MEMORANDUM

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

11151

INFORMATION /ACTION

June 17, 1970

MEMORANDUM FOR DR. KISSINGER

FROM: John H. Holdridge
SUBJECT: Letter from Takeshi Sakurauchi

Mr. Sakurauchi, evidently a member of your 1955 summer seminar, has surfaced after 15 years. He is now an executive with Mitsui.

The tone of the letter at Tab A suggests that Mr. Sakurauchi's renewed interest in you is strictly commercial. I should think that this one could well go unanswered, unless you believe in principle that all letters must be answered, in which case this is a reply at Tab A.

Attachment

MITSUI & CO., LTD.

2-9, NISHI SHIMBASHI-ICHOME, MINATO-KU,
TOKYO, JAPAN

June 9th, 1970

(Personal)

Mr. Henry Kissinger
Assistant to President
for National Security Affairs
Whitehouse
Washington, D.C.
U. S. A.

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Remembering 1955 Harvard University International Summer
Seminar gives me quite a thought. Japan was struggling
back to economic recovery. At economic and social panel
chaired by Dr. Kindleberger of M.I.T., reports by Japanese
participants were generally gloomy. Suggestion by a
Japanese participant that Japan could contribute toward
economic reconstruction of Asia in cooperation with South-
east Asian countries was chided by participants as well
as by Dr. Kindleberger that we wanted to reinstate notori-
ous "East Asia Co-prosperity Principle".

Coming back to Japan after five and half years in Canada,
and being put into a job of executive assistant in matters
of American business and international public relation,
I feel sitting at a vantage point of watching Japan's new
status in international economic relation and its new
responsibility.

Recently I sat in various international economic conferences
and interviews with foreign press by our Board Members. I
am very much impressed with Japan's responsibility toward
community of free world.

Watching hot issue of textile problem with the U.S., and
myself expressing views in international gathering, I realize
new relationships developing between U.S. and Japan. Per-
sonally I feel Japan has come to the stage that she should
become more objective in international matters, and try to
see the other side of coins. Like American people, we are
young in mental attitude, and very insular. We have to
learn much more.

KISSINGER, HENRY A. /S*

JUL 17 1971

Dear Mr. Sakurauchi:

Just a short note to tell you how sorry I was
to have missed seeing you while you were in
the United States. I received your letters
about your visit and was hoping that we would
be able to get together.

As I am sure you now understand, my schedule
while you were in Washington was extremely
full as you were there just before my departure
for my Asian trip.

I hope that the time you spent here was profit-
able and enjoyable and that you will let me
know when you are planning to come here again.

Mr. Takeshi Sakurauchi
Senior Deputy General Manager
Administrative Department
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
2-9, Nishi Shimbashi-Ichome,
Minato-Ku
Tokyo, Japan

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MITSUI & CO., LTD.

2-9, NISHI SHIMBASHI-ICHOME, MINATO-KU,
*TOKYO, JAPAN

May 19th, 1971

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
The White House
Washington, D.C.
U. S. A.

Personal

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

It is almost one year since we exchanged letter last
June.

I will be in Philadelphia June 23rd to 27th staying
at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, where my boss, Mr.
T. Mizukami, will be recipient of Golden Plate by
American Academy of Achievement.

After this meeting I am planning to visit Washington,
D.C. Would it be possible for you to see me some time
during the week starting Monday June 28th? I have
some speaking commitment for Canadian Public Relations
Society on July 7th at Vancouver, B.C., Canada, and
until then, I can be flexible in my schedule.

Since I am going to be involved in America-Japan
Businessmen's Council to alleviate economic friction
between the two countries, I think it worthwhile to
see and talk with you informally. Please tell me your
convenience.

TS/yw

Washington, Pa.

Oct. 1, 1972

Dr. Henery Kissinger
Foreign Affairs
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Kissinger;

When ever I hear or see a famous person making a speech, I can't help but
wonder what his inspiration is that keeps him going?

I decided to make a collection of "Inspirations of Famous People," I
wondered if you would be kind enough to add yours to my collection?

A poem, verse, song or motto that has helped you when things got rough.

Thank you very much

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

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September 23, 1971

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500

Attention: Julienne L. Pineau - Personal Secretary

My dear Dr. Kissinger,

Thank you for the letter dated September 17, from
your Personal Secretary.

I have written no book, nor asked for any personal
endorsement.

I wanted to know if it would be of any help in
establishing good personal relations with China - to inform
our own people of the kind of people the Chinese are, from
one who has lived among them.

One cannot make a definite statement, but might
have a feeling or tendency - as the government must have the
people back of them and I should think they should be informed.

Anything you are at liberty to tell me concerning the
tendency of the government to give out information of Chinese
to our people, would be appreciated.

bml

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

September 17, 1971

Dear Mrs. Saltonstall:

I am writing in response to your letter to Mr. Kissinger of September 7. He was in California for most of September, and I would have replied to you sooner but was checking through the items which came in while we were away to see if I could find your book.

Unfortunately, I can find no record of its having been received, and suspect that it may have been lost in the mail. If you still want Mr. Kissinger to look at it, I am sure that he would be pleased to do so. However, I might add that in his present position, he adhered to a policy of not making statements of personal endorsement or recommendation on any subject so he probably would be able to be of any help to you in finding a publisher.

Mrs. Lillian Saltonstall
118 Round Bay Road
Severna Park, Maryland
21146

RECEIVED
SEP 2 1 1971

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SEP 2 9 1971

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September 7, 1971

My dear Dr. Kissinger,

A month ago (August 6, 1971) I wrote to you asking for your ideas concerning a book, _The Golden Dragon_, which I am writing to extol the Chinese.

I would greatly appreciate hearing from you and learning your views of the value of such a book. Would it be helpful to you, as well as helpful to humanity?

Your interest in my book, which is fact...not fiction, could be of great help to me in finding a publisher. I will be hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience.

Thank you.

bml

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Seversus Park, Mq. 51142
118 Round Bay Road
Piffian Saffonatuff

Sincerely,

Thank you.

your interest in my book, which is fact...not fiction.

see well as helping to humanity?

Your name on the cover of such a book. Would it be helpful to you,

toextof the Chinese.
Your ideas concerning a book, *The Golden Dragon*, which I am writing

A month ago (August 3, 1957) I wrote to you asking for

My dear Dr. Kraemer,

Washington, D. C. 20000
The White House

Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Dr. Henry V. Kraemer

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September 3, 1957

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

February 13, 1973

Dear Mrs. Mink:

I take the liberty of writing to you in response
to your letter of February 8 to Mr. Kissinger,
while he is absent from the city.

I have checked through all of our files and
records and find no correspondence from Mr.
Arnold D. Samuels, your constituent from
Waianae, Hawaii, to Mr. Kissinger. The
White House Central Files turned up a letter
he wrote to the President asking that the Pres-
ident pass his regards along to my boss. But the
mention was casual enough that no formal word
was ever conveyed to this office to my knowledge.

Might I suggest, if you are writing back to
Mr. Samuels, that he address his correspond-
ence to Mr. Kissinger to my attention, or to
the attention of Mrs. Bonnie Andrews who will
be replacing me. That way we can be sure that
his letters will be seen by Mr. Kissinger.

Honorable Patsy T. Mink
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 20515

RECEIVED

FEB 14 1973

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FEB 14 1973

RECEIVED

Washington, D. C. 20512
House of Representatives
Honorable Patsy T. Mink

Henry A. Kissing
Personal Secretary to
Julienne L. Piness

Sincerely,

his letters will be seen by Mr. Kissing.
be replacing me. That way we can be sure that
the attention of Mrs. Bonnie Andrews who will
ence to Mr. Kissing to my attention, or to
Mr. Kammels, that he address his correspond-
Might I suggest, if you are writing back to
was ever conveyed to this office to my knowledge.
mention was causal enough that no formal word
ident pass his regards along to my posse. But the
he wrote to the President asking that the Pres-
White House Central Files turned up a letter
Waisse, Hawaii, to Mr. Kissing. The
Arnold D. Kammels, your constituent from
records and find no correspondence from Mr.
I have checked through all of our files and
while he is absent from the city.

to your letter of February 8 to Mr. Kissing.
I take the liberty of writing to you in response
Dear Mrs. Mink:

February 13, 1973

KIAISINGER, HENRY V. 1/2

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February 8, 1973

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
Executive Office of the President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20500

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Re: Mr. Arnold D. Samuels
86-029 Ala Poko Street
Waianae, Hawaii 96792

Mr. Samuels is a constituent of mine who remembers you from your association in the office of the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) in Bensheim, Germany. He stated that he has made repeated attempts to contact you, both in Hawaii and at the White House, but has received no reply.

I would appreciate knowing whether you have received his messages or not. Thank you for taking time to even read this letter.

INSIGHTS / DECEMBER 1971

has there ever been a time when America
has not had troubles of some kind? To
quote a great American: "The time is now
here at hand which most probably deter-
mines whether Americans are to be free
men or slaves, whether they are to have
any property they can call their own,
whether their houses and farms will be
destroyed and themselves confined to a
state of wretchedness from which no human
effort will deliver them. The fate of unborn
millions will depend on the courage and con-
duct of this army." Those words are almost
200 years old. They were spoken by Gen.
George Washington in the dawning days of
this great republic.

One of the great minds of all time, Albert Einstein, observed that it is not enough that you should understand about applied science in order that your work may increase man's blessings. Concern for man himself must always be the chief motivation for all technical endeavors. The creations of our minds must be a blessing, not a curse to mankind. Einstein never forgot this in making his diagrams and equations. Indeed, Einstein was right when the atom was smashed. Our purpose today, as it was 10, 50 and 100 years ago, is to find solutions to man's great problems. Winston Churchill observed that life is a test and this world is a place of trial. He said there will always be problems but they will be presented to every generation in different forms.

It will do us no good to wring our hands
and worry about the problems that sur-
round us. By thoughtful concentration on
the problems, by keeping in mind the good
of mankind, by working together, we
Americans shall find the answers.

As a manager looking at news, I view news
as our Number One product. If we fail in
news, we fail period. I firmly believe news
must have the tools, both technical and in
manpower, with which to do the job.

Newspapers have long enjoyed roles of
great prestige in America. Before announc-
ing the new Chairman of the United Fund
campaign, they call on the newspaper editor.
Do they call on you? When an announce-
ment of a plant expansion is planned, the
paper has the story before the news confer-
ence. Do you? No candidate with good
judgment misses a call on the local editor.
Is this always true for radio and television?
WHY? Because newspapers have long been
in leadership roles. They support things.

They are community builders. We may
not like it, but they are.

May I suggest this policy for your station: Count that day lost when you don't do something to build the community you serve. I don't mean be a "goodie-goodie" -nor do I mean you should ignore anything. But, be FOR something, too. Be a community builder. In so doing you can help solve a brick at a time, the great problems of America. Radio and television can help do this job.

Let us remember that there is no easy
solution to any of the complex problems
that face us today. Nobody has all the
answers. Abraham Lincoln was a great
American, not because he was born in a
log cabin, but because he got
out of it.

The best answer is hard work and dedication and ingenuity and imagination applied by every American to every task. And that includes all of us in broadcasting—in management—and in news.

Film Explores Boy's World

A rare glimpse into the consciousness of the adolescent boy—a man at the moment of his awakening to the wider world around him—is provided in the unusual documentary, "A Time of Waking," an episode in the new "Human Dimension" television series.

Featuring the famed Texas Boys Choir, the film explores youth's wonder and excitement in experiencing their new world of reality through participation in a world-traveling organization such as the choir. An intriguing secondary theme is the philosophy and technique of George Bragg, founder-director of the choir. This emerges through colorful, poetic sequences revealing the man-and-boy dialogue with which Bragg year after year molds his "Huckleberry bunch of youngsters" into a precisioned vocal instrument and, at the same time, fills their "waking years" with music and meaning.

"The Human Dimension," a series produced by the Southern Baptists' Radio and Television Commission and distributed for public service telecast, will be released in January.

HK Personal
KISSINGER, HENRY A.

February 12, 1974

Dear Leah:

In response to your letter to Dr. Kissinger I
am enclosing for your use a biographical data
sheet containing pertinent information which
I hope you will find helpful in writing your paper.

There have been many articles in magazines
about Dr. Kissinger which also should be useful
to you. A list of these could be found in the
Reader's Guide at your library as well as the
back issues of the magazines. Unfortunately we
do not keep a file of these in the office.

Thank you for your inquiry and best of luck on
your paper. You have a chosen a great man to
report on.

Miss Leah Sanford
Rt. 8, Box 518
San Antonio, Texas 78228

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FEB 15 1974

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KISSINGER, HENRY A.

August 21, 1972

Dear Miss Clegg:

Mr. Kissinger asked me to write to you in
response to the letter which he received re-
cently. He was honored that you wanted to
include him in your yearbook.

The heavy official demands on his time, un-
fortunately, do not leave him the leisure to
make a thoughtful reply to your letter. He
regrets therefore that he will not be able
to make a contribution to your yearbook.

Thank you for writing.

Miss Suzy Clegg
Editor-in-Chief
The Scimitar
Santana High School
9915 Magnolia Avenue
Santee, California 92071

RECEIVED
AUG 22 1972
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Our yearbook for 1972-73 will have the theme of "Memories!"
We'd like to know how other people look back on their high
school years. Throughout our yearbook we'd like to print
recollections of their high school years from famous and
successful people. We'd appreciate very much a brief state-
ment of your most vivid memories of high school (whether
happy or bitter, we'll tell it like it is if you will). We
hope you won't consider this request a frivolous exercise.
Your quote could inspire someone to make a better life for
themselves.

A picture of you as a teenager would certainly be a bonus
plus for us if available. (We'd be happy to copy and return)
Thank you very much. Peace

Please don't be offended by the form letter. We just
don't have the typists to type letters to _all_ the people
we admire and want to ask.