February 11, 1976

Dear Ms. Alson:

Mr. Reinhardt referred your letter about the Mankiewicz
Christmas greeting to me. Please assure the Mankiewicz that
the Secretary did indeed see their card. There was an initial
goof, but it was later caught when someone recognized the name
and sent the card to me. I myself put it on his desk, albeit
a little late. However, as the Kissingers were away over the
holidays, they saw most of their cards after the fact.

I'm so terribly sorry that this happened. It is an un-
fortunate necessity that those of us who best know the Secre-
tary's friends only see his mail after it has been received and
sorted by another department. A certain few invariably fall
through the cracks, but most of the Secretary's personal letters
are eventually caught and redirected. I can only hope that the
Mankiewicz will accept our sincere apologies, and bear with
an often unwieldy bureaucracy!

I note that the Secretary's and Mrs. Kissinger's card was
sent to the Mankiewicz at Box 82 instead of 110. I do hope it
was received!

Ms. Elizabeth Alson,
c/o Mr. Joseph L. Mankiewicz,
RFD 2, Box 110,
Bedford, New York.

Bedford, New York.

RFD 2, Box 110,

c/o Mr. Joseph L. Mankiewicz,

Ma. Elisabeth Vlaon,

Personal Secretary

Suzanne S. McFarlane

Sincerely,

was received!

sent to the Mankiewicza at Box 82 instead of 110. I do hope it

I note that the Secretary's and Mrs. Klainger's card was

Mankiewicza will accept our sincere apologies, and bear with

through the cracks, put most of the Secretary's personal letters

sorted by another department. A certain few invasively fall

sary, a friend only see his mail after it has been received and

fortunate necessity that those of us who beat know the Secre-

a little late. However, as the Klainger's were away over the

and sent the card to me. I myself, but it on his desk, albeit

goat, put it was later caught when someone recognized the name

Christmas greeting to me. Please see the Mankiewicza that

Mr. Reinhardt referred your letter about the Mankiewicz,

Dear Ma. Vlaon:

February 11, 1936

JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ

R. F. D. 2, BOX 110
BEDFORD, NEW YORK 10506

January 26, 1976

Mr. John E. Reinhardt
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520

BUREAU OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

FEB 02 1976

Dear Mr. Reinhardt:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

It was exceptionally kind of you to take
the trouble to acknowledge a Christmas card sent to
Secretary and Mrs. Kissinger by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L.
Mankiewicz and their daughter Alexandra.

The card was sent to Secretary Kissinger at
the Department of State because we did not have his home
address.

However, the Mankiewiczs and the Kissingers
have exchanged personal holiday greetings for several
years.

From your note I think it possible that
the Mankiewicz's card may not have reached the Kissingers
themselves. If this is the case I would very much appreciate
your seeing to it that they do know the Mankiewiczs remembered
them at this season.

Thank you for whatever time you may spend
upon this request.

Department of State

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

December 1, 1975

~~X1/Paul:~~

Since receiving this last week I
have checked with the NSC Secretariat
and the Central Files here at the
White House and there is no record
of the tape mentioned in the letter
to President Ford having been
received here.

Irene

Bennie :

Please write back
saying it was very appreciated.
for sign. PEP

Mason &
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and Western worlds have taken place, what will be the implications for ex-
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Historically, the East and particularly Russia have been understandably
apprehensive of Western trade overtures. With few exceptions, Peter the
Great among them, Russians until very recently have preferred to stare with
hungry eyes at Western technology rather than risk importing the seeds of
social and moral metamorphosis which so often accompany foreign trade.

But Nagorski theorizes that increasing global economic inter-dependence
has deemphasized politics in favor of economics. As trade becomes inevitable
rather than merely possible, its accompanying social and moral implications
will cause a shift from political trends of militaristic self-preservation
to cultural trends of rapprochement. And the results will bring us that
much closer to world peace.

"Zygmunt Nagorski's analysis is one of the most precise and
at the same time most subtle. The value of this book is not
only in gathering together all the information dealing with
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development, having parallels in the past."

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ZYGMUNT NAGORSKI, JR., has spent his life in the study of international politics. He is currently with the Council on Foreign Relations and lives in New York City.

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Miami, Florida 33161
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Bonnie Andrews

Sincerely,

thoughtfulness.
With best wishes and appreciation for your
to remember him on such a special occasion.
You sent of his son, David. You were very kind
for your letter and for the handsome statuette
secretary Klaander asked that I thank you

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Manning:

September 23, 1974

February 9, 1976

Dear Henry:

I hope that Mrs. Kissinger is mending fast and that you meanwhile have been able to enjoy some pleasant hours in your old place.

It would be a great pleasure to see you while you are here, even if briefly, though I know how pre-occupied you must be. The Atlantic is only two short blocks from the Ritz and I live only a few blocks away, so it would be simple for me to drop in on you at a convenient moment.

In any case, my fond regards to you and best wishes.

The Honorable Henry Kissinger
Secretary of State
The Ritz Carlton
15 Arlington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

MIKE MANSFIELD
MONTANA

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United States Senate
Office of the Majority Leader
Washington, D.C. 20510

October 15, 1973

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

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

Dear Mr. Secretary:

At approximately noon today, there was delivered to my
office a cablegram from Prince Norodom Sihanouk, a copy of which
I am enclosing for your consideration.

I am also sending you a copy of the letter referred to
in the cablegram. It is my sincere hope that the proposals ad-
vanced by Prince Sihanouk will be given most immediate and serious
consideration. I think they are well worth your attention at the
first available opportunity despite the many burdens which you bear
at the present time.

With best personal wishes, I am

Enclosures

P.S. You had previously received a copy of the letter referred to above.

Cambodia re: secret bombings (filed in S-208)

NOT CARDED

COPY

September 6, 1973

His Royal Highness
Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk Upayuvareach
Embassy of Cambodia
Peking, People's Republic of China

My dear Prince Sihanouk:

Thank you for your cable of recent date from Pyongyang. As always, I was very pleased to have some direct word from you. In this case, your proposals regarding a settlement in Cambodia were of particular interest. As you probably know, I made public comment on them and urged a constructive response to them by the Executive Branch of the U. S. government which, under our system, has the sole official responsibility in a situation of this kind. I was also moved to say publicly that any suggestion that you were in accord, tacit or otherwise, with the several thousand secret bombing raids on your country and had so informed me was completely incomprehensible to me in the light of my recollection and understanding of our conversation in Phnom Penh in 1968.

I am hopeful that the vestiges of the conflict in Cambodia will be dissolved before very long and that it will be possible for you to return to your motherland. I am hopeful, too, that we shall have an opportunity for a personal meeting in the not too distant future.

I wish also to acknowledge at this time receipt of the film and literature of the visit which you undertook to the fighting forces of your government in Cambodia. This material has been made available to appropriate persons in Washington.

I send warm personal regards to you, to Monique, and to your Minister, Penn Mouth.

Sincerely yours,

P. S. Once again, I am availing myself of the kindness of the French Ambassador who has graciously offered to transmit this communication to you in Peking forthwith.

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MONSIEUR PAGE 3/50

ACTES DE JUSTICE A MON EGARD
ET POUR VOS GENERUSES ET INLASSABLES ACTIVITES EN
FAVEUR DU PEUPLE KHMER PRIVED DEPUIS PRES DE QUATRE
ANS DEJA DE LINDEPENDANCE ET DE
LA PAIX AUXQUELLES IL A DROIT STOP COMME VOUS
LE SAVEZ AUJOURDHUI LIMMENSE FAMILLE DES PAYS
NONALIGNES ET MME
LUNION DES

TZ16 MONSIEUR PAGE 4/50

REPUBLIQUES SOCIALISTES SOVIETIQUES PARTAGENT OFFICIELLEMENT
VOTRE FERME CONVICTION MAINTES FOIS EXPRIMEE DEPUIS LE
18 MARS 1970 SELON LAQUELLE NORODOM
SIHANOUK EST LUNIQUE CHEF LEGAL DE LETAT CAMBODGIEN
ET LE PROBLEME CAMBODGIEN NE POURRA ETRE RESOLU
QUAVEC LA RESTITUTION AU CAMBODGE DE SON CHEF DETAT
LEGAL DE SON GOUVERNEMENT ROYAL ET

COL 18 1970

TZ16 MONSIEUR PAGE 5/50

DE SON STATUT TRADITIONNEL ET
CONSTITUTIONNEL DE ROYAUME INDEPENDANT
ET NEUTRE STOP LA TRISTE VRITE EST QUE LE

PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON EST SEUL RESPONSABLE DE
LA CONTINUATION DE LA GUERRE AU CAMBODGE
QUI DANS SA PARTIE NON ENCOR LIBEREE PAR LE
FRONT UNI NATIONAL DU CAMBODGE VIT DANS UNE
INCONSTITUTIONALITE

Reply via RCA: call 558-4321

Reply via RCA: call 558-4321

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TZ16 MONSIEUR PAGE 8/50

QUE LE PRESIDENT NIXON IMITE LE
VIETNAM ET LA CHINE NOS AMIS POUR QUE LA PAIX ET
LA CONSTITUTIONALITE REVIENNENT TRES
VITE AU CAMBODGE STOP A LORGANISATION DES NATIONS
UNIES AURA BIENTOT LIEU UN VOTE PAR LES PAYS MEMBRES POUR SAVOIR
SIL VONVIENT DE RENDRE DES CETTE ANNEE SON SIEGE

TZ16 MONSIEUR PAGE 9/50

AU GOUVERNEMENT ROYAL QUE JE PRESIDE STOP CE
SERA LA UNE OCCASION UNIQUE POUR LONU ET AUSSI POUR LES USA DE
RESOUDRE LE PROBLEME CAMBODGIEN ET RAMENER
IPSO FACTO LA PAIX LINDEPENDANCE ET LA
NEUTRALITE AU CAMBODGE STOP SI LES USA CESSENT
DE PRENDRE LA DEFENSE DU REGIME ILLEGAL ANTINATIONAL

TZ16 MONSIEUR PAGE 10/50

ET ANTI-POPULAIRE DE LONNOL VOTRE GRAND PAYS TRADITIONNELL-
EMENT EPRIS DE JUSTICE AURA ACCOMPLI UN ACTE DE HAUTE
EQUITE ET UN ACTE HISTORIQUE
DE PAIX STOP JE REPETE ENCORE SOLENNELLEMENT QUE LE
FUNC ET LE GRUNC DONT JE SUIS LE
PRESIDENT SONT PRETS A ETABLIR SANS DELAI DES
RELATIONS DIPLOMATIQUES AVEC

CA: call 558-4321

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Ref

RCA Global Telegram

RCA Global Telegram

Global Telegram

TZ16 MONSIEUR PAGE 11/50

LES USA ET A GARANTIR LA SECURITE ET
LE LIBRE DEPART DE LONNOL ET DE SA JUNTA DE PHNOMPENH
VERS LES USA OU LEUROPE OU AILLEURS ET GARANTIR
LE PARDON ET LAMNISTIE GENERALE A ACCORDER A TOUS LES COLLAB-
ORATEURS KHMERS DE SECONDE ZONE
DE LIMPERIALISME AMERICAIN STOP EN CE QUI

TZ16 MONSIEUR PAGE 12/50

CONCERNE NORODOM SIHANOUK PERSONNELLEMENT
JE GARANTIS AUSSI SOLENNELLEMENT QUE JE NEXERCERAI
JAMAIS PLUS LE POUVOIR GOUVERNEMENTAL ET QUE
JE ME CANTONNERAI STRICTEMENT DANS MON ROLE DE
REPRESENTANT NUMERO UN DU CAMBODGE
SUR LA SCENE POLITIQUE ET DIPLOMATIQUE INTERNATIONALE
ET MONDIALE ROLE QUE JE JOUE DEPUIS PLUS DE 3 ANS DEJA

COL 3

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RCA

AAZCZC YWB023 RME3178 FBC8016 CAA757 TZ16

URWN HV CNPK 281

PEKING 889/879 14 1559 PAGE 13/50

RCA Global Telegram

LT MONSIEUR LE SENATEUR MIKE MANSFIELD

THE SENATE OF THE USA

WASHINGTONDC/USA

STOP LE GOUVERNEMENT DU CAMBODGE SERA GERE PAR M PENN NOUTH

DONT VOUS CONNAISSEZ LE

PUR PATRIOTISME LINTEGRITE ET LA COMPETENCE

INCOMPARABLES ET PAR

LES JEUNES HEROS DU PEUPLE MM KHIEUSAMPHAN

HOUYOUN ET HUNIM QUE MEME LELITE ET LA JEUNESSE LONNOLIENNES

ADMIRENT ET AIMENT STOP LA GARANTIE DE LEUR SECURITE

TZ16 MONSIEUR PAGE 14/50

DUNE PART ET CELLE CONCERNANT MON

RETRAIT DEFINITIF DU POUVOIR EXECUTIF DAUTRE PART

DOIVENT SATISFAIRE A CENT POUR CENT LES CAMBODGIENS DE LA

DROITE PROAMERICAINE ET PRO-MONDELIBRE ET CONSTITUER

AINSI LE DERNIER ELEMENT DE LA SOLUTION

GLOBALE DU PROBLEME CAMBODGIEN STOP IL RESTE LE PROBLEME DE LARMEE
DE LONNOL A

TZ16 MONSIEUR PAGE 15/50

RESOUDRE STOP LES FORCES ARMEES POPULAIRES DE LIBERATION

NATIONALE DEVANT ETRE DEFINITIVEMENT LARMEE DU

ROYAUME DU CAMBODGE JE PROPOSE

DE DEMOBILISER ET ENVOYER OU RENVOYER A LA VIE CIVILE

TOUS LES MEMBRES DE LARMEE DE LONNOL ET JE PROPOSE AU

RICHE BUDGET DES USA DACCORDER AUX ANCIENS OFFICIERS

SOUSOFFICIERS ET

Via RCA: call 558-4321

Reply via RCA: call 558-4321

RCA Global Telegram

RCA Global Telegram

Reply via RCA: call 558-4321

Reply via RCA: call 558-4321

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Unofficial translation of telegram from Prince Sihanouk to Senator Mansfield

"Senator Mike Mansfield
Senate of the USA
Washington, D.C./USA

Mr. Senator:

I thank you very much to have been kind enough to send me a particularly friendly letter to tell me that in the course of your next stay in China you would be happy to pay a call on your old friend, Sihanouk. I shall be very happy and honored to receive you in Peking, first, because we have not seen each other for several years, and then, because I will thus have the opportunity personally to express to you my profound gratitude and everlasting thanks for all your noble and unforgettable acts of justice towards me and for your generous and unfailing actions on behalf of the Khmer people already deprived for almost 4 years of the independence and peace to which it has a right.

As you know today, the immense family of non-aligned countries and of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics officially share your firm conviction, oft-expressed since 18 March 1970, according to which Norodom Sihanouk is the sole legal chief of the Cambodian state and that the Cambodian problem will be able to be resolved only by the restitution to Cambodia of the legal chief of state

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of its royal government and of its traditional and
constitutional statute as an independent and neutral
kingdom. The sad truth is that President Richard Nixon
alone is responsible for the continuation of the war in
Cambodia which, in the part not yet represented by the
United National Front of Cambodia, lives in evident
unconstitutionality and non-independence. The Nixon
government alone is violating from top to bottom Article
20 of the American/Vietnamese Accords of Paris of
January 27, 1973, regarding the non-interference in the
Cambodian affairs and the civil war. I assure you that
since January 27, 1973, the DR of Vietnam, the PR of
China, the PRG and the NLF of South Vietnam which had
given help to the FUNC in its national liberation struggle,
scrupulously and fully respect the spirit and letter of
Article 20 of the Paris Accords cited above. It will
therefore suffice that President Nixon imitates our
friends, Vietnam and China, for peace and constitutionality
to return very rapidly to Cambodia.

At the organization of the United Nations, there will
soon be a vote by member states to decide if it is proper
to return its seat this year to the Royal Government which
I head. This will be a unique occasion for the UN and also for
the USA to resolve the Cambodian problem and *ipso facto* to
return peace, independence and neutrality to Cambodia.

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If the USA stops defending the illegal, anti-national
and anti-popular regime of Lon Nol, your great country,
traditionally in love with justice, will have accomplished
an act of high justice and an historic act for peace.

I again solemnly repeat that the FUNC and the GRUNC
of which I am President are ready to establish immediate
diplomatic relations with the USA and to guarantee the
security and free departure of Lon Nol and his junta from
Phnom Penh for the USA or Europe or elsewhere, to guarantee
pardon and general amnesty for all second-rank Khmer who
have collaborated with American imperialism.

As concerns Norodom Sihanouk personally, I also
solemnly guarantee that I shall never again exercise
governmental power and that I will strictly limit myself
in my role as the number one representative of Cambodia
on the international and world political and diplomatic
scene, a role which I have already played for three years.
The Government of Cambodia will be led by Mr. Penn Nouth,
whose true patriotism, integrity and incomparable competence
you already know, and by the young heroes of the people,
Messrs. Khieu Samphan, Hou Youn and Hu Nim, whom even the
Lon Nol elite and youth admire and like. The guarantee
of their safety on the one part and that concerning my
definite retirement from executive power on the other must
satisfy 100% the Cambodians of the pro-American right and
pro-free world and must thus constitute the final element of
the overall solution of the Cambodian problem.

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There remains the problem of the Lon Nol army to be resolved. Since the Peoples Armed Forces of National Liberation must definitely be the army of the Kingdom of Cambodia, I propose to demobilize and return to civil life all members of the Lon Nol army and I propose that the rich USA budget grant to former officers, non-commissioned officers, career soldiers, as well as to invalids and widows of dead Lon Nol soldiers, adequate pensions.

There, Mr. Senator, lies the solution of the Cambodian problem which appears to me able to end the Cambodian war, a war which otherwise would be interminable and would remain a plague on humanity. I dare to hope that you will be kind enough to bring my serious and solemn proposals to the attention of President Nixon and to the U.S. Congress.

I present my very respectful greetings to Mrs. Mansfield and ask you, Mr. Senator, to accept the assurances of my very high and admiring greetings and respectful consideration.

Norodom Sihanouk
Chief of State and President
of the National United Front
of Cambodia

Peking, 14 October 1973

35 Oct 73

CAMBODIA

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INFORMATION MINISTRY: IN TAM REMAINING IN HIS POST

Phnom Penh Domestic Service in Cambodian 2300 GMT 14 Oct 73

[Undated "communique of the Information Ministry read by Information Minister Sam Chhum"--recorded]

[Text] The Information Ministry informs the public of the following: As the special 6-month period draws to a close, First Minister In Tam deems it his duty to apply for the resignation of his government so that a new government can be appropriately appointed. However, as this resignation has not yet been approved, the government will continue to carry out its functions normally. Moreover, In Tam remains in his post as a member of the High Political Council, since his resignation has not been granted either.

SIHANOUK TELLS NEWSMEN OF USSR SUPPORT FOR UN SEATING

Hong Kong AFP in English 1659 GMT 12 Oct 73 B--FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

[Text] Peking, Oct 12 (AFP)--The Soviet Union will back Prince Norodom Sihanouk's request to have his Royal Cambodian Government admitted to the United Nations [in] place of the Phnom Penh government, the prince informed newsmen here today. In a message to the press, the prince said Soviet backing was promised on Oct. nine in Peking by Soviet Ambassador Vasiliy Tolstikov.

The prince said that Soviet notes saying the Royal Cambodian Government of National Union (RGNUC) was the "sole legal representative of Cambodia" were handed by the ambassador to RGNUC Premier Penh Nouth and later to Prince Sihanouk.

The prince's communique today said the Soviet text referred to him as "Cambodian chief of state."

The ambassador explained to Premier Penh Nouth that the Soviet Embassy in Phnom Penh only had technical staff and carried on no diplomacy, the prince's communique said.

The Soviet note said that Cambodian patriots struggling against foreign aggression and the Lon Nol regime had the moral, political and material backing of the Soviet Union and other socialist countries, the communique said.

The prince quoted Ambassador Tolstikov as saying the Kremlin followed the example of the Conference on Non-aligned Countries in declaring the RGNUC was the sole legitimate Cambodian Government.

The Kremlin's decision came after "attentive" examination of messages from Prince Sihanouk pointing out the decision of the Non-Aligned Summit Conference, he said the ambassador told him.

SIHANOUK SENDS MESSAGE TO MANSFIELD ON RELATIONS WITH U.S.

Hong Kong AFP in English 1738 GMT 14 Oct 73 B--FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

[By Serge Romensky]

[Excerpt] Peking, Oct 14 (AFP)--Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia is to meet here soon with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, whom the exiled prince asked to help him persuade the United States to abandon support of the current Cambodian regime of Marshal Lon Nol.

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IV. 15 Oct 73

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CAMBODIA

In a personal telegram to Mr Mansfield, Prince Sihanouk said that the Khmer United National Front (NUFC) which he heads and the Royal Cambodian Government of National Union (RGNUC) were ready to establish immediately diplomatic relations with the United States. They are also prepared to allow "Lon Nol and his junta" to go abroad and to grant amnesty to "lower ranking collaborators with American imperialism."

Prince Sihanouk emphasized in the telegram that, on his return to Phnom Penh as head of state, he would no longer hold executive powers but would confine his activities to representing Cambodia on the international scene. He asked Mr Mansfield to inform President Richard Nixon and the American Congress of his "serious and solemn proposal."

The telegram was written in French and made the following points:

"As you know, today the huge family of non-aligned nations and even the Soviet Union officially share your firm conviction expressed so many times since March 18, 1970--that Norodom Sihanouk is the only legal head of state in Cambodia and the Cambodian problem can only be resolved with the return to Cambodia of its legal chief of state, its royal government and its traditional and constitutional status of a neutral and independent kingdom."

Adding that President Nixon "is alone responsible for the continuation of the war in Cambodia" and that North Vietnam and China were observing the January peace agreement by halting aid to NUFC, Prince Sihanouk said: "Thus it would suffice if President Nixon copied Vietnam and China, our friends, for peace and constitutionality to return very quickly to Cambodia." Prince Sihanouk noted that the United Nations General Assembly was to decide soon on whether RGNUC should be allowed to represent Cambodia. "It will be a unique chance for the UN and also for the USA to solve the Cambodian problem and to return ipso facto peace, independence and neutrality to Cambodia," the prince wrote.

He added that "if the United States stops defending the illegal, anti-national and anti-popular regime of Lon Nol, your great, traditionally justice-loving country will have taken a step of great equity and a historic step towards peace."

"I solemnly repeat that NUFC and RGNUC which I head are ready to set up diplomatic relations with the United States and to guarantee the safety and free departure of Lon Nol and his junta from Phnom Penh to the United States, Europe or elsewhere. (We are also ready to guarantee) pardon and general amnesty to all lower ranking collaborators with American imperialism."

"As for Norodom Sihanouk personally, I also solemnly swear that I will never again hold governmental power and that I will hold myself strictly to my role as number one representative for Cambodia on the international diplomatic and political scene--a role I have played for three years."

Prince Sihanouk said that Cambodia's future government would be headed by RGNUC Prime Minister Phnom Nouth. He suggested that the United States take over pension payments to disabled soldiers from Lon Nol's army after its demobilisation.

Referring to Mr Mansfield's visit to Peking, Prince Sihanouk wrote: "...I thank you for your very kind letter and for having told me that during your coming trip to China you would be pleased to visit your old friend Sihanouk. I shall be very happy and honored to receive you in Peking..."

MIKE MANSFIELD
MONTANA

October 18, 1974

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

Dear Mr. Secretary:

I will be going to China in the near future at the request of President Ford and at the invitation of the Chinese People's Republic. The visit is scheduled during the period early December 1974 to early January 1975. Among the purposes of the mission will be to demonstrate, as Democratic leader of the Senate, the bipartisan nature of the policy of normalization with regard to China and to familiarize myself with the current status of that policy and its relationship to the general situation in the Western Pacific. On my return, my findings will be communicated to the President and to the Senate.

It would be most appreciated if you would make available to me for the purposes of this mission, the services of John M. Thomas, Assistant Secretary of State for Administration, and Ambassador Francis E. Meloy, who is in Washington at the present time. Secretary Thomas is experienced in the problems of administration as they involve a visit to the People's Republic and I have the utmost confidence in his ability to handle the complex arrangements which will be involved. Ambassador Meloy has served in an advisory capacity on policy questions in two similar legislative missions to Asia which I conducted at the request of previous Presidents. I know that I can place full reliance on his professional competence and on his capacity to interpret policy faithfully, within the context of a mission of this kind.

I want to take this occasion to thank you for your assistance in this matter and to assure you of my esteem for the manner in which you have conducted the foreign policy of the United States under the President.

With warm personal regards, I am