ballots pertaining to the election.

## ARTICLE VI, Section 12:

The order of listing of the candidates on all ballots and voting machine shall be chosen by lot by the Nominating Committee.

## ARTICLE VI, Section 14:

A Member whose dues or other indebtedness to the Club are unpaid shall not be eligible to vote for candidates or at any meeting of the Membership. The Board of Governors shall determine the delinquency status of Members which prescribes the right to vote. Thirty (30) days prior to the annual election, a notice shall be mailed to all Members who are in arrears, advising them of their ineligibility to vote.

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PROFESSIONAL
VOTE FOR AT LEAST FOUR (4)

THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

STUART CANTOR

Member Admissions committee. Former member House committee. V.P., Secretary-Treasurer, Director of Cyclone Entertainment, Ltd., publicly held entertainment conglomerate and President of Buttermilk Sky Associates, a wholly-owned subsidiary. Negotiates foreign sub-publishing, songwriter and sheet music agreements. Consults film and TV producers in areas of film music supervision and soundtrack album production. Graduate C.W. Post College B.S. in Business Administration and Masters in Accounting. Member since 1981.

JOSEPH CATES

Former member Board of Governors. Served on House, Admissions, Entertainment committees. TV director, producer and packager. Produces Johnny Cash, Steve Martin, Robert Klein, David Copperfield, Ford's Theater specials, "Last Days of Frank and Jesse James," "The Quick and the Dead," and films for TV. Won Emmy award for his Gershwin special and Anne Bancroft special. On Broadway, produced "Joe Egg," "What Makes Sammy Run," "Spoon River." Currently producing new musical, "Elmer Gantry". Member since 1960.

RICHARD F. GINSBERG

Served as member of House committee. Vice-president Account Director of Mc-Cann-Erickson, handling the Columbia Pictures account. Has been involved in motion picture marketing since graduating from college in 1980. With Serino, Coyne and Nappi, handled WABC-TV account and became Senior Account Executive at Doyle, Dane, Bernbach to manage the Universal Pictures account. Member since 1980.

FRANK MILITARY

Senior V.P. of Warner/Chappell Music, largest of all music companies. Has been personally associated with great musical talents like the late Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Nelson Riddle, Peggy Lee, Steve & Eydie and close friend, Frank Sinatra. Music publisher for the great words and music of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Burton Lane, Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Member since 1978.

LEE SALOMON

Incumbent. Former member Entertainment committee. Senior V.P. and member of Senior Management Board of William Morris Agency. Current client list includes Bill Cosby, Julio Iglesias, Tom Jones, Milton Berle, Danny Thomas, Beach Boys, Bobby Vinton, Kenny Loggins, Tony Orlando. Agent at 25 booking Sophie Tucker, Jimmy Durante, Joe E. Lewis, Sammy Davis, Jr., 75% of Atlantic City entertainment crosses his desk. Board of Trustees Actors Temple, 18 years. Member since 1978.

ROBERT W. SARNOFF

Current member Finance Committee, former member Admissions committee. Former Chairman and C.E.O. of RCA and NBC. Director Astoria Studios, Museum of Broadcasting, American Home Products, ASPCA, Marconi International Fellowship, U.S. Japanese Foundation (chmn. Finance committee). Former Director N.Y. Stock Exchange, Manufacturer's Hanover Trust, National Exec. Board of Boy Scouts of America, Chmn. Membership and Fund Drive of American Red Cross. Member since 1981.

# CANDIDATES AND NOT MORE THAN SIX (6)

## ERROL DANTE

Served on Entertainment and Activities committee 8 years. Started career at N.Y.'s famed Copacabana as production singer. Has appeared at leading Nightclubs, Resorts, Cruise ships and leading hotels in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Catskill and Pocono Mountains. Appeared on numerous In-house events including Host and Producer of Irving Berlin and Mitchell Parish "Stardust" evenings. Chairman of N.Y. Chapter of Society of Singers. Member since 1978.

## BOB FITZSIMMONS

Incumbent. Served on House committee 2 years, Entertainment committee 3 years. Presently Host Good Day New York. Fox Broadcasting Channel 5. Radio personality WNEW, 10 years. Voice-over commercial announcer. National V.P. Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. and co-host Jerry Lewis Telethon, 16 years. Host of annual Friars golf outing. Member since 1976.

## CAL RAMSEY

Incumbent. Former member Admissions and Entertainment committees. Head Cal Ramsey Assoc Inc., Public Relations firm. TV commentator sports analyst Madison Square Garden Network. Captain NYU Basketball team. All American. Pro player N.Y. Knicks, St. Louis Hawks, Syracuse Nationals. Fund Raiser J.C. Coles Sports Center. Chairman N.Y. Sports Commission. Member N.Y. State Council on Youth. Elected to Board of Trustees, Children's Aid Society. Member since 1979.

## HAROLD RAND

Incumbent. Chairman of Admissions committee. V.P. Marketing Director Kaufman-Astoria Studios. 30 year career in Entertainment industry. Former Director Worldwide publicity for 20th Century Fox. Handled publicity on major motion pictures for Joseph E. Levine's Embassy Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney's Buena Vista Distribution Co. and American Broadcasting Feature Film Division. Member since 1967.

## RUSTY STAUB

Member House committee. Retired from baseball in 1985 after distinguished 23 year career. M.V.P. with N.Y. Mets, Montreal and Houston. Only player in baseball to have 500 hits with four different teams, including Detroit. Serves as announcer and analyst Mets TV broadcasts. Among many charities, Pres. of N.Y.C. Police and Fire Widows and Children's Benefit Fund. Owner and operator Rusty's Restaurant on 73rd and 3rd. Member since 1976.

## IRV WELZER

Served on House, Entertainment and Admissions committees. Produced "Professionally Speaking" and the "Primary English Class" starring Diane Keaton. Developed with Bob Nemeroff, the Tony-winning musical, "Raisin". Producer/Chairman Friars in-house LeRoy Neiman and Rigby art showings. Consultant to Total Communications and Entertainment Corp. of California. Entertainment consultant to Karl Hofer, Gen. Mgr. Royal Concordia Hotel opening next year. Member since 1976.

NON-PROFESSIONAL CANDIDATES

VOTE FOR AT LEAST TWO (2)
AND NOT MORE THAN THREE (3)

RICHARD GAMSU

Served on House committee. V.P.
of Newhard Cook, Inc. Member
N.Y.S.E. Listed in Who's Who in
America. Currently member Town
Club of N.Y., Bond Club of N.Y.,
Hampton Hills Country Club.
Graduate of Univ. of Illinois, class
of 1950. Member since 1976.

JAY GOLDBERG

Former member House committee. Graduate Harvard Law School. Former member U.S. Dept. of Justice under Atty. General Robert F. Kennedy. Former Ass't District Attorney, N.Y. County. Member of Teaching Group of Trial Advocacy Harvard Law School. Represented well-known entertainers in major litigations, including Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Miles Davis, Mick Jagger. Member since 1979.

BRUCE HO

Incumbent. Former member
House and Admissions commit-
tees. Owner Bruce Ho's Four Seas
Restaurant. 35 year career in
restaurant business. Former
owner Bruce Ho's Manhasset,
Bruce Ho's Gourmet and Port Ar-
thur Restaurant. Educated NYU
Engineering and City College of
N.Y.E.E. Member since 1966.

RONALD S. ITZLER

Former Scribe of Friars Club.
Former member of Board of
Governors. Former member of
House, Election, Nominating com-
mittees and Chairman of Legal
committee. Senior partner law
firm, Ballon, Stoll and Itzler,
specializing in commercial law
and celebrity management. Man
of the Year, American Jewish
Committee. Honor graduate Cor-
nell Univ. School of Law.
Represents indigent and needy
Friars in legal matters without
charge. Member since 1979.

DR. RICHARD MILLER

Member of House committee.
Chairman of Friars Building com-
mittee for past two years, respon-
sible for clubhouse refurbishing.
Former member of Admissions
and Membership committees.
Member of Friars Restaurant com-
mittee. Founder and former Presi-
dent of the Mr. Swords Founda-
tion. Former owner and director of
Camp Mohican and Camp Reena.
Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and
Dental Surgery, N.Y.U. Member
since 1964.

ANDREW G. PASTARNACK

Member Sunshine committee.
Former member House, Admis-
sions, Election and Chess com-
mittees. President and Chairman
of Board of Cruise Ships Services,
Inc., suppliers of International Du-
ty Free Shops. Assoc. Trustee of
North Shore-Cornell University
Hospital, 15 years. Trustee Kings
Point Merchant Marine Academy,
3 years. Director Don Monti
Memorial Research Foundation, 8
years. Active member B'nai B'rith
and UJA. Member since 1972.

P R O X Y

For Annual Membership Meeting

Thursday October 27, 1988

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS:

1) Article VI, Section 6 of the Constitution is to be amended so that in the future, Members will automatically receive an Absentee Ballot to vote for the annual election of Officers and Governors.

FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN
        []      []        []

2) Article VI, Section 18 of the Constitution is to be amended so that the required quorum for any annual or special meeting of the Membership be not less than one hundred (100) Members in good standing. (as required by New York State Law)

FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN
        []      []        []

3) Article IX, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution is to be amended so that Absentee Ballots be permitted to vote on any Constitutional amendments. (in order to give all Members the opportunity to vote on any Constitutional changes)

FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN
        []      []        []

4) Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution is to be amended so that the Welfare Committee be permitted to disburse to any Member a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars ($ 1,000.00) unless so authorized by the Board of Governors.

FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN
        []      []        []

Signature

Please print your name

Account number

Date

LAW OFFICES OF
JAY GOLDBERG, P.C.

OCT 14 1988

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FOURTEENTH FLOOR
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TELEPHONE (212) 983-6000
TELECOPIER (212) 661-0989
TELEX 5101008171

September 30, 1988

Dear Brother Friar:

It is an honor for me to have been nominated to run for
a place on the Board of Governors. I regard my membership in the
Friars as a prized possession.

I have served three years on the House Committee. I am
fully familiar with the critical issues confronting our Club.

Professionally, I am a graduate of Harvard Law School,
a former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, and a former
Special Assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. A good
deal of my legal work involves representing members of the
entertainment industry.

If elected, I will be the strongest of advocates for
the Club. I pledge my full commitment and energy in order to
deal with the important issues facing our membership so that we
may remain the premier Club in this City. I ask for your vote of
confidence.

JG:mlr

CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY

277 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, N. Y. 10172

MICHEL FRIBOURG
CHAIRMAN

January 12, 1988

Doctor Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger Associates, Inc.
350 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Dear Henry:

I am enclosing herewith a brochure made by Georges Carles which shows the highlights of a book that has just been written on Raymond Barre.

Georges Carles is an old friend and collaborator of Continental, as he was General Manager of our Moroccan operations for quite a few years and successfully proceeded with the gradual liquidation of our major assets on account of the most difficult political situation facing all foreign companies.

Georges Carles, who lives around Lyon, retired a couple of years ago and has been working for Raymond Barre in this part of the country. He asked me to forward this copy to you with his autograph, translation of which I enclose herewith.

Kindest regards.

MF/1s
Encl.

TO DOCTOR HENRY KISSINGER

Whose world political action I have followed for many years
and, more specifically, that concerning Vietnam -- as a French
from Indochina.

This work, dedicated to a Man for whom this same Frenchman
wishes victory for the good of his country.

Also, for Franco-American friendship, at a period where World
War II, Containment, and the Domino Theory are making way for
a new battle, more subtle still, but no less dangerous.

With my high and very respectful esteem,

Georges Carles

December 17, 1987

TELEPHONE
(202) 965-1447

3327 "P" STREET
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20007

September 2, 1988

SEP 15 1988

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
1800 K Street, NW
Suite 520
Washington, D.C. 20006

Dear Henry,

You were so good to allow your name to be on The Phillips Collection's National Committee. We have had some wonderful news at the museum. A Japanese businessman and his wife have made an extremely generous pledge to the Phillips. The Trustees are giving a reception in their honor on the evening of the nineteenth of September at six o'clock.

If you are in Washington and could spare a moment--will you come to the reception. Your being there would mean a great great deal.

Our old friend Joe A. is very sick. He returns from Johns Hopkins when Gemma arrives from Italy.

Love to you and Nancy. We all miss you.

P.S.

Los Angeles Times

Thursday, December 8, 1988/Part II

11

# Serious Move on Military Gridlock
With a Unilateral Sweep, Gorbachev Fashions a Challenge

By ALTON FRYE

There were some things that Moscow could do, George Bush said the other day, to increase his confidence that changes taking place in the Soviet Union are real and likely to endure. Scarcely had the President-elect uttered the words than Mikhail Gorbachev began to oblige.

On Wednesday, the Soviet president gave the United Nations a performance of extraordinary range and substance. Many in the West have been calling for policy initiatives to test Gorbachev. Gorbachev has now set his own tests, demanding ones that will go far toward demonstrating his good faith; they also will illuminate his prospects for survival in Soviet politics.

Celebrating the planet's diversity, this new Soviet man portrayed the freedom of nations to choose their own social path as a "universal principle that should allow no exceptions." He lauded the Helsinki process and pledged added guarantees to protect the rights of Soviet citizens, including safeguards for freedom of conscience and public association. He linked a promise of liberalized provisions for emigration to an understanding that closed societies have no future. Even while asserting that the Soviet Union would not abandon its convictions, he looked to the experience of other countries as a source of learning.

One might dismiss these tributes to the cause of human rights as mere rhetoric except for the concrete measures that Gorbachev set forth. He committed the Soviet Union to expanded participation in specific international arrangements to monitor human rights. He cited the end of jamming foreign radio broadcasts to the Soviet Union as another step under the Helsinki process. And, perhaps most startling, the Soviet leader declared that the World Court in the Hague should have binding jurisdiction over the interpretation of agreements on human rights.

Gorbachev's depiction of the impending global challenges to statecraft was at once visionary and ominous. On the face of it, the Soviet leader has as clear a grasp as any leader of the fact that future economic

development cannot follow the paths of previous industrialization. He offered no prescriptions to deal with rising environmental dangers, but urged a sensible commitment to cooperate in averting catastrophe. As befits one sobered by the tragedy at Chernobyl, Gorbachev sees the value of a center for emergency environmental assistance within the U.N. system.

At the level of ideals, few of the themes struck by Gorbachev did not resonate with Western sympathies. Of course, it was easy for a Soviet politician to volunteer suggestions about a hundred-year moratorium on the debts of developing countries, debts owed mainly to Western creditors. And it would have been too much to expect Gorbachev to ignore the controversy over the United States' refusal of a visa for Yasser Arafat to speak at U.N. headquarters (although his rebuke on that score was notably understated).

Yet it was at the level of pragmatic politics that the speech invites most serious scrutiny. First, the usual caveats are in order: The devil is in the details and we still have to see the fine print. Nevertheless, the broad measures announced by Gorbachev as ones to be carried out unilaterally by the Soviet Union would be serious efforts toward transforming the military gridlock in Central Europe.

In particular, the Soviet Union now seems committed to removing more than half of its tanks from East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. Numbers published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies indicate that this would leave fewer Soviet tanks in those countries than the satellite governments themselves deploy. Other changes to be carried out in the next two years would cut tank strength even further within the Western Soviet Union itself by almost 20% of estimated Soviet armor. Major cutbacks in aircraft, artillery and manpower also are promised. And Gorbachev set a two-year timetable for reducing the kinds of bridging equipment and related forces that have been seen as most suggestive of an offensive potential in Eastern Europe.

Details are still lacking on the final restructuring, but it appears that the

Soviets are going to try to persuade the West that, without waiting for agreed mutual reductions in conventional forces, they will reconfigure their posture to a clearly defensive one. It is hard to exaggerate the historic significance of such a shift.

To advance such commitments, Gorbachev had to override the repeated and adamant insistence of Soviet military leaders that there should be no such unilateral cutbacks. Soviet spokesman Gennady Gerasimov denied that the policy change had triggered the military chief of staff's retirement (first reported in Washington Wednesday), attributing it to health problems. Marshal Sergei Akhromeyev's departure will be regretted by U.S. military professionals who had found him a straightforward and constructive interlocutor.

Intriguingly, Gorbachev also seemed to go beyond previous Soviet offers regarding the controversial Krasnoyarsk radar, referring to "dismantling and refitting certain units and structures" there. Secretary of State George P. Shultz was quick to pick up on the point, and confirmed that Gorbachev had indeed used those terms.

It will take a while to sort out and respond to these remarkable developments. There is no way for the United States and its NATO allies to reciprocate such unilateral overtures on a similar scale, simply because they don't have as many chips to sacrifice. But the magnitude and timing of Gorbachev's offers should lend invaluable momentum to the impending negotiations on conventional forces in Europe, not to mention the strategic-arms reduction agreement, which cannot proceed until the Krasnoyarsk radar dispute is resolved.

Once fully implemented, the Soviet cutbacks would go a good distance toward permitting the talks on conventional-force stability to work from more nearly equal levels in critical sectors.

If he keeps it up, Gorbachev may yet rescue unilateralism from the bad reputation it has earned.

Alton Frye is the Washington director for the Council on Foreign Relations.