THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON

July 14, 1976

Dear Mr. Hunt:

I would like to express my thanks to you and your executive staff for inviting me to visit the Chicago Tribune. I found the editorial background session stimulating and thought-provoking, and I appreciated the opportunity to discuss foreign policy issues of mutual concern.

David joins me in expressing thanks to your public affairs staff for arranging his tour of the Tribune. He was particularly pleased to receive the matrix of Wednesday's newspaper and the slugs imprinted with his name.

It is always a pleasure to meet with representatives of the fourth estate who are truly "gentlemen of the press."

Best regards,

Henry A. Kissinger

Mr. Robert M. Hunt,
President,
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago, Illinois.

EMBASSY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

December 24, 1976

PERSONAL

Dear Mr. Secretary:

When you and Mrs. Kissinger visited us last June, you admired
a small bronze statue of two young Israeli girls skipping with
happiness immediately after the Six Days' War. This work, called
*Sharing Joy*, was done by an American sculptor named Robert Russin
of Wyoming who is not widely known.

Last week, for the occasion of the inauguration of the new
Museum of Modern Art here, nearly one hundred works by Mr. Russin
were brought as the U.S. contribution to this major cultural event.
As has been characteristic of such Embassy efforts to bring U.S.
cultural presentations to the Dominican Republic, this exhibition
cost the U.S. taxpayer nothing. I understand that it is the first
time that an exhibit of U.S. sculpture has ever been sponsored by
a U.S. Embassy.

I thought that you and Mrs. Kissinger might enjoy glancing
through the enclosed catalog of the major works in the show.

Mrs. Hurwitch joins me in wishing you and Mrs. Kissinger
an especially Happy New Year and as great success in your next
endeavors as you have achieved as Secretary of State.

With high regard,

Enclosure:
Catalog of Russin Exhibit

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

October 15, 1974

Your Majesty:

I would like to express my deep appreciation for your warm reception during my latest visit to Jordan. I was, as ever, overwhelmed by your gracious hospitality and wish to thank you for your many kindnesses. I particularly appreciated the opportunity to visit Petra and Aqaba and wish to thank Your Majesty for arranging this special treat.

Our extensive discussions both in Jordan and in the United States have, I believe, further strengthened the friendship and confidence which has long existed between our two governments. I am confident that working together in this same spirit we shall achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East.

His Majesty
King Hussein ibn Talal,
The Royal Palace,
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,
Amman.

February 19, 1975

Your Majesty:

Allow me to thank you personally and
on behalf of Nancy and all of my colleagues
for your gracious hospitality in Aqaba. It
was a great pleasure and honor for me, as
always, to meet with you and review our common
problems. Your advice and judgment have
always been of great value to me.

I look forward to seeing you again in
the near future.

With admiration and friendship,

His Majesty
Hussein I,
The Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan,
Amman.

March 25, 1975

Your Majesty:

Once again, I would like to thank you for your
warm hospitality during my latest visit to Jordan.
It was a pleasure to relax among friends in the midst
of a long and tiring journey. Your Majesty's gracious
reception on such short notice was a tribute to the
fine traditions of Jordan.

I particularly appreciated the opportunity to
discuss with you matters of critical importance to
both our countries. Our talks were useful and they
served to reaffirm friendship and our mutual confidence
will, I believe, contribute greatly to a solution of
the problems of the area.

His Majesty
Hussein ibn Talal,
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,
Royal Palace,
Amman.

S:bl

3/16/75

THE ROYAL PALACE,
Amman, Jordan,

May 30, 1976.

Dear Friend,

It was indeed a great pleasure meeting with you again, Sir, during my recent visit to the United States, and I greatly appreciate the many honours and courtesies and the warm hospitality with which we were met.

Queen Alia joins me in conveying to you and to Mrs. Kissinger our sincere best wishes and warmest personal regards.

The Honourable Henry Kissinger,
Secretary of State,
The State Department,
Washington, D.C.,
U.S.A.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

الدولة المحلديبية

THE ROYAL PALACE,
AMMAN, JORDAN,
NOVEMBER 22, 1976.

الدولة المحلديبية

THE HONORABLE
DR. HENRY KISSINGER,
SECRETARY OF STATE,
THE STATE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, D.C.,
U.S.A.

I HAVE RECEIVED YOUR MESSAGE OF
NOVEMBER 6, 1976 AND I WAS DEEPLY TOUCHED
BY YOUR KIND WORDS AND GENUINE FEELINGS
OF FRIENDSHIP TOWARDS MYSELF AND JORDAN
FOR WHICH I THANK YOU MOST SINCERELY.

IT HAS BEEN A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO
HAVE KNOWN YOU AS A FRIEND AND TO HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH YOU
DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS IN THE QUEST FOR
A JUST AND LASTING PEACE IN OUR AREA. IF WE
HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO BRING ABOUT A
COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT AND A LASTING PEACE
IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF JOINT EFFORT AND
CLOSE COOPERATION. I HOPE THAT THE TIMES TO
COME WOULD WITNESS STEADY PROGRESS AND THE
ULTIMATE ACHIEVEMENT OF THIS COMMON GOAL.
I ALSO WISH TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS OF
ADMIRATION FOR YOU AND FOR WHAT YOU HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, DESPITE MIGHTY ODDS,
IN THE SERVICE OF WORLD STABILITY AND PEACE.

MAY I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER VISITING
JORDAN OFTEN AND, INDEED, I DO HOPE THAT YOU
AND MRS. KISSINGER WILL COME BACK TO SEE US
AGAIN IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE AND STAY WITH
US A WHILE IN AMMAN AND AQABA.

WITH MY WARMEST PERSONAL REGARDS,

HUSSEIN I.

Jacksonville, Florida 32302
1231 Talbot Avenue
Mrs. Douglas R. Hutchine

Henry V. Klaasen
Personal Secretary to
Bonnie Andrews

Sincerely,

husband.
And -- a happy 20th birthday to your
assistance. Please feel free to call upon me if I may be of any

not have a deadline to meet.
be most happy to sign the book, however, if you do
book for at least several months. I know he would
Klaasen that he would not be able to autograph your
such a backlog of books to be signed by Secretary
Unfortunately, I must confess that we already have
is almost upon us.

Please forgive my delay in writing to you. May 23

Dear Mrs. Hutchine:

May 20, 1972

5/6-7319403

October 19, 1973

COPIES TO:

PA
RF
(jf)

Dear Dr. Hutchins:

It was unfortunate that last minute developments prevented me from joining you over a drink Tuesday evening, October 9, but I felt sure you would understand. I had looked forward to our exchange, and only a war could have upstaged it.

Ken Rush and Carol Laise tell me you offered some very helpful suggestions for the continuing dialogue I seek. I shall see that these are not lost because of my absence, and I hope I may call upon you again.

Dr. Robert M. Hutchins,
Chairman, The Center for the Study
of Democratic Institutions,
2056 Eucalyptus Hill Road,
Santa Barbara, California.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ACTION MEMORANDUM

S/S

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S/S 7319405

October 16, 1973

TO : The Secretary
THROUGH: D - The Deputy Secretary
FROM : PA - Carol C. Laise (cc.)

Dialogue: Your Aborted Meeting with
Pacem in Terris Speakers

Lest one of the happier notes of Pacem in Terris get lost in last week's crisis it might cheer you to know that your guests (Hesburgh, Hoffmann, Hutchins, Shulman, Thompson, York) at the brain-picking session you were unable to attend Tuesday, October 9, volunteered their desire to assist you in any way they could.

Secretary Rush filled in for you and Marshall Shulman, who participated in your similar New York session, provided the continuity. The result was a useful exploration of the most effective way of providing a structural basis for a continuing dialogue between State Department policy-makers and the "best brains" outside government. The consensus seemed to be that there was merit in both a standing advisory group of persons you respected to meet periodically but regularly with you and the policy planning apparatus on general policy problems, and occasional more informal, less structured consultations with _ad hoc_ groups as needed on issue-oriented matters.

While everyone present fully understood your inability to attend, you may wish to follow-up with the attached letters of regret and appreciation.

PACEM IN TERRIS IV

Sponsored by THE FUND FOR PEACE and THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS

A NATIONAL CONVOCATION
TO CONSIDER THE
FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES
IN THE 1976
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

DECEMBER 1-4, 1975

WASHINGTON, D.C.

September 8, 1975

ROBERT M. HUTCHINS
RANDOLPH COMPTON

Co-Chairmen

HARRY S. ASHMORE

Secretary-General

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

Dear Mr. Secretary:

Steering Committee:

FRED WARNER NEAL
CARL MARCY
KENNETH W. THOMPSON

We are delighted to hear from Fred Warner Neal that it will be possible for you to participate in our *Pacem in Terris IV* convocation at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, December 1-4.

Mr. Neal has provided you with a general description of the program, and the specifics of the session in which you will participate. We are now putting the program in final form, and will be sending you complete details shortly.

As you know, the convocation is intended to focus public attention on the key foreign policy issues that should be on the agenda for the coming presidential campaign. We are personally grateful for your prompt and affirmative response, which does much to emphasize the critical importance we attach to this effort.

Executive Director:
PETER TAGGER

Reply to: The Center, Box 4068, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 / (805) 969-3281 / Cable: CENTER SANTABARBARA (CALIF)

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

DEBERRY • DAVIS • DIVINE • LOS ANGELES • RIVERSIDE • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO

SANTA BARBARA • SANTA CRUZ

22 July 1976

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90024

Professor Zbigniew Brzezinski
Research Institute on International Change
Columbia University
420 West 118th Street
New York, New York 10027

Dear Professor Brzezinski:

Thank you for your kind note.

I believe I have sent you most of what I have recently committed to print on Rhodesia -- except, I should add, a gargantuan correspondence. I'm not sure I should attempt at this point to outline in any detail what Governor Carter might do. I will be in Rhodesia in about six weeks, and in any case it is a swiftly-changing reality.

However, I have enclosed a copy of my itinerary. If it were possible to see you briefly on either August 31 or September before leaving for London I would be glad to come to New York on the way out.

On the return journey, I hope to be in Washington on September 28 to testify again before the Clark Subcommittee, but I don't have to be in Los Angeles until the following Monday. I hope it will be possible to spend some time with you before then.

Prime Minister Callaghan has written to say the he will not be in London when I arrive, but will look forward to seeing a report on my visit to the Foreign Office. I have not yet heard from Prime Minister Vorster's office. I believe I mentioned to you that I saw him twice last fall, and that he arranged a meeting for me in Lusaka. I will, I assume, be seeing Prime Minister Smith and representatives of both wings of the African National Council when I get to Rhodesia.

Meantime I think a great deal of good would be done if Governor Carter were to issue a simple statement on Rhodesia to the effect that:

> "A constitutional settlement in Rhodesia remains a matter of concern to the United States and its allies. Our own interest is in the development of Rhodesia into a non-racial free society. Our immediate objective should be to obtain first-hand information on the political and bargaining realities in Rhodesia so that we can develop a practical approach towards peaceful constitutional change in Rhodesia. Our general aim should be to avert a racial war in Rhodesia, and to help create the conditions -- internally and externally -- for a stable democratic system in that country. We will do everything we can by peaceful means to achieve that end."

22 July 1976

Professor Zbigniew Brzezinski
Page 2.

The case for such a statement is that -- in opting for a non-racial free
society in Rhodesia -- it will indicate our interest in both freedom and
equality (a rarity in Africa), and not simply in a hand-washing commitment
to the institutionally meaningless principle of 'majority rule.' It will
also help to create the sense of American interest and augury in Rhodesia
necessary to responsible bargaining for a stable system of constitutional
government. Otherwise, there might be only despair and defiance, a
theatrical preface to war and disintegration.

Best wishes. I look forward to hearing from you.

JH:nb

Enc.

3505 WEST LANCASTER FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76107 817.738-6536 CABLE: VANCLICOMP FORT WORTH

October 24, 1975

Mrs. Henry Kissinger
The Department of State
2201 C Street
Washington, D. C. 20520

Dear Mrs. Kissinger:

Following up Van Cliburn's conversation with you, the purpose of this letter is to invite you and Secretary Kissinger to be special guests at the Saturday, November 22, 1975 performance of the Moscow State Symphony in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, and for the special reception in the Chinese Room of Kennedy Center immediately following the concert. Soloist with the Moscow State Symphony on this evening will be the young Soviet pianist, Vladimir Viardo, winner of the 1973 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Van Cliburn and the Van Cliburn Foundation, Inc., sponsor of the Cliburn Competition, will serve as hosts for the reception.

Vladimir Viardo is the first Soviet pianist to win the top prize in the Van Cliburn Piano Competition since its inception in 1962. Several Soviet pianists were contestants in the 1962 Competition, which was won by an American, Ralph Votapek, but there were no entries from the Soviet Union in the Competitions of 1966 and 1969 because of the strained cultural relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. We feel that several Soviet pianists entered the 1973 Competition because of former President Richard M. Nixon's 1972 official visit to the Soviet Union, which established a better relationship between these two world powers. Vladimir Viardo, in addition to being a superb young pianist who has been hailed as the greatest talent since Van Cliburn, is a living example of detente, since he will not only be making this major tour of the United States with one of the most prestigious orchestras in the Soviet Union, but he will also be representing the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition which is headquartered in the United States and is considered to be one of the major international competitions in the world today. The Competition is named in honor of Van Cliburn and is funded from private individual and foundation sources. It was founded just after Van Cliburn was the top prize winner in the first Tchaikovsky Competition held in Moscow in 1958.

The interest of the Kissingers in bringing cultures together is legend at this moment in history, and I hope you will feel that the interrelation of these two major world powers is worthy of your consideration in planning your schedule to include this special concert and reception on November 22. It would be wonderful if Vladimir Viardo might have the opportunity of meeting you and Secretary Kissinger as part of his tour of this country. Van Cliburn, as I have indicated earlier, will serve as host for the reception, and I know he would welcome the opportunity of seeing you again, following his recent appearance at The White House on the occasion of the

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visit of Emperor Hirohito of Japan. I would also welcome seeing you again, since
I had the pleasure of meeting you at the reception honoring Eugene Ormandy.

I am enclosing with this letter a similar missive to Vice-President and Mrs. Nelson
Rockefeller, whom we hope will also be able to attend these events. Van Cliburn has
informed us that you requested the letter to the Rockefellers be sent to you and you
would see to it that it reached their desks.

Thank you so much for your consideration of this matter, and I look forward to hearing
from you at your convenience with what I hope will be your affirmative response to
this request. A formal invitation will follow this letter by several days, but we
want to alert you to the concert and reception as early as possible in order that it
might be inserted in your official schedule.

Chairman

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Enclosure