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August 9, 1976

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

I am pleased to send you an advance copy of the new Facts On File reference work LATIN AMERICA 1975. This book, the fourth volume in this annual series, records the important political, diplomatic, economic and social events in each country in Latin America and the Caribbean during 1975. Coverage ranges from the signing of the Latin American Economic System charter to the nationalization of Venezuela's oil industry.

Would you care to provide us with a comment that we may use for citation on this important work?

We would appreciate hearing from you. Best wishes.

HJL:nf
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7 Zeev Bachar,
German Colony,
Jerusalem.

March 19, 1974.

Dr. H. Kissinger,
Secretary of State,
Washington,
U.S.A.

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

O/FADRC/DR
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Attention _________
Keep this study together

I know how overburdened you are with matters of national
and international dimensions, but I would nevertheless beg of you
to find a spare moment for a tortured mother and not to consign
this letter unceremoniously to the waste-paper basket.

As you know, the list of Israeli prisoners of war,
which the Syrians gave you, contained eighteen names less than
the number known to be missing. My only son--Major Avi (Avraham)
Lanir, No. 0179741--is amongst those whose names were not on the
list. He is a pilot whoseMirage plane was shot down on October 13,
1973, at 11.38 a.m. He was seen to parachute down opposite Kuneitra,
just beyond the eastern part of the bulge now in our hands. As he
fell between our lines and those of the Syrians, our soldiers were
able to see, through field-glasses, that he landed safely, got up,
and was then taken prisoner by Syrian soldiers, who conducted him
to a jeep which drove off in the direction of Syrian Army Head-
quarters. This was told to me personally by the tank officer who
followed my son's movements from the Israeli lines.

A few days ago, in a television interview, the Syrian
Commander-in-Chief informed his interviewer that fifteen Israeli
soldiers had died in captivity of their wounds, and that one pilot
had died of shock when he fell into the hands of peasants. That
still leaves two of our prisoners unaccounted for. As my son was
seen to get up and walk away he could not have been badly hurt, if
he was hurt at all; and as he was seen to be taken captive by Syrian
soldiers, he did not fall into the hands of peasants. I feel,
therefore that it is not unreasonable for me to conclude that he is
one of the two prisoners still unaccounted for.

During the anguished period between the time my son's
plane was shot down and the day on which you brought the lists
of prisoners to Israel, I was able to go on living only because
I had every cause to hope that he was at least alive. Since that
terrible hour when I learnt that his name was not on the list, I
am broken in body and spirit. I cannot, however, resign myself to
the inevitability of his death as long as I do not know exactly what
happened to him, and I am haunted night and day by the spectre of
his being alive and suffering, in some unknown place, unbeknown to
any civilised authority who might be able to extend him some aid
and comfort.

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Until I am certain of my son's fate, I shall remain in
this present purgatory, which is even worse than the dreadful
pain of finality. You are the only person on this earth to whom
I can appeal with any hope of success to rescue me from the
doubly cruel fate of loss and uncertainty. I beg of you to
listen to the plea of a simple mother, who is not concerned
with politics, and try to find out what has happened to my
son. This may not enhance your international reputation, which
has already outstripped that of any other living statesman, but
it may give you some small personal satisfaction to know that
you have helped one, amongst too many, anguished and tortured
mothers to find some rest and consolation in the thought that
there is still some humanity and kindness left in a world whose
cruelty belies its claims to progress and civilisation.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON

December 13, 1974

Dear Annette:

Thank you so much for your letter of
October 15. I was delighted to meet you and
your classmates and to learn that you all enjoyed
your visit to the plane. The promptness with
which you all wrote to me and your plans for
preparing a report on the visit show that Mrs.
Layton is a teacher who knows how to combine
business and pleasure. I am glad to learn that
you did not find the business too onerous.

Please convey to Mrs. Layton and your
classmates my thanks and best wishes.

Miss Annette Lanjouw,
Eighth Grade Class,
Rabat American School,
Rabat.

OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON

November 11, 1974

Sir:

Members of the Eighth Grade class in Rabat have written you thank you letters for seeing them and allowing them to visit your plane (tab B). The Embassy asks that you thank their spokesman and send back an autographed picture. (tab A).

**Recommendation:** That you sign the letter at Tab A and autograph the attached photo (To "The Eighth Grade, Rabat American School").

October 15, 1974

Your Majesty:

Please accept my sincere thanks for the
magnificent hospitality you accorded me during
my last visit to Rabat. You were especially
gracious to interrupt your Ramadan activities
in order to receive me. For this I am deeply
grateful.

I especially appreciated the opportunity
to consult with you on matters which are
vitally critical to our two countries. I
found our exchange of views extremely useful
and productive. I am pleased to note once again
that substantial accord on fundamental prin-
ciples underlies our efforts toward a just and
lasting peace in the Middle East.

President Ford joins me in looking forward
to continued close cooperation and consultation
with Your Majesty.

Warm regards,

His Majesty
Hassan II,
King of Morocco,
Rabat.

Department of State

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1840 CARLA RIDGE BEVERLY HILLS

3 June 1974

Dear Henry:

It seems fitting that 7,000 miles away from where
you were at that moment, a toast was tendered you
by everyone at a dinner party, the occasion for
which was the 20th Wedding Anniversary of Kirk
and Ann Douglas. It was a tribute to you person-
ally, as well as to you as a statesman, full of
gratitude for your extraordinary accomplishments.

You have touched the hearts and minds of millions
of people throughout the world. The tenacity with
which you attacked the problems, overcoming end-
less prejudices from all sides, was an extraordinary
achievement to my mind without parallel.

The fact that some of us could claim that we were
friends of yours gave us an inner satisfaction as we
raised our glasses to you - naturally with Dom
Perignon.

continued . . .

IRVING PAUL LAZAR
ARTISTS' MANAGER

LITERARY AGENT

March 22, 1976

Dear Henry:

Bravo!

I cannot tell you how much I admire your stand in
Boston and the brilliance of your throwing the ball
to the demagogic assault on your historical accomplishments.

The fact of the matter is, the carping critics, especially
the so-called candidates, who made these senseless
attacks should have been answered long ago. I'm glad you
did it now.

Stay well and I hope to see you soon.

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IRVING PAUL LAZAR

January 20, 1976

Dear Henry:

It was very thoughtful of you and Mrs.
Kissinger to send us greetings of the
season.

We just returned from a trip to the
South Pacific and the Orient where
we spent the Christmas and New Year
Holidays.

It was an eventful trip and we met some
distinguished and wonderful people,
not the least of which was that we were
entertained by some statesmen who are,
undoubtedly friends of yours. One was
the Prime Minister of Bangkok, the second
was His Excellency Oman Ong Yoke Lin
and also Harold Lee. We also met a
number of correspondents from Time and
Newsweek so it was not only a very
interesting but an eventful trip.

Mary joins me in wishing you and Mrs.
Kissinger a healthy, happy and joyous
New Year.