May 13, 1958

MEMORANDUM TO MR. JAMIESON

Subject: National Security Policy Seminar television program

Enclosed is a letter from General McCormack concerning the
possibility of filming some of the recommendations of the II Report
as part of a series the National Security Policy Seminar may be
undertaking. They have requested a grant from the Ford Foundation
for this purpose.

In view of Mr. Rockefeller's desire to obtain as wide a
distribution as possible for the reports this could possibly be one
of the better platforms for the military report. Therefore I personally
think that we might express interest and keep the door open but make
no specific commitment until they receive their grant and have
outlined a detailed program.

I would very much appreciate your advice so that I may
prepare a letter for Mr. Kissinger's signature.

I am also sending a copy to Dana Creel in connection with
the memorandum he is preparing for Mr. Rockefeller concerning
distribution.

Nancy Hanks

Bell & Howell Company

7100 McCORMICK ROAD, CHICAGO 45, ILL.

OFFICE OF
C. H. PERCY
PRESIDENT

May 1, 1958

Mr. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Chairman
Mr. Henry A. Kissinger, Panel Secretary
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.
Special Studies Project
22 W. 55th Street
New York 19, New York

Dear Nelson and Henry:

I have reviewed the Panel V draft dated April 16, 1958 and have, in addition, sought the reactions of Fletcher C. Waller, one of our Vice Presidents who was active during the war in the civilian personnel activities of the Army and who served from 1947 to 1952 as Director of Organization and Personnel of the Atomic Energy Commission.

We share the view that a major omission seems to exist in the report. This has to do with the impact of the military services on research and engineering programs and needs, on manpower development and utilization, and finally on national and individual attitudes and motivations. The existence of the Selective Service and Training Act and a general concept of universal military training will have substantial significance for many years to come and should be fully recognized and explored.

The panel has considered papers on phases of this military question, such as those prepared by John W. Gardner, Caryl Haskins and Deal Wolifle. In addition, Eli Ginzberg is acknowledged by many as one of the top authorities in this general field. It therefore appears that there may be

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30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
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COPY.

July 16, 1958

Dear Dr. Schultz:

I want to thank you for the time you gave me this Tuesday past when I came by to talk about Miss Robbie Holley. It has taken more time than I had first thought to come up with some information which may be helpful in connection with the financial aspects of her situation, which I say even though the information leaves the working out of the problem pretty much in the lap of the Hospital.

Miss Holley left the employ of the Special Studies Project of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in October of 1957, and at that time the employer-employee relationship which had existed and consequently all obligation thereunder ceased. She had been covered by Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurance. Whether she continued that coverage subsequent to her employment, we do not know. There was no major expense insurance and whether she personally carried such coverage we also do not know.

Talking with some of Miss Holley's friends in the office, I am given the impression that she was a careful manager of her finances. Her recent extended trip abroad probably did not cost as much as one might suppose -- for example, she was in a position to arrange much of her transportation on a complimentary basis. It would seem likely that she has some savings and could pay something toward the cost of her care.

In the circumstances, it would appear that the Hospital's medical social service department should make its customary investigation to determine the ability of the patient or her relatives to meet the cost of her medical and hospital expenses. I would not know whether this is a situation you can talk over with this Miss Holley or whether the questions you would have in this connection would be best addressed to her sister, Doris.

I do hope that something fair can be worked out so that it will be possible to keep Miss Holley under treatment at the Clinic for whatever period of time is medically indicated. If for any reason a transfer to another institution becomes advisable or necessary, I would appreciate your letting me know. Robbie Holley developed several fine friendships during her association here and these friends are concerned over her illness. It is because of them that I would like as you deem appropriate to

# THE PROBLEM OF EDUCATION

## I. What is the main goal we want to reach through our educational facilities, formal and informal?

A. Is it the development to the full of each individual's talents and abilities?

B. Is it the development of the many skills and varieties of knowledge required for the maintenance and progress of our society?

C. Is it the enhancement of moral or spiritual values?

D. Is it a combination of any or all of these, and if so, are they compatible?

## II. What are the needs to insure achievement of this goal?

A. What is the state of our educational plant now and how well is it equipped to reach the goal we set?

B. What are the requirements for the future for the entire nation...

1. in physical plant?

2. in teachers?

3. in standards and curricula which point toward the chosen goal?

## III. What is a reasonable balance sheet for education in America?

A. The monetary costs of the present system?

B. The probable cost of the additional facilities and personnel needed to reach our chosen goal?

C. The gains in human betterment through progress toward the goal as against the losses in failing to achieve it?

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### III. The Problem of Alliances.

A. Why do we need them in spite of our own strength and the existence of the United Nations?

B. How should the purely military features of our alliances fit into the over-all pattern of our international relationships?

C. To what extent should we be concerned with the military security and needs of our allies if these are not exactly the same as ours?

D. What are the likely avenues to explore in seeking limitation of armaments?

### IV. The Problem of Civil Defense.

A. The national government's role.

1. Providing complete information on the scope of the potential damage and what we know of measures to prevent it such as deep shelters vs. fall-out shelters, dispersion of industry, possibilities of evacuation, etc.

2. Providing a warning system.

3. Providing financial help for local protection?

B. The community's role.

1. What sort of organization is possible and desirable?

2. What sort of local action should be taken to provide shelters, assist in dispersion of industry, stockpile supplies, provide for emergency health, sanitation and other services?

# THE PROBLEM OF ECONOMIC GROWTH

## I. What is it that we wish our economic and social structure to grow toward?

A. The achievement, for one thing, of the security and educational objectives outlined in the two reports already discussed.

B. The further development of the American people as individuals served by their society.

## II. What is our potential for economic growth? We can get some idea of it by considering

### A. On the credit side

1. The projected curves of our gross national product with some regard for the factors which enter into it.

2. The heritage of our economic system.

3. The strength of our natural resources and reservoirs of talents and skills.

### B. On the debit side

1. The blows to stability dealt by alternating inflation and recession.

2. The dissipation of resources and the lag in training.

3. The problem areas of our economy, such as

a. Agriculture

b. Transportation

c. Metropolitan areas

## III. What policies can be adopted to encourage economic growth?

### A. Governmental, such as

1. Tax reform, especially policies designed to encourage investment and the flexibility of genuine enterprise.

2. Monetary policies.

3. Public expenditures, including both defense and education, but also planned public works.

2. Monetary policies.

Genuine enterprise.

V. Governments, such as

c. Metropolitan areas

d. Transportation

a. Agriculture

2. The distribution of resources and the lag in training.

and recession.

1. The plows to stability deficit by alternating inflation

B. On the debit side

of talents and skills.

1. The protected curves of our gross national product

V. On the credit side

Ideas of it by considering

already discussed.

growth toward?

50

# THE PROBLEM OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY

## I. What should be the aim of our foreign economic policy?

A. The protection of purely American interests throughout the world?

B. The strengthening of our allies or potential allies?

C. The "winning of friends and influencing of peoples"?

D. The creation of a world society in which the ideals of security, education and growth discussed in the three previous reports are promoted?

## II. What are the special problems presented to our policy makers in

A. The "revolution of rising expectations," especially in underdeveloped areas?

B. The efforts among the industrial nations of the free world to replace the nineteenth century system with one which recognizes and takes positive advantage of this revolution?

C. The needs of our own economy for foreign supplies and foreign trade?

D. The competition of the Soviet bloc?

## III. How can these problems be met and to what extent should the U.S. try to meet them?

### A. In the underdeveloped countries

1. Through technical assistance

2. Through public loans and grants

3. Through private investment

4. Through regional programs

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B. In the industrialized nations

1. Through encouragement of the new inter-national economic organizations

2. Through loans

3. Through our own trade policies

IV. What should be done within our own country to achieve our goals in

A. Appropriations for

1. Our own Point Four program?

2. Our contributions to multi-nation programs such as those of the U.N.?

B. Tariff legislation?

C. Tax reforms to encourage private investment?

D. Diplomatic negotiations looking to the protection and encouragement of private investment?

E. Establishing standards which insure the effectiveness of our aid programs?

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York 20, New York

Nelson A. Rockefeller
President

Henry A. Kissinger
Director of Special Studies
22 West 55th Street
New York 19, New York

May 13, 1958

Confirmation of Ninth Meeting
to Members of the Overall Panel

In accordance with the preference determined by the majority of
the members, this is to advise that the ninth meeting of the Overall
Panel will be held on -

May 21, 1958
9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Hotel Savoy Plaza
Le Salon Bleu
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New York, New York
(ELdorado 5-2600)

It will be appreciated if you will return the attached duplicate of
this memorandum confirming whether or not you can be present at this
meeting and whether you desire hotel accommodations.

I shall attend the meeting of the Overall Panel, May 21, 1958.
shall not

Out-of-town Participants

I do desire hotel accommodations ( ).
do not date(s) desired

Signature

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

March 28, 1958

Confirmation of Eighth Meeting
to Members of the Overall Panel

In accordance with the preference determined by the majority of the members, this is to advise that the eighth meeting of the Overall Panel will be held on -

April 7, 1958
2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Hotel Savoy Plaza
Crystal Suite
5 East 58th Street
(Private Entrance)
New York, New York
(ELdorado 5-2600)

I shall
shall not
attend the meeting of the Overall Panel, April 7, 1958

Out-of-town Participants

I do
do not
 desire hotel accommodations
(_______)
date(s) desired

Signature

March 15, 1958

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Subject: V Report

On March fifteenth the following was mailed to Mr. Kissinger's
Cambridge office.

V Report, February 4 Draft, collated copy.

Background material for V Report: Optimism Paper
Complete transcripts Meeting 2/12
Pencil Notes

ku

cc: Miss Slater
Corinne Lyman

Staff Use Only

February 28, 1958

MEMORANDUM RE STATUS OF SUBPANEL REPORTS

All schedules listed are very tentative and do not take into account
any major difficulties which might arise in connection with the drafting
of a report.

I. First draft will be completed by the end of March. (Final:end-May)

A. Mr. Rusk is drafting the "future" section of the report.
Mr. Kissinger is editing the "where we are now" section.

B. The earliest date for release is mid-May; a more likely
date is the end of May.

III. February 21 draft has been reviewed by NAR. (Final:end-April)

A. A new version of this draft will be mailed to the Overall
Panel and Subpanel III by Thursday, March 6. It will
be the agenda item for the March 14 meeting.

B. No decision has been made concerning a writer to prepare
a draft on the basis of the meeting discussion.

C. Final version could possibly be ready by the end of April.

IV. Redrafting is in progress. (Final:mid-April)

A. Mr. Herbert Stein and two members of the CED research
staff are redrafting the report in line with his conversations
with NAR, HAK, Mr. May, Dr. Burns, Mr. Wilde, and
Mr. McCabe.

B. Possible Schedule:

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    <td>
     March 12 draft
    </td>
    <td>
     Will be received by Special Studies from CED.
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>
     March 14 draft
    </td>
    <td>
     To be mailed to Subpanel IV for comments.
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>
     March 28 draft
    </td>
    <td>
     Mail to Overall Panel and Subpanel IV for comment and endorsement.
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   </tr>
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April 11 Possible date report could be ready for duplication.

April 14 Copies could be ready for press distribution

V. Mr. John Gardner drafting (Final:end-March)

A. It is hoped that another meeting will not be necessary to put this report in shape for publication.

B. Possible Schedule:

<table><tr><td>March 14 draft</td><td>To be mailed to Overall Panel and Subpanel V for comment and endorsement.</td></tr><tr><td>March 28</td><td>Report could be ready for duplication.</td></tr><tr><td>March 31</td><td>Report could be ready for press distribution.</td></tr></table>

VI. Meeting re John Dickey's draft, March 8 (Final:no date)

A. No future schedule for this report has been discussed.

B. Mr. Rockefeller will talk to Don Price about taking the responsibility for the next draft.

VII. Dr. McKeon preparing a draft. (Final:no date)

A. Should be ready for submission to Panel VII the end of March.

B. Future scheduling on this report has not been discussed.

The above schedule for possible release of panel reports is based on "technical possibility"; no policy decisions have been made concerning which report will be released next, except that it will be in the domestic field.

There is attached for information and planning purposes a memorandum re procedure for preparation of panel reports.

Nancy Hanks

THIS IS A DRAFT - NOT FOR RELEASE
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.
22 West 55th Street, New York 19, N.Y.

III - Report (Draft)

May 23, 1958

# U.S. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY

## Table of Contents

Page

I. The Challenge

1

II. The Nature of the Contemporary Revolution

II-1

A. The World-Wide "Social" Revolution

1

B. The Problem of Population Growth

7

C. The Industrial Nations of the Free World

10

D. The Communist Challenge

14

1. Soviet Aid

17

2. Soviet Trade

18

3. Exchange of Leaders

19

4. Conclusion

20

E. United States Effort

25

III. Outline of a New World Economy

III-1

A. The Framework of World Order

1

B. Regional Organizations

6

C. Trade Policy

11

1. General Considerations

11

2. Section dealing with Commodity Agreements

19

D. The Vistas of Science and Technology

20

1. Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

20

2. Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosives

21

3. Oceanography

21

4. The Development of an Agriculture Using Irrigation by Sea Water

21

5. Meteorology

22

E. The American Performance and World Economic Growth

24

F. Latin America -- A Test Case

24

IV. Special Problems of the Economic Development of Less Developed Areas

IV-1

A. General Characteristics

1

B. The Problem of Particular Applications of Our Economic Policy in the Less Developed Areas of the World

7

C. The Role of Private Investment

7

1. Coordination of Private and Public Activities

8

2. The Framework for Private Investment

11

D. Quality Manpower and Technical Assistance

16

I. What are - and should be - the aims of our foreign economic policy?

A. What is - and what should be - the relationship of foreign economic policy to U. S. foreign policy?

B. What is - and what should be - the interrelationship of foreign economic policy to domestic economic policy?

C. What are - or should be - the central objectives of our foreign policy?

1. "Peace with justice and freedom"?

2. A just and workable international order in which free societies may flourish and free men realize their individual potentialities to the full?

D. What are - or should be - the central objectives of our domestic economic policy?

1. Steady economic growth?

2. Participation by all in the products and opportunities of an expanding economy on a just and responsible basis?

3. Economic stability?

E. In the light of the foregoing, what are -- or should be -- the objectives of U. S. foreign economic policy?

1. In comprehensive terms? Is any comprehensive formulation practicable? Useful? Effective self-realization of the individual within the context of an expanding national economy, within the larger context of an expanding and cohesive free world economy?

2. In relation to the advanced industrial societies of Europe and Japan? The stability and growth of those areas, as free and independent societies? Mutual support toward common basic objectives? What objectives?

3. In relation to South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America? Their economic development? On any basis? On a basis which involves governments based on the consent of their people and respect for human personality? Their support of the United States in the "Cold War"?

On a basis which involves peaceful international attitudes and genuine national independence?

independence?
Genine nations
attitudes and
international
involves beseech
On s pats which

"Osg Mw"?

"Osg Mw"?
Their ambass of the United States in the
their bede and rebeof lor human benoefit?
Involves governments pased on the consent of
department? On any pats? On a pate which

3. In relation to South Vala, the Middle East,

Jecijias? What objectives?

S. In relation to the advanced industrial societies
and cooperative free world economy,
within the further context of an expanding
context of an expanding national economy,
self-organization of the individual within the
communies bracteopie? Useful? Reticive

f. In comprehensive terms? It and comprehensive

pe -- the objectives of U. S. foreign economic buffer?
N. In the light of the long-term, what are -- or should

3. Economic stability?

a. that and reasonable pats?

S. Participation pats in the broads and

f. Steady economic growth?

om domestic economic buffer?

D. What are - or should pe - the central objectives of
    to the Union?

men realize their individual benefits
which free societies make known and free

S. What and what multiple international order in

f. "Peace with justice and freedom"?

om foreign buffer?

C. What are - or should pe - the central objectives of
    of foreign economic buffer?

B. What is - and what should pe - the international

Foreign economic buffer to U. S. foreign buffer?

V. What is - and what should pe - the relationship of

buffer?

I. What are - and should pe - the aims of our foreign economic

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4. In relation to the Soviet Union, Communist China and the Soviet Communist bloc? The dissolution of the bloc? Attrition within each country? Breaking away of satellites?

5. In relation to the U. S. domestic economy? Assuring a supply of raw materials needed for our own growth and security? The need for markets?

## II. What are the basic factors which must be taken into account?

A. Disintegration of the nineteenth century political system?

B. The world-wide social revolution?

C. Population growth?

D. The Communist threat?

E. Modern nuclear technology and other scientific changes?

## III. Ends and Means: What to do and how to do it?

A. A comprehensive international structure for trade, investment and employment? GATT? International Trade Organization? Further development along the lines of the International Bank and the International Monetary Fund? International Development Authority? International Scientific Exploration and Development Agencies?

B. Regional organization?

C. Functional Arrangements and Commodity Agreements?

D. A framework for private investment and enterprise - what should it be?

E. U. S. public grants or loans? In what sort of areas? What requirements of self-help? Method? Development Loan Fund and similar agencies? Relation of particular methods and procedures of grant or loan to mutually agreed operating targets, and an appropriate allocation of responsibility between supplier and recipient?

F. Technical assistance? Toward what ends? Education and trained manpower? Agriculture? Public health? Governmental Structure and Services?

E. Technical assistance? Toward what ends? Education

E. U. S. public grants or loans? In what sort of areas? Should it be?

B. Regional organization?

Agencies?

International Scientific Exploration and Development
Monetary Fund? International Development Authority?
Funds of the International Bank and the International
Trade Organization? Further development along the
Investment and Embodiment? GATT? International
V. A comprehensive international science for trade.

E. Modern nuclear technology and other scientific advances?

D. The Communist threat?

C. Population growth?

B. The world-wide socialist revolution?

A. System?

V. Disintegration of the nineteenth century colonial

for markets?

for own growth and security? The need

Viewing a subject of new materials needed

2. In relation to the U. S. domestic economy?

see control: Breaking a wall of satellites?

disintegration of the bloc? Acquisition within
China and the Soviet Communist bloc? The

it. In relation to the Soviet Union, Communia

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VII

These then are some of the problems of foreign policy in
the nuclear age. It would be presumptious to offer here a prescription.
for specific solutions. Nor is that the immediate problem. We live
through a period which in retrospect will undoubtedly appear as one of
the great revolutions of history. We do not have the choice of participating
or withdrawing; only of channeling the movement into the most constructive
direction. Beyond all specific policy issues is the task of insuring
that the movement through which we are living achieves a new world order
based on respect for human dignity.

Our challenge is not so much communism as to become clear about
our own purposes. We must define ourselves not so much by what we
oppose as by what we stand for. Whether in relations with the newly
independent states, with the Soviet bloc or with each other the West
requires greater cohesion and more of a sense of direction. The great
challenge of our time is that the self-sufficient nation-state is breaking
down. No nation - not even the largest - can survive in isolation or
realize its potentialities, physical as well as spiritual, by itself.
We of the West who bequeathed the concept of nationalism to others have

VII - 4

The stakes could hardly be higher. The deepest cause of the inhumanity of our time is probably the pedantic application of administrative norms. Its symbol may well be the "commissar," the ideal-type of a bureaucrat, who condemns thousands without love and without hatred simply in pursuance of an abstract duty. But we would do ourselves an injustice if we ignored that the commissar is not a Soviet but a universal phenomenon - the Soviet system has simply encouraged it in its most extreme form. He is the administrator whose world is defined by regulations in the making of which he had no part, and the substance of which does not concern him, to whom reality is exhausted by the organization in which he finds himself. Our challenge is to rescue the individual from this process; to escape from the pretentiousness and stultifying quality of an atmosphere in which all sense of reverence for the unique is lost in the quest for) reducing everything to manipulable quantities. Not only the spontaneity of Western policy will depend on how well we solve this problem but also the fate of human dignity.

VII - 3

The challenge before the free world is to develop an idea of peace which is something deeper than the avoidance of war; a notion of freedom which is not simply a reaction to the Soviet threat. This is not a task for America alone but for all of us in the West. And to the degree that we do this, Communism will fall into its proper perspective. It has seemed formidable in part because of the free world's inward uncertainty. It has appeared cohesive because it has not met sufficiently determined opposition, materially or spiritually. It has been so aggressive because of the conviction of its leaders that the free world is on the verge of disintegrating.

Our challenge is not to confuse peace with passivity or freedom with indolence. There is a perfectionism which is an evasion of responsibility, an intellectual fastidiousness which paralyzes action and a humility which comes close to spiritual pride. We need goals worthy of the times in which we live. Egoism will alienate the world; timidity will destroy our moral substance. Our challenge is not to this or that situation tactically, but to give purpose to a world in turmoil.

September 29, 1958

Miss Nancy Hanks
N.Y. Republican State Committee
45 East 45th Street
New York 17, New York

Dear Nancy:

Enclosed is a letter from
the National War College which I
am turning over to you.

Also enclosed are the nine
points which Gordon Dean had written
on the back of an envelope just before
his death. I think it reflects his
warmth and greatness as a human being.
I am not sure about the 9th one. I
think there are some tragedies that
occur not because of misunderstandings
but because people or nations understand
each other only too well.

Best regards.

The Rockefeller Center Luncheon Club
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York 20, N.Y.

The Annual Meeting of The Rockefeller Center Luncheon Club was held in October 1958, at which new Governors were elected to succeed those whose terms had expired. The Board is now constituted as follows:

**Harold L. Behlke**
(Vice-Pres., U.S. News & World Report)
45 Rockefeller Plaza

**Philip F. Keebler**
(Office of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.)
30 Rockefeller Plaza

**Roger W. Burman**
(N.Y. Manager, Nat'l. Cash Register Co.)
50 Rockefeller Plaza

**Fletcher D. Richards**
(Chairman, Fletcher D. Richards Co.)
10 Rockefeller Plaza

**Francis T. Christy**
(Attorney)
30 Rockefeller Plaza

**A. George Schei**
(Vice-Pres., Shell Oil Company)
50 West 50th Street

**Randolph E. DuMont**
(Treas., The Duke Endowment)
30 Rockefeller Plaza

**Joseph M. Walsh**
(Vice-Pres., Chase Manhattan Bank)
30 Rockefeller Plaza

**John Hauerwaas**
(Pres., U.S. Steel Products Co.)
30 Rockefeller Plaza

At a later meeting of the Board of Governors, the following
officers were elected:

Roger W. Burman President
Joseph M. Walsh Vice-President
Rudolph A. Travers Secretary
(Treasurer)
Edna May Carley Assistant Secretary
John Hauerwaas Chairman, House Committee

November 1958

24 December 1958

Colonel Donald C. Foster, USAF
Chief of Information
Headquarters/Strategic Air Command
United States Air Force
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

Dear Colonel Foster,

Thank you for your very friendly letter inviting the Rockefeller Panel to visit SAC Headquarters. Judging from my own experience I know that they would find it very stimulating. As I told you during my visit in October, the Special Studies Project was suspended in June and has not yet been resumed. Also I am leaving for Europe in a few days for a little more than a month. I have therefore sent your letter to the New York Office and I am sure you will be hearing from them in the very near future. It was kind of you to invite Max Ascoli. I still remember my visit with great pleasure and want to tell you again how profoundly impressed I was by what I saw.

HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA

15 DEC 1958

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Associate Director for the Harvard
Center for International Affairs
6 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge 38, Massachusetts

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

You no doubt recall that during your visit to this headquar-
ters on October 22nd we discussed the possibility of arranging a
SAC briefing for a group from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Panel
on International Security. It was mutually agreed to delay further
action pending completion of the New York gubernatorial race. Re-
activation of the plan would now seem to hinge on selection of
suitable dates. A suggestion for your consideration is some time
in early March, perhaps the 5th and 6th. Provided these dates meet
with your approval, here is the procedure we would follow:

A C-97 Stratocruiser would pick up the members of the group at Mitchel Air Force Base, Hempstead, New York, departing at approximately 5:30 p.m. on March 5th. Guests should arrive at Base Operations at least thirty minutes prior to take-off time. Lunch would be served en route. Landing at Omaha would be at approximately 9:30 p.m.

Briefings would begin at 8:30 the following morning and would continue until 3:30 p.m. A tour of our SAC Command Post would be included. Departure would be at 4:00 p.m. with landing at Mitchel about 10:00 p.m. on March 6th. A light meal would be served en route. All times are local.

If you will suggest to your acting panel chairman that he for-
ward a list of those interested, General Power will issue personal
invitations as soon as arrangements can be completed. We would
consider it an honor to have Mr. Nelson A. Rockefeller head the
group if the pressing demands of his office do not prohibit his
attendance.

For your information, Mr. Max Ascoli was invited to attend a
briefing on 19-20 January with members from the Committee for
Economic Development.