Sutterlin

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE

WASHINGTON

October 16, 1973

Dear Mr. Secretary:

As of today I am assuming my duties as
Inspector General of the Foreign Service and
I wished to let you know that I greatly
appreciate this opportunity. I hope to
carry on the outstanding work which Tom
McElhiney has been doing to assure that
we have a Foreign Service establishment
in the field and in the Department capable
of effectively implementing every aspect
of American foreign policy. This is a
stimulating and hopeful time to be involved
in this process. The appointments which
you announced on October 12 have already
produced a feeling of confidence and support.
on the part of the Foreign Service as a
whole.

Naturally I leave Policy Planning with
some regret because I believe in the vital
importance of looking ahead and of developing
specific long-range objectives against which
proposed current actions can be measured.

The Honorable
Henry A. Kissinger,
Secretary of State.

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But precisely because I have this belief
I support the assignment of an officer as
Director of S/PC who has extensive experience
and close personal rapport in working with
the Secretary. Otherwise S/PC cannot have
the influence which it should. Moreover,
as I study the responsibilities of the
Inspector General's office, I realize that
they have an important substantive dimension
in the independent evaluation of existing
policies and policy needs. This is a
necessary complement to thinking ahead
about what our policies should be. Winston
Lord and I have already discussed this and
look forward to close cooperation in
factoring the present into the future.

Respectfully yours,

October 30, 1975

The Honorable
The Secretary of State
and Mrs. Kissinger
The Department of State
2201 C Street
Washington, D.C. 20520

My dear Mrs. Kissinger:

Thank you so very much for inviting John and me to
your lovely luncheon in honor of President Sadat
and Mrs. Sadat. I was quite honored to be seated
at the head table, and it will be an occasion I
shall long remember and cherish.

As a member of the Fine Arts Committee of the
State Department, I am always so very proud for
people to see and share the beautiful furnishings
and decorations. Everything looked lovely and it
was a magnificent and enjoyable occasion.

New York, N. Y.
Rockefeller Center
Time and Life Building
Time, Inc.
Director, Corporate Public Affairs
Mr. Robert D. Sweeney

Personal Vealatant
Suzanne S. McFarlane

Sincerely,

you for your thoughtfulness in sending it to him.
He got quite a chuckle out of it, and thanks
sent him at the request of Maera, Harper and Linowitz.
The Secretary has asked me to thank you for

Dear Mr. Sweeney:

October 12, 1972

TIME
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September 19, 1975

The Hon. Henry Kissinger
Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Secretary:

At the request of John Harper and Sol Linowitz
I'm happy to send you the attached volume. As you
might note, it carries no publisher's imprint and
is strictly a limited edition.

I think you'll find some of the situations depicted
familiar. I hope you find it amusing.

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March 30, 1976

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

Dear Mr. Secretary:

I am enclosing a complimentary copy
of a book we have recently published,
called THE KISSINGER NOODLES...OR WESTWARD,
MR. HO, by Max Wilk.

We hope that if you have the time for
a few moments of light relaxation you will
enjoy it.

EPS:ec

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COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC.

THE HAROLD PRATT HOUSE | 58 EAST 68TH STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10021 | TEL. (212) 734-0400 | CABLE: COUNFOREL, NEW YORK

JOHN TEMPLE SWING
Vice President and Secretary

October 21, 1976

Dear Henry:

In addition to thanking you for being the Council's guest at lunch yesterday which, from our perspective, went very well, I want to say a very special word of thanks in behalf of all of the Council staff; those who, like Bita Dobo and Vivian, remember you well from prior incarnations but no less our many newer hands who had not previously had an opportunity to meet or talk with you personally. That you were willing to take the time to speak with and to them as you did, was warmly appreciated by all.

Thanks so very much,

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
Department of State
Washington, D. C. 20520

P. S. I thought you might like to have, for your files, a copy of the announcement we sent to the staff concerning your visit, and one is enclosed.

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OFFICERS

BAYLESS MANNING
President

GABRIEL HAUGE
Treasurer

DAVID ROCKEFELLER
Chairman of the Board

ROBERT O. ANDERSON
W. MICHAEL BLUMENTHAL
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI
DOUGLAS DILLON
HEDLEY DONOVAN
ELIZABETH DREW
GEORGE S. FRANKLIN
EDWARD K. HAMILTON
GABRIEL HAUGE

THEODORE M. HESBURGH
NICHOLAS DeB. KATZENBACH
BAYLESS MANNING,
ex officio
HARRY C. McPHERSON, JR.
JAMES A. PERKINS
PETER G. PETERSON
LUCIAN W. PYE

CYRUS R. VANCE
Vice Chairman

DAVID ROCKEFELLER
ROBERT V. ROOSA
MARSHALL D. SHULMAN
CYRUS R. VANCE
PAUL A. VOLCKER
MARTHA R. WALLACE
PAUL C. WARNKE
FRANKLIN HALL WILLIAMS
CARROLL L. WILSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HONORARY

JOHN J. McCLOY
Honorary Chairman

HENRY M. WRISTON
Honorary President

FRANK ALTSCHUL
Honorary Secretary

To: All Council Staff

From: John Temple Swing

Date: October 18, 1976

Subject: Reception for the Secretary of State

Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will visit the Council on Wednesday, October 20, and has very kindly accepted our invitation to attend a staff reception to be held in his honor from 12:00 to 12:30 p. m., in the Altschul Room. If you are free, we hope you can attend. The Secretary will be staying on for lunch and since, at his request, the luncheon guest list has been kept relatively small, his willingness to attend the reception will give the entire staff a chance at least to see, if not to speak, with him.

If you do plan to attend the reception, please add your name to the list that will be kept at the front desk not later than 5:30 p. m., Tuesday.

Stuart Symington
Missouri

United States Senate

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20510

June 29, 1976

Dear Nancy and Henry:

The attached speaks for itself, and you will be
accepted for summer membership as soon as one
more letter comes in for each of you. Four are
required for the gentlemen, three for the ladies.

Three letters are in for Henry, two for Nancy.
You were proposed by me and seconded by Senator
Fulbright. Our letters do not count.

Joan and Bob McCloskey and I are working on it,
and very possibly by the time you receive this
note the last two letters will be in and the
facilities of the Club will be yours, and I
am delighted, and send you both warm regards.

cc: Mrs. Braden
Ambassador McCloskey

Honorable and Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger
3018 Dumbarton Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007

DR. ANDREW SZPER
230 Central Park West
New York, N Y 10024

December 27, 1973

Mr. Lawrence S. Eagleburger
Office of the Secretary of State
Department of State
Washington, D. C. 20520

Dear Mr. Eagleburger:

Enclosed please find a proposal for a possible solution of the
situation in the Middle East which I submitted to the Office of the
Secretary General of the United Nations, as well as to Governor
Rockefeller. The Governor was kind enough to pass it on to Secre-
tary Kissinger.

I am afraid, however, that in these past hectic weeks, this
communication got lost in the enormous mass of material on Dr.
Kissinger's desk. May I ask, therefore, that you be kind enough to
call this matter to the Secretary's attention, if possible.

I shall be most grateful for any comments you may wish to
send me and remain, of course, at your entire disposal for any dis-
cussion in person, should you so desire.

May I take this opportunity to extend to Secretary Kissinger
and yourself my very best wishes for a most happy New Year and for
all the success in his endeavors that are so vital to all nations in the
world.

as/lew
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Memo from : Dr. Andrew Szper, New York, N.Y.

RE: The Middle East.

The present crisis in the Middle East, which threatens to explode into warfare at any time is, perhaps, the most important issue occupying the attention of all the major Powers as well as the parties directly concerned.

Even with the tenuous cease-fire now in effect, the crushing burden of defense expenditures weighs heavily on the budgets of the nations in the area and prevents sensible, long range economic development.

The well known main obstacles to a solution are:

1) The refusal by the Arab countries to engage in any negotiations with Israel, directly or indirectly, until territories occupied by the latter during the 1967 war are evacuated and returned respectively to Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian sovereignty.

2) The demand by Israel that negotiations take place and a peace treaty be concluded, settling the boundary question and other related matters, before any evacuation takes place.

The problem, therefore, is to find a formula that could break the deadlock. It would have to uphold the principle of the sovereignty of the respective Arab countries over their territories and give reasonable assurances to Israel that their demands for security, freedom of navigation, etc. will be preserved. These principles were contained in the 1967 resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations, although that resolution is subject to many interpretations.

Despite strenuous efforts by many parties, no such formula has been found to date. In the meantime incidents occur almost daily and result in bloodshed and the ever growing danger of major conflagration.

The following proposal might be the basis for a break in the deadlock:

1) A semi-public company could be formed, perhaps chartered by the United Nations, that would lease any or all of the occupied territories from the respective countries for a period of, say, 50 - 99 years.

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There are some historical precedents for such an arrangement, e.g. the East India Company and the leased Territories of Hong Kong.

2) The company would be capitalized at, perhaps, one billion dollars, and the stock subscription open to private companies of all countries. It would be desirable that many companies with headquarters in as many countries as possible be encouraged to join.

In order to prevent control by any one company, country or bloc of countries, their respective percentages of holdings may be limited.

3) The territories would remain under the nominal sovereignty of the respective countries, but the sole administration thereof would be in the hands of the Board of Directors, representing the individual stockholders.

4) The territories would be barred to armed forces of any country, except for a professional, international constabulary formed to insure law and order and responsible to the company. The Board would appoint the commanding officer, preferably a citizen of a neutral country.

5) The company could then set in motion ambitious economic development plans, such as:

a) The irrigation of the Sinai Peninsula by building a chain of desalting plants using sea water. At present, a plant with a capacity of 48 million gallons of sea water daily is being constructed in Hong Kong. It is believed that modern technology could greatly increase the yield, depending on sources of energy and other factors (see attached article, Wall Street Journal, June 4, 1973). Feasibility studies would have, of course, to be conducted.

The irrigation could open the territories to habitation and agriculture. This, in turn, could permit the resettlement of Palestinian refugees, thus defusing one of the most important points of friction in the area.

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b) Opening and operating of international waterways, such as the Suez Canal. These would be open to peaceful traffic of all countries.

c) Development of possible oil and other mineral resources in the area.

d) Development of tourism.

e) Industrialization and banking.

f) Collection of taxes, import duties, etc.

6) The company would pay taxes on the net income from its operations to the countries concerned, on a negotiated basis.

7) The company would issue entry and residence permits in its territory. Persons who are not, at present, citizens of any country would become citizens of the country having sovereignty over the place of their domicile, but their papers would be validated by the company to avoid the suspicion of infiltration by any Power.

Many other matters would, of course, require study and be negotiated with the parties concerned. These include:

a) The statute and by-laws of the company.

b) Administration of justice and the applicable laws.

c) Educational system.

d) Health and welfare, etc.

Once an agreement is reached by the Powers concerned in the area, it could be guaranteed by any or all Permanent Members of the Security Council and any other Powers that would wish to do so.