Secretaria Privada
del
Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores

Mexico City, March 19th, 1974.

Your Excellency:

I want to thank you for your nice
letter of March 5, 1974.

I had the pleasure to transmit to
Doctor Rabasa your gratitude for the commemorative
medal of the Conference of Tlatelolco. Secretary
Rabasa appreciates your comments on his present.

I avail myself, Your Excellency,
to renew my highest esteem and admiration.

Mr. Henry A. Kissinger
Minister for Foreign Relations
Department of State
Washington, D.C.

EMILIO O. RABASA

Tlatelolco, D. F., April 30, 1974

Dear Henry:

Thank you. Thank you very much for all the kindness that you and Nancy have shown towards Coqui and myself.

I duly appreciate your gift to me consisting of a very useful and practical collection of maps of the entire world. In our business, and specially in a world of constant evolution -to which you have contributed so much to make it a pacific and progressive evolution- it is imperative for us who are in charge of the foreign affairs of our respective countries, to consult them daily. As of today, this collection will be in my office in Tlatelolco. Also, I want to thank you for the Steuben piece which Nancy gave to Coqui, and the watch which you sent me, both received opportunely while at the meeting in Washington.

However, what impressed us most were your continued demonstrations of affection, both publicly and privately. We spent two wonderful evenings with you in Washington. There, with great personal satisfaction, I was able to verify the great affection and admiration which the people of your country have for you, and which, to my knowledge, has never been demonstrated to a member of the executive branch, however high his position might be, and only occasionally -very rarely, in fact- to a politician of popular election. It did not escape Coqui's attention, or mine, the fact that you insisted, justifiedly, that one couple who has your complete confidence and friendship (the Braden), be included as your guests those two evenings, besides the distinguished Ambassadors. In other words, we felt highly flattered with the company of the Braden, as this shows, or so we interpreted it, your wish to have us meet your true friends.

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EMILIO O. RABASA

2.

On the official side, I would say that the already famous Spirit of Tlatelolco, contrary to my initial pesimistic appreciation, although it was not a glamorous success in Washington, constituted the necessary bridge to justify and prepare the Buenos Aires reunion. This was, I believe, of vital importance, as otherwise we would have had to, unfortunately, bury the Tlatelolco Spirit in Washington. I took special notice of the very positive effort which you made to give a content to the Tlatelolco Spirit in your speech before the O.A.S., when you spoke of the levels in which you believed it should be located, specifically when you clearly expressed that the United States has arrived at the knowledge that a revolution has taken place in Latin America. This is why I pointed it out during my own intervention before the O.A.S.

I have always recognized the decisive and always successful role which you have performed on behalf of world peace and progress. The one cannot be conceived without the other; they are indissolubly united. And, you have judiciously understood it as so.

Within my modest scale, I have tried to keep this binomial, specially for the countries of the Third World and, particularly for Latin America. Development with shared responsibility is a task for all; but also that each nation, first and above all, no matter how small or lacking in development, fulfill its own national effort. This is what President Echeverría is aiming at with the great change he is introducing in Mexico.

Once again, our sincere thanks to Nancy —whom we love more each day, for we know that she is a vital, positive element in your life and in your actions—for all the attentions shown to Coqui and myself. And, I hope you will achieve, with your continued and dynamic intervention in the great world problems, that the Spirit of Tlatelolco may prevail.

Un gran abrazo.

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.

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1. Within the framework of the United Nations, the O.A.S. should act as an instrument of hemispheric policy in order to achieve the common goals expressed in the Charter and not as a means to promote the national interests of individual States.

2. To Latin Americans "intervention" remains anathema, whether by one State or a group of States. The O.A.S. should not serve as a shield to cover acts of an interventionist character.

3. The O.A.S. should devote its greatest efforts towards the promotion of the economic and social development of the less advanced Nations so as to help them raise their standard of living and create a more balanced and better integrated hemispheric community.

4. Every effort should be exerted to make the O.A.S. more responsive to the acute needs of the less fortunate Members of our region and to further their economic integration.

5. It is in the fields of education, science and technology where the most advanced States -especially the United States- can make their greatest contributions, but always in conformity with the expressed wishes of the various Members of the O.A.S.

EMILIO O. RABASA

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Secretary of State
Washington, D. C.

Dear Henry:

After my resignation as Secretary of Foreign Affairs of México one of
the first, and warmest, messages I received was from Dr. Kissinger.
Thank you.

I immediately left México City for Cuernavaca and Acapulco for three
weeks. On my return I was invited by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México to teach again - as I had many years ago for more than
fifteen years - Political Science. It was a thrilling moment as I was --
received, fortunately, with enthusiasm and respect.

One the other hand I have established myself (card annexed) in the ---
offices that my son Eduardo (also a Lawyer) had set up some time ago
where I will act professionally.

I hold your acquaintance and latter friendship as one of the oustanding
experiences derived from my being Secretary of Foreing Affairs of --
México. At all times I found in you a respectful and comprehensive -
friend in matters pertaining my country. Your intervention on the ---
salinity problem was conclusive.

Personally I also consider you as a close friend and, as we both have
repeatedly stated, notwithstanding present or future positions, the ---
ties of affection will always perdure.

Nancy and you have a continued and open invitation from the Rabasa's,
at your convenience, to whatever city or place you choose to visit in -
our country.

Un abrazo.

February 19, 1976.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON

February 19, 1975

Dear Mr. Prime Minister:

Thank you for your gracious hospital-
ity during our recent visit to Israel, the
tenth since October 1973. I believe that
our talks strengthened our common commit-
ment to progress toward the vital goal of
a durable peace in the Middle East. As
well, the visit also provided the occasion
for reaffirming the bonds of friendship
between Israel and the United States.

I also want to thank you personally
for the luncheon and the dinner. It was
wonderful to have the chance to be with
all my dear friends in Israel once again.

Warm regards,

His Excellency
Yitzhak Rabin,
Prime Minister of
Israel,
Jerusalem.

March 24, 1975

Dear Yitzhak:

It is with sadness but deep appreciation for your hospitality that I leave Israel following our latest efforts to move closer to peace.

Nancy and I want you to know that we are grateful to you and Leah for the many personal kindnesses you showed during our visit.

In the spirit of personal friendship that I know continues between us, I wish to thank you for all your efforts and your good will in the course of the talks which we have now concluded.

# The Search For A Better Soybean

## Intensive Research Under Way To Improve Yield Per Acre

James D. Ritchie

In Today's Farmer

Midcontinent Farmers Association

To keep pace with domestic and foreign protein demand in the next 10 years, we need a real "dream soybean" — one that will boost the national average yield by about 10 bushels per acre.

"U. S. soybeans yielded an average 28 bushels per acre this past year," notes Wayne Crook, soybean breeding specialist with MFA Seed Division.

mirror
of public
opinion

"We'll need to grow about 38 bushels per acre by 1985 to meet demand, if current trends continue." By 1985, soybeans may require more acres than any other U.S. crop. Future acreage gains will be mostly on new land, or corn acreage.

Farmers have already shifted what land they can from small grains and forage crops.

And it will take a high soybean-corn price ratio (at least 3-to-1) for beans to pull much land away from corn.

But some soybean growers regularly harvest yields of 50 to 60 bushels per acre or more. If the national average yield rises faster than the half-bushel-per-acre-per-year projected by USDA forecasters, less land will be needed for soybeans, of course.

We need a better bean, and breeding one occupies more research time and dollars now than ever before. Congress has appropriated $1,000,000 for soybean research. The National Soybean Crop Improvement Council has upped the ante by another $200,000. A National Soybean Research Coordinating Committee (NSRCC) has drafted research priorities and sent them to scientists in soybean producing states.

"The first step is to make maximum use of what we already know," says Richard Aldrich, NSRCC chairman and director of agricultural research at the University of Missouri. "If all farmers would use the latest available technology, they could increase average yields by 25 to 50 per cent this year."

Private and co-operative agencies are pushing soybean research, too. For instance, MFA just last year began a soybean variety improvement program. Initial emphasis in MFA's project is to develop blends of established soybean varieties.

"Each mixture of two or more varieties has characteristics all its own — different for either of the blended varieties," notes Crook. "Last year, one blend we tested at MFA produced 10 bushels, per acre more than either parent variety — all planted at the same time in the same field."

Scientists don't fully understand why a mixture

of two different soybean varieties could be superior to either of the blended lines. Soybeans are self-pollinating, so you can rule out hybrid vigor as much of a factor.

MFA's first proven blend, called B-374, yielded 58 bushels per acre in tests last year in Saline County, Mo. That compares with 56 bushels for Wayne and 54 bushels for Calland — both in the same maturity group as B-374. The B-374 blend will be available to farmers this year.

In fact, blends are not always superior. Some varieties do not interact well when planted together and yield less than the average of the varieties mixed. Some varieties interact well when mixed together in one ratio, but not in another.

Meanwhile, the search for better varieties continues. Crook focuses on improved yield.

"It's possible to produce soybeans that respond better to fertilizer — particularly potash and phosphorous," he says.

"Soybeans are self-pollinated, so you don't need to develop inbred lines. You select individual plants to cross, increase and evaluate."

Crook started nearly 300 plants of several different varieties last fall in a rented wing of a commercial greenhouse. This spring, Crook will select seed from these crosses and grow individual plants at the MFA Research Farm.

From the best of these plants, seed will be selected for yield tests. From this point, it's at least three years before a new variety emerges. It's no quick task to develop a new soybean variety. "On the average, you can figure about one line in 10,000 will develop into an improved variety," says Crook.

One reason progress is slow in soybean breeding is the lack of variety in basic genetic material. U.S. soybean varieties are based on five parent lines introduced from China years ago.

The American Soybean Association (ASA) hopes to promote co-operation between the U.S. and China, in the hope that more soybean germ plasm can be collected for breeding programs. Ralph Jackson, ASA executive vice-president, sees no problem in getting American scientists who will go to China to work with Chinese scientists. Clearing diplomatic roadblocks may take some time, he admits.

Yield increases, by per cent, for six major U. S. crops between 1952 and 1972.

By THOMAS W. OTTENAD

A Washington Correspondent
of the Post-Dispatch

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20

THE REPUBLICANS' loss of
Vice President Gerald R. Ford's
old congressional seat is bad news
for the GOP.

It suggests that voters are fed
up with the Nixon Administration.
And where an election has a clear,
identifiable link to the Adminis-
tration, they appear ready to show
their feelings strongly at the bal-
lot box.

In the special election Monday
in Michigan's Fifth Congressional
District the link was clear. And the
Democrats shrewdly sought to turn the
race into a referendum on the Watergate-
tarred Administration on the question of
whether President Richard M. Nixon
should resign.

THE RESULT was a convincing vic-
tory for the Democrat, Richard F. Van-
derVeen, a corporation lawyer, who de-
feated Robert VanderLann, a Republican
state senator. The victory was embar-
rassing for the Republicans for a number
of reasons:

* It was the first time in 64 years that a Democrat has been elected to the House from the stanchly Republican district centered on Grand Rapids. VanderLann, the Republican, was generally favored to win. And he was running in a district where Ford, in his 25 years on the House, had won by majorities of 60 per cent of the vote or more.

* It might have been thought that
Michigan voters would have wanted to
elect Republican VanderLann as an indi-
rect gesture of pride in Ford, the home-
town boy who had stepped out of the
chair to become Vice President. The
Democratic victory is a personal em-
barrassment to Ford.

* The Election was being watched by
political leaders throughout the country
as a test of whether voters in Michigan
would stick by the Republican adminis-
tration. It was viewed widely as a strong
test of sentiment among orthodox Mid-
western Republicans, who form the back-
bone of the GOP.

The Democrats now have won both of
the special congressional elections this
year. On Feb. 5 they won another House
seat long held by the Republicans when
Democrat John P. Murtha apparently de-
feated Republican Harry M. Fox by a
fraction of 1 per cent in a Pennsylvania

raises the probability that nearly every
Democratic candidate from now on will
try to run against Mr. Nixon.

Wherever it can be done, Democrats
almost certainly will try to make the Wa-
tergate scandals and President Nixon's
own political future a key issue at the
polls.

In Michigan, Democrat Vanderveen, al-
most from the start, made an issue of
whether the President should resign.

Throughout the campaign VanderVeen
pressed the Nixon issue. He coupled it
with a plug for Ford as President. "Our
President must stand beyond the shadow
of a doubt," said VanderVeen's news-
paper advertisements. "Our President
must be Gerald Ford."

VanderLann tried to avoid the Nixon
issue. He urged voters to allow Congress
to decide whether the President should
be removed and called for focusing in-
stead on the relative qualifications of
himself and VanderVeen for office.

ALTHOUGH THERE is no party en-
rollment to give a precise indication, the
results suggested that many Republicans
sat out the election in which only 40
per cent of the 260,000 eligible voters
cast ballots.

VanderVeen, a
of Jean Mckin-
in the district to
nonpresidential year
received only slight
many votes as Ford

Ford supported V-
the Vice President
tively for the Rep-
though he made a
district at a fur-
primarily political

The testing of the
beginning. With two
Democrats are in st-
the remaining three
elections this year.

The next election
regional District
The remaining two
Eighth District an
Thirteenth.

All three went hea-
1972 elections. All
for a further clue
voter feels about the
tion, about its ef-
policies, coming H-
tions next fall an
the presidency in 1

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May 20, 1974

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