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April 6, 1973
c/o Office of Public Safety
Agency for International Develop-
ment
Washington, D. C. 20523

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

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

As you know, under the terms of Article Five of the Vietnam Ceasefire Agreement, all advisory assistance to the civil police in Vietnam ceased within 60 days of the signing of the agreement. Due to the elimination of this assistance effort, there are approximately 79 employees of the Office of Public Safety, Agency for International Development whose services are being terminated.

One or more representatives of this group would appreciate an opportunity to speak to you concerning this matter and request an appointment at your earliest convenience since our employment ends shortly.

As one of these former Public Safety Advisors, I have been asked to contact you and can be reached at 632-8655 or 632-9323 in the Office of Public Safety.

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

FEB 4 1971

Dear Mr. Harris:

I appreciate the obvious effort made on my
behalf this past weekend. Mr. Ed Johnson
and Henry Decker were completely attentive
to all of the details of my visit, and I am
very grateful to them for making the trip so
thoroughly enjoyable.

I particularly appreciated the assignment of
Bill Schick as my escort officer: his lucid
and comprehensive explanations of all of the
technical evolutions provided a degree of
insight and understanding which has eluded
me in the two previous Apollo shots I have
attended. You were most thoughtful in
arranging for him to accompany us.

Also, I hope you will convey my personal
appreciation to all of those who helped to
arrange the details of my visit. I am most
appreciative.

Mr. Gordon L. Harris
Director of Public Affairs
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Cape Kennedy, Florida

cc: Mr. Ed Johnson
Protocol Officer
John F. Kennedy Space Center

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John F. Kennedy Space Center

Protocol Officer

cc: Mr. Ed Johnson

Cape Kennedy, Florida
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Director of Public Affairs
Mr. Gordon R. Harris

Henry V. Klaasinger

Best regards,

appreciative.
arrange the details of my visit. I am most
appreciation to all of those who helped to
Vice. I hope you will convey my best wishes

arranging for him to accompany me.
attended. You were most thoughtful in
me in the two previous Apollo shots I have
insight and understanding which has einged
technical evolutions provided a degree of
and comprehensive explanations of all of the,
Bill Schick as my escort officer. Die L Acid
I particularly appreciated the assignment of
thoroughly enjoyable.

very grateful to them for making the trip so
to all of the details of my visit, and I am
and Henry Decker were completely attentive
below this beat weekend. Mr. Ed Johnson
I appreciate the obvious effort made on my

Dear Mr. Harris:

FEB 4 1971

KISSINGER, HEARY V.

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

NOV 18 1970

Dear Mr. Hoblitzelle:

Thank you for your letter of November 9 and for sending me the minutes of your October 18 meeting. I am pleased to hear that the session was found useful and appreciate your keeping me informed of its results. I regret that the heavy demands on my time in my present position prevent me from actively participating in the scholarship program.

Mr. Harrison Hoblitzelle, Director
Wien International Scholarship Program
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts 02154

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WIEN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Meeting of the Board of Overseers

Sunday, October 18, 1970

Faculty Center -- Brandeis University

MINUTES

The meeting began at 11:00 A.M. Present were: Mrs. Karl T. Compton, Mr. Philip J. Driscoll, Mr. Peter L. Malkin, Mr. Lester S. Morse, Jr., Mr. Robert O. Preyer, Mr. James Roosevelt, Jr., Senator William L. Saltonstall, Mr. Lawrence A. Wien; Dean Brendan Maher, Mr. Harrison Hoblitzelle, and Mrs. Selma Finstein. Students attending were: Mr. Adediji Lufadeju of Nigeria, Mr. Holister Francis of Antigua, Mr. Earl Niles of Anguilla, Mr. Don Babai of Iran, Mr. Phang Chung Nyap of Malaysia, and Miss Helena Zarzycka of Poland.

I. **Integration of Wisp students with domestic students.** The meeting opened with a discussion of whether there were adequate opportunities for Wisp students to "mix" with Brandeis students, or whether foreign students are isolated because they tend to fraternize with those having similar problems of adjustment, strangeness, and cultural shock. Holister Francis pointed out that although the Brandeis campus is highly individualistic, Brandeis students on the whole accept foreign students into all campus activities. This kind of acceptance may be considered adequate from the point of view of the American student, but it is less than sufficient for the foreign student who seems to become involved in campus projects only with the greatest effort.

The consensus was that additional formal programs should be tried, but that the most successful kind of involvement arises from friendships derived from unstructured situations. Formal structure should at best provide opportunities for students to meet casually through joint activities sponsored by American and foreign students themselves, through evening gatherings at the homes of faculty, through activities of the host family program, etc.

All participants felt the importance of establishing an international lounge where foreign students can entertain their friends. (Since the meeting, the East Lounge on the second floor of the Usdan Student Center has been designated the International Lounge; it will contain newspapers and periodicals from around the world.)

The students present were encouraged to put forward proposals for further development of their relations with American students and with the outside community.

II. **The strengthening of ties with the students' home cultures.** Don Babai raised the question of cultural disorientation frequently experienced by students who return to their home countries after protracted absence. He suggested that conferences might be held here (1) to discuss ways of enabling foreign students to understand conditions in their countries, and (2) to establish contacts which would be helpful in integrating them into the developing economic scene at home. It was agreed that keeping such contacts vital and active is one way of combating the brain drain.

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It was felt, however, that such conferences might best be held on a multilateral
basis, perhaps under the auspices of the Institute of International Education.

Discussion then turned to another means of achieving this goal, one that has been
under consideration: the idea of financing all or part of summer visits home for
Wisp students. Such visits would have the double effect of helping the student to
maintain roots in his own culture and at the same time perhaps reawaken his appre-
ciation of cultural opportunities here. The Wisp office will take steps to ini-
tiate such a program. At the same time, opportunities will be explored whereby
older students might become summer tour leaders for visits to their own countries
by high school and college students.

III. **Possible development of a Scholarship-Loan fund.** Commenting on the brain drain problem, Senator Saltonstall observed that the Fulbright Program requires a student to return home for two years before returning to the States. WISP follows the same policy in using the Exchange Visitor Program to bring students to the United States. In spite of such restrictions, however, many foreign students educated in programs intended to strengthen their home countries, do not in fact return home. Mr. Wien advanced the idea that a student should perhaps promise to repay to the university the full amount of his scholarship grant in the event that he stays in the United States and fails to serve his country for a minimum number of years. Money so returned would then be used to fund a scholarship for another student from that country who _would_ go home to serve. This is the pattern which is emerging in many domestic aid programs. The Wisp office will investigate the possibility of beginning such a policy.

IV. **Community activities and transportation problems.** From consideration of the host-family program, through which the foreign student is placed with an American family, the discussion progressed to the International Student Association (ISA) in Cambridge, which serves as a center for international activities in the greater Boston area. The Wisp office publicizes ISA and pays two thirds of the individual membership fee. Students pointed out, however, that getting to Cambridge from the campus in Waltham is difficult because they must depend on hitchhiking or on public transportation which is limited and expensive. The students and the Wisp office will jointly explore the possibilities of arranging special bus service or car pools to get student to and from Harvard Square.

V. **Need for graduate housing.** Ade Lufadeju pointed out the serious need for graduate housing as well as for kitchen facilities where foreign students might prepare their own food. It is expected that with addition of Remus Quadrangle and the Sachar International Center, both high on the construction agenda, these needs will be met.

At the luncheon meeting statistical information on Wisp admissions for the past two
years was distributed and discussed. Dean Brendan Maher, representing President
Schottland, then spoke, addressing his remarks to some of the ideas which had been
brought up at the morning session. Speaking, as he put it, as one who had fairly
recently been a foreign student in this country himself, he expressed the view that

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foreign student programs in this country should not be excessively concerned with providing easy adjustment. Americans tend to be unduly self-deprecating. The foreign student in coming to the United States should learn to accept the limitations, flaws, and differences in American society just as the American student who goes abroad recognizes that he must accept a foreign culture. To be sure, whatever can be done should be done to make a foreign student's transition into campus society less traumatic, but he should be encouraged to recognize differences and to accept the United States for what it is.

Dean Maher also expressed his belief that the use of the "brain drain figure" as an indication of success or failure of our program is neither adequate nor valid. Success is relative, and measured against other kinds of success which the program has achieved, the 60% return figure may prove to be very high.

The group then made the recommendation that age restrictions for scholarship applicants be removed so that opportunities might be provided to mature people in foreign cultures who have for one reason or another been unable to undertake advanced studies.

The meeting concluded with a reception for Wisp students and Board members. Mr. Wien spoke of the personal satisfaction the program had afforded him; in response, Earl Niles, President of the International Club, expressed the heartfelt appreciation of all Wisp students.

Selma G. Finstein
Executive Secretary

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

JUN 17 1971

Dear Mr. Howell:

Just a short note to thank you for getting
in touch with my office while you were in
Washington. I was pleased to know that
you were in town and would have liked very
much to see you. I regret that my schedule
is often too full for me to do the things I
like.

I hope that you are well and that your trip
to Washington was a good one. Please stay
in touch; I always enjoy hearing from mem-
bers of the Seminar.

Denis Howell, Esquire, M. P.
Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State for Education and Science
House of Commons
London, S. W. 1, England

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Denis Howell, Esquire, M. P.

Henry V. Klaasen

Best regards,

pers of the Seminar.
in touch: I always enjoy hearing from mem-
to Washington was a good one. Please let
I hope that you are well and that your trip
like.

I often too full for me to do the things I
much to see you. I regret that my schedule
you were in town and would have liked very
Washington. I was pleased to know that
in touch with my office while you were in
Just a short note to thank you for getting

Dear Henry—Howell

JUN 17 1971

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

May 24, 1971

Mr. Kissinger:

Mr. Denis Howell, Member of Parliament, is in Washington until Friday evening (May 28) as part of a State Department seminar. You may recall that he was a member of one of your summer programs at Harvard, and shares your interest in soccer.

Mr. Howell wonders if you would be free for a drink one evening this week. How would you like us to respond?

RSVP:

Mr. Keogh
Governmental Affairs Institute
833-2500

KISSINGER, HENRY A.
ROMAN L. HRUSKA
UNITED STATES SENATE

November 12, 1970

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

It was most thoughtful of you to send a note of congratulations on my re-election to the Senate. It is sincerely appreciated.

As you may know, my campaign was based in large measure on support of the President and those policies in the development of which you have played such an important role. I count it a privilege to play on the same team with such distinguished associates.

With kind regards,

RLH:dpa

# The Yale Political Union
THE NATIONAL FORUM AT YALE

1951 YALE STATION, NEW HAVEN
CONNECTICUT 06520

President
JOHN J. L. HUNTER

Speaker
HAYWARD L. DRAPER

Vice-President
GROVER J. REES, III

Secretary
PETER J. KAHN

Treasurer
LINDA A. BISHOP

December 18th, 1970

Mr. Henry A. Kissinger
The White House
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

Since I was last in touch with you my term as
President of the Yale Political Union has expired.

I have every confidence in the abilities of my
successor, Peter J. Kahn. I am sure that he will be
in contact with you shortly concerning the possibility
of your visiting the Union in the spring.

I have enjoyed corresponding with you and hope
to have the opportunity to meet with you before I
leave Yale.

Best wishes for the holiday season.

JH/lr

["Dear Henry,\nAs a former denizen of Divinity\nAvenue, you may be interested to know\nI am getting the Masters of Divinity degree\nwith the occasion described →\nRuis is Fyd.", "What I wish you could do would\nlet you attend the ceremony when I\nwill be ordained into the ministry\non Sun. May 27, 7:30 PM in Lee,\nN.H. Buffet suffer at the passage\nat 6:00 PM. Walter Juell will\npreach the sermon.", "Re the New Hampshire in would do\nyou world's of good.", "At any rate, all the very best,\nYours,\nWillard Hunter", "# 1973 Commencement Program", "## SUNDAY, MAY 20", "4:00 P.M.\nBaccalaureate Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Faculty and Trustees
of
Andover Newton Theological School
cordially invite you
to attend the
One Hundred and Sixty-fifth
Commencement Exercises
May Twentieth and Twenty-first
Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-three
Newton Centre, Massachusetts

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

S. HUROK
700 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK

February 28, 1972

Dear Henry,

I was profoundly moved to receive your message of sympathy and encouragement after the tragic event that shocked us all. It meant a great deal to me that you found the time to write in the midst of an all-consuming schedule of work toward the very goal of preventing such acts of violence.

I am back at work now, and more than ever determined to continue as long as destiny permits to fight for peace and a better life with one of the most significant weapons we possess -- art, and its interpreters.

My thanks again for your thoughtfulness. I hope to see or talk to you when I am in Washington on March 1st.

Best,

Mr. Henry Kissinger
The White House
Washington, D.C.

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Free, John

October 14, 1970

Dear Mr. Iselin:

I am writing to thank you sincerely for the arrangements
made for me to attend the New York Jets football game
last Saturday. It was a welcome respite to concentrate
on athletic blitzes instead of diplomatic ones, and on
football end runs instead of bureaucratic ones.

I regret that the Jets went down to defeat but there is
a long season in front of us and I fully expect New York
and Washington to clash in the championship playoff.

It was a special pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Iselin
and your associate. If you come to Washington I hope
you will let me know and give me a chance to reciprocate,
though I regret I cannot provide you with equally elegant
and exciting surroundings.

Mr. Philip H. Iselin, President
The New York Jets
595 Madison Avenue
New York, N. Y. 10022

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New York, N. Y. 10023
502 Madison Avenue
The New York Jets
Mr. Philip H. Iselin, President

Henry V. Kissinger

Best regards,

and exciting surroundings,
though I regret I cannot provide you with exactly the same
you will get me know and give me a chance to reciprocate,
and your associate. If you come to Washington I hope
It was a special pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Iselin

and Washington to clash in the championship playoff,
such a season in front of us and I fully expect New York
I regret that the Jets went down to defeat but there is
I regret that the Jets went down to defeat but there is

I regret that the Jets went down to defeat but there is
on athletic grounds instead of diplomatic ones, and on
last Saturday. It was a welcome reable to concentrate
made for me to attend the New York Jets football game
I am writing to thank you sincerely for the arrangements

Dear Mr. Iselin:

October 14, 1970

KISSINGER, HENRY V.

DECEMBER 14, 1970
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