November 5, 1956

Mr. Dean Rusk
The Rockefeller Foundation
49 West 49th Street
New York 20, New York

Dear Mr. Rusk:

I am writing you from the Council where I spend part of each week working on my book on nuclear weapons.

I thought you might be interested to see the enclosed reprint of an article of mine simply to indicate how very sympathetic I am to the approach you intend to take with your sub-panel.

Best regards.

Enc.

xxxxxxx 6 Divinity Avenue

October 23, 1959

Mr. Dean Rusk
President, Rockefeller Foundation
49 West 49th Street
New York 20, New York

Dear Dean:

Although I am your least
successful petitioner, I am also one
of the most persistent ones. The last
time we talked about the International
Seminar, you told me that I might check
about it in October. I hate to be so
persistent, but extinction is staring
us in the face.

With best regards.

THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION

49 WEST 49th STREET, NEW YORK 20

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Personal

November 12, 1959

Dear Henry:

On re-reading my letter of November 2, I have the impression
that in trying to answer briefly I did not take sufficiently into
account your keen concern for the Seminar and the difficulties in
which you find yourself. I should like to apologize to an old friend
for its jagged edges. What I should have added was that we gave a
great deal of thought to the question whether we should make ourselves
responsible for the continuation of the Seminar and that our conclusion
was that we should not. Actually, my own personal sympathy and
interest ran more to Confluence than to the Seminar since I knew
little about the latter and greatly enjoyed Confluence.

Please don't worry on your side about the note you wrote.
Of course you were entitled to a decision so that you would know where you
stand. Indeed, your note to me precipitated our reaching a final
conclusion although your note itself had nothing to do with the
result.

When Jim Conant was president of Harvard he went to almost
extreme lengths to delegate to the various activities at Harvard
full responsibility for raising their own funds. President Pusey
has accepted more responsibility for thinking about the University
as a whole although fund-raising responsibility is still shared by
a considerable number of others. At The Rockefeller Foundation,
we have been unable to think of each separate need at Harvard in
isolation; although a good case could probably be made for most of
it, we cannot place our portfolio at the disposal of a single
university. If Harvard does not talk to us in terms of priorities,
we must think of Harvard in terms of priorities and consider its needs
in relation to all of the other urgent and deserving requirements which
come in from all parts of the world. This does put something like
your Seminar on the back burner as far as we are concerned but I can
at least offer you the mildly comforting thought that you have other
colleagues at Harvard in exactly the same position.

I do hope that this disappointing transaction will place
no strain upon a personal relationship which I value very highly;
knowing you as I do, I am confident that there is no problem.

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
6 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge 38, Massachusetts

C4J

December 2, 1959

Mr. Dean Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
49 West 49th Street
New York 20, New York

Dear Dean:

I would like to write to you before
Panel X Report is published in order to tell you
how much I admired your skill and dedication in
bringing it to a conclusion. Whatever the public
reaction, I think it is significant that eminent
Americans did write such a report. As someone
who had an opportunity to be close to it from the
beginning, I can say without flattery that it could
not have been completed and that it would not have
its present quality without you. It was a pleasure
to be associated with you.

All good wishes.

November 28, 1990

Mr. Dean Rusk
President, The Rockefeller Foundation
111 West 50th Street
New York 20, New York

Dear Dean:

It was very thoughtful of you to
write me about my article for Harper's. Towards
the conclusion of it, you may have noticed your
intellectual influence on me. I had acknowledged
it in a footnote, but apparently Harper's has firm
rules on this matter. However, in my book I
point out how very much your lectures at the
Council stimulated my thinking in this area.

Warm regards.

December 23, 1960

Mr. Dean Rusk
The Rockefeller Foundation
111 West 50th Street
New York, New York

Dear Dean:

I cannot remember when I have felt
so much enthusiasm for a Cabinet appointment.
It is one of the most hopeful aspects of the
current situation.

Having often heard you speak about the
solitude of the man in the big office, there is
really little anyone can do except to tell you
that all our good wishes are with you.

Kind regards.

Henry V. Kissinger

Sincerely yours,

Kind regards.

solitude of the man in the pig office, there is

Having often heard you speak about the
current situation.

It is one of the most hopeful aspects of the
so much enthusiasm for a Cabinet appointment.

Dear Dean:

New York, New York
111 West 20th Street
The Rockefeller Foundation
Mr. Dean Rusk

December 23, 1960

Henry V. Kissinguer

With every good wish and high regard.

Many thanks.

You let me know where to send it so that it does not go through too
not wish to embarrass. It you are interested in seeing it, could
a description of the actions of a number of individuals whom I do
However, I would be loathe to have it circulated, since it contains
I would be very happy to let you see it on a personal basis.

Utility of this kind of effort from a national point of view.
Of its significance. It seems to me to shed some light on the
disarmament which is composed of a chronology and an assessment
I have written an evaluation of the Stone Conference on

Dear Dean:

Washington, D.C.
Secretary of State
The Honorable Dean Rusk

BESOMAN

November 3, 1961

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