THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON

February 5, 1975

Dear Shakuntala;

Thank you for your letter. It was good to hear from you again and I am very sorry to hear of the difficulties you have been facing.

Unfortunately, I do not see any way in which I can help you at present. As you may have heard, because of the economic situation teaching positions of almost any kind are now extremely difficult to obtain here, even for highly qualified instructors, and private schools have been particularly hard hit. Most academic institutions are retrenching, and many have in fact been compelled to dismiss staff members of long standing.

I wish I could send you a more encouraging reply, and I will certainly keep your situation in mind. Meanwhile I send my best wishes to you and your son, and my hopes that a solution to your problems will soon be forthcoming.

Mrs. Shakuntala Bhalla,
The Lawrence School,
Lovedale, Nilgiris,
South India.

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February 24, 1975

Dear Mr. Prime Minister and Begum Bhutto:

Mrs. Kissinger and I appreciate very much the thoughtful gifts you gave us during your recent visit to Washington. The handsome rug and topaz will remind us often of how much we enjoyed your visit here and of the warm relations that continue to grow between our countries.

With our best wishes,

His Excellency
The Prime Minister of the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan
and Begum Bhutto,
Islamabad.

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RF (jhw)

September 3, 1976

Dear Mr. Prime Minister:

Mrs. Kissinger joins me in thanking you and Begum Bhutto for the truly magnificent nineteenth century silver hunting bowl which you presented to us during our visit to Lahore. I have rarely seen a more beautiful piece of Victorian ornamental silver, and I am deeply honored to have received it.

It was, as always, a great pleasure to have
seen you again, and I look forward to our next meeting.

His Excellency
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto,
Prime Minister of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan,
Islamabad.

S:ssm

8/20/76

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INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

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JAMES H. BILLINGTON, DIRECTOR

November 29, 1974

Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
The Secretary of State
Room 7226, Department of State
21st & Virginia Avenues, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20520

Dear Henry:

Thank you for your letter of November 18. We are disappointed
that you won't be able to join us for the Dobrynin lunch, but fully
understand.

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the understanding that Ambassador Ramsbotham and I now have of the forthcoming centennial dinner in honor of Winston Churchill that we are co-sponsoring on December 7. We are pleased and honored that you will be with us; and since President Ford will now be unable to attend at the last minute, we are counting on you to expand the short remarks we had always hoped you would make into what will be the major speech of the evening. This need not be long, and may follow any format you would like. The staff here at the Wilson Center will be glad to aid you in any way that is desired and appropriate.

I would like to stress that I believe this will be an important
international event. There will be extensive television coverage
from the United Kingdom and also the U.S.--with the participation
of members of the Churchill family, including Christopher Soames
who will precede you with short remarks. The Speaker of the House
will return the Ambassador's toast, and Averell Harriman will also
say a few words of reminiscence. But you will be the sole speaker for
the Administration. The British are particularly concerned that you
play the central role, since it was apparently noted that President Ford
was unable to attend the dedication of the Churchill window at the
National Cathedral--and he now proves unable at the last minute to
speak at what will be the major event in America for the Churchill
Centennial. I believe our British friends are counting heavily on
your presence to make this a major and memorable occasion.

From the point of view of the Center, who is giving this a
binational flavor by being co-sponsor, it will also be a great honor
and pleasure to have your participation. We were disappointed when
you were not able to be the major speaker at the commemorative dinner
for Wilson in February of this year, but this occasion gives us a
chance to welcome both you and Mrs. Kissinger for a Center function
that will hopefully be of some personal interest as well as official value.

JAMES H. BILLINGTON, DIRECTOR

October 7, 1975

Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
The Secretary of State
Department of State - Room 7226
Washington, D.C. 20520

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

Invitations have been sent to some 200 couples by me on behalf of the Board of Trustees, inviting them to a reception on Sunday, October 19, between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. I take this opportunity to personally invite you and Mrs. Kissinger to join us for the occasion. At 7:30 p.m. the Trustees and the Advisory Council members, with their wives, will have dinner in the rotunda of the Center. The reception will be held in the Great Hall of the Smithsonian "castle" building with entrance from Jefferson Drive.

The date coincides with the anniversary of the arrival of our first scholars on October 19, 1970. The occasion is one where old friends and supporters of the Center will have an opportunity to meet new Trustees, Fellows, Advisory Council members and staff.

If you have not responded to earlier correspondence which was sent to alert you about the date, please return the enclosed card, or you may call Ms. Louise Platt (202 381-5989) at the Center.

Enclosure

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

William J. Baroody, Chairman Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Vice Chairman William M. Batten Ronald S. Berman Robert H. Bork Robert A. Goldwin Bryce N. Harlow
Henry Kissinger Paul W. McCracken L. Quincy Mumford James B. Rhoads S. Dillon Ripley Dean Rusk Rawleigh Warner, Jr. Caspar W. Weinberger

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JAMES H. BILLINGTON, DIRECTOR

December 28, 1976

Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
The Secretary of State
Room 7226 - Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

I would like to invite you to participate in an evening dialogue on Thursday, January 27, 1977, at the Woodrow Wilson Center for the study of current events. The topic will be: "The response of new presidents to presidential power in the 20th Century, from Teddy Roosevelt to Jimmy Carter." The discussion will focus on the problems facing new presidents, the resources available for dealing with those problems, and the ways in which presidents have tried to use or increase the power available to them.

A panel of distinguished historians with unusual qualifications will initiate the discussion with short presentations about how different presidents have approached these key problems. The panelists are: Professor Robert H. Wiebe of Northwestern University; Professor William E. Leuchtenburg of Columbia University; Dr. Malcolm Moos; and Professor David Barber, of Duke University. I will serve as moderator. Your participation in the general discussion will be welcomed.

These dialogues are made possible by a grant from the Xerox Corporation.

The Center is located on the third floor of the Smithsonian Institution "castle" building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, S.W. We meet for tea at 5:30. The speakers' formal presentations will start promptly at 6 p.m. We will break for cocktails at approximately 7:15, have dinner in the rotunda of the Center at about 7:30, and reassemble in the library for the general discussion in which the entire group is invited to participate. We will conclude our evening promptly at 10:00. There is parking on the street in front of the building (and we have a lot with entrance from Independence Avenue behind the building.) Please enter the building through the east door. A guard will direct you from there.

The program is in the form of a seminar with a very limited number of participants. For this reason we hope you will let us know as soon as possible whether you can join us. Please return the enclosed card or call Louise Platt at the Center (381-5989).

I hope it will be possible for you to join us.

Yours sincerely,

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

William J. Bloody, Chairman Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Vice Chairman William M. Batten Ronald S. Berman Daniel J. Boorstin Robert H. Bork Robert A. Goldwin Bryce N. Harlow Henry Kissinger David Mathews Paul W. McCracken James B. Rhoads S. Dillon Ripley Dean Rusk Rawleigh Warner, Jr.

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Oct. 29th.

Dear Mrs Kissinger

It's so early that I don't even have a date,
but thought I'd ask if you and the Secretary would be
my guests at the Washington Press Club congressional
dinner in January.

Donnie Radcliffe of the Post usually shares a table with me; at this stage I can't give you a guest list but I am hoping that our new publisher, Joe Allbritton, will also join us.

I'll look forward to seeing you when you get
back from this trip, and hearing -- off the record, wh
your responses were to Indira Gandhi? I recently inter
viewed her. Also, I wondered if you'd consider letting
us do a "house" feature of some of the rooms, and the
garden, of your Georgetown house?

FUNDAÇÃO ARMANDO ALVARES PENTEADO
SÃO PAULO

São Paulo, 02 April 1976

Honourable Secretary of State
Mr. Henry Kissinger
Washington - DC

Dear Mr. Kissinger.

When I was in Brasilia on the occasion of your recent visit to Brazil, and as I was desirous of having your autograph on your book "The Restored World", I approached your secretary with that request.

You cannot imagine how gratified I felt on returning to São Paulo to find my request had been granted so promptly. Belive me when I declare that your book will always be regarded by me as a valuable addition to my library.

Always at your service, with
my best wishes and reiterated thanks,

I am yours very sincerely

Julio Binembaum

September 26, 1975

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

Dear Mr. Secretary:

On September 5, 1938, I was at the Pier in New York City, seeing the Ile de France dock. Among the passengers were the Kissingers and the Bings, both families from Fuerth, Bavaria. One of the passengers was Heinz Kissinger, a boy of 15. Little did I think this boy was destined to become a great world figure.

When you were in Cincinnati recently, I wanted to come to see you but was advised against it. I was advised that the tight security surrounding your arrival, and the importance of your visit would preclude my being able to see you personally.

I lived in Fuerth, Bavaria, from 1898 to 1903, having a room at 22 Mathilden Strasse. I am now over 90 years of age, and it is my heartfelt desire to meet you personally, to shake your hand, and to personally express my great admiration for you. At present, your parents live across the street from my brother's widow. My brother, Justin, as you no doubt know, passed away on January 11th of this year.

I want to congratulate you on being awarded the Gold Medal from the City of Fuerth for bringing Peace to most of the world.

I would consider it a great honor to hear from you, if you could allow me a few moments of your valuable time.

With kindest regards.

Siegfried Bing
284 Plainview Drive
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

October 8, 1975

Dear Mr. Bing:

It was good to hear from you.

I remember that day in 1938 well. None of us had
imaginations rich enough to even dream what has happened
in the intervening 35 years. It was enough just to be here.

I was sorry to hear that your brother passed on,
but it pleases me to know that you are well and active.
Bavarian stock is indeed sturdy stuff.

It is unfortunate we could not meet in Cincinnati.
If I am out that way again, I shall make a point of seeing you;
but, I should warn you, the real obstacle to our getting
together is not the Secret Service, but my staff -- who
usually arranges my schedule so I have time only for the
things they want me to do, and none for the people who
really interest me.

Thank you again for writing. My best wishes for
good health and a long future.

Mr. Siegfried Bing,
284 Plainview Drive,
Frankfort, Kentucky.

JONATHAN B. BINGHAM
22D DISTRICT, NEW YORK

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Mr. Seymour Hersh
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Dear Mr. Hersh:

Talking with my one friend in the White House, I frequently hear the accusation that the New York Times is biased against, and its news stories are unfair to the Administration. I hotly reject the accusation.

However, in your front-page story of January 22 on Kissinger and the plumbers, I must admit I find a case which seems to justify the charge.

Knowing nothing of the facts of the matter other than what is contained in your story, I was shocked to read what appeared on page one, because I have great admiration for Dr. Kissinger. When I turned to page 14 and read the rest of the story, I was shocked, not at Dr. Kissinger's alleged inconsistency, but at the internal inconsistency of your story. For what appeared on the carryover was very different from what appeared on page one -- and you know better than I what percentage of readers never get beyond page one.

As you may know, I am no admirer of this Administration. But Kissinger has done a fantastic job and I hate to see public confidence in him undermined.

cc: Mr. Clifton Daniel

JBB:PLA

Bcc: Honorable Henry Kissinger

Bcc: Honoraple Henry Krasinger

JBB:PYA

cc: Mr. Clifton Daniel

Jonathan B. Bingham

Sincerely yours,

in him undermined.
Krasinger has done a fantastic job and I hate to see public confidence
be you may know, I am no admirer of this Administration. But

better than I what percentage of readers never get beyond page one.
was very different from what abhored on page one -- and you know
inconsistency of your story. For what abhored on the carryover
not at Dr. Krasinger's alleged inconsistency, but at the internal
I turned to page 14 and read the rest of the story. I was shocked,
page one, because I have great admiration for Dr. Krasinger. When
contained in your story, I was shocked to read what abhored on
knowing nothing of the facts of the matter other than what is

the charge.
and the blunders. I must admit I find a case which seems to justify
However, in your front-page story of January 22 on Krasinger
reject the accusation.

and its news stories are unfair to the Administration. I hotly
hear the accusation that the New York Times is pised against.
Talking with my one friend in the White House, I frequently

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Mr. Clifton Daniel
Washington Bureau
The New York Times
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Dear Clifton:

Thank you for your prompt and courteous response to my letter to Seymour Hersh.

Apparently, however, my letter was not clear. I was not questioning the accuracy of the details of Mr. Hersh's story. Rather, I intended to point out that the summary of those details which appeared in the first few paragraphs conveyed an impression of concealment and inconsistency on Mr. Kissinger's part which was not borne out by the subsequent paragraphs. I realize it was not the Washington Bureau's fault that only the early paragraphs appeared on the front page of the paper, but that was the way it turned out.

I wish you would have another look at the story to see whether my point is not valid.

With best wishes,

JBB:PLA

BCC: Honorable Henry Kissinger

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January 30, 1974

Dear Jack:

As I am ultimately responsible for any article written by a member of the Washington staff of The New York Times, perhaps I should respond to your letter of January 25 to Seymour Hersh.

Both Mr. Hersh and I privately share your admiration for the skillful diplomacy of Secretary Kissinger, but that does not affect our professional obligation to report fully on Mr. Kissinger's activities, including any missteps he may make.

Mr. Hersh's report on the contradictions between Mr. Kissinger's statements on the plumbers was not written or transmitted from this bureau without thorough investigation and careful consideration. At least five persons had a hand in researching, writing and editing the article. It was published only after consultation with the very best informed sources (I am not at liberty to say who they were). We did not relish publishing the article, but we were convinced that it was sound and relevant, and your letter gives us no reason to think otherwise.

Secretary Kissinger has apparently now made a statement on this matter to the Foreign Relations Committee, which in due course will be published. I have asked that his version of events be given appropriate attention in The New York Times.

Meanwhile, let me thank you for your interest in the accuracy and fairness of our reporting. We appreciate your support.

The Honorable Jonathan B. Bingham
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 20515

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BINGHAM PROPOSES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FOREIGN BORN U.S. CITIZENS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT

Rep. Jonathan Bingham (D.-N.Y.) today announced that he had introduced a Constitutional amendment deleting the present requirement that the President of the U.S. must be a "natural-born" American citizen.

"Naturalized citizens may serve in every other post in the government," said Bingham. "In fact, there would be great resentment if it should be proposed that a person who was not born a citizen be barred from serving in the Cabinet, the Supreme Court or the Congress. It makes no sense that the Presidency should be any different."

Bingham commented further, "My proposed Constitutional amendment does not amount to an endorsement of Henry Kissinger for the Presidency. But I must say in all candor that his achievements as Secretary of State have highlighted the problem. Why should a citizen of Kissinger's talents be barred from the Presidency? More importantly, why should the American voting public be denied the right to elect a Kissinger to any office?"

Bingham recalled that in 1928, when his father, Senator Hiram Bingham, had been mentioned for the G.O.P. nomination for Vice President, a question was raised as to his eligibility because he had been born in the Hawaiian Islands before annexation.

Bingham also recalled that in 1965 he had been approached by a father of six whose third child had been born in Ireland because the father, not yet a U.S. citizen, had been serving in the American armed forces. The third child was therefore not a 'natural-born' citizen," although all five of her siblings were. The father thought this was unjust since she alone was ineligible for the Presidency and Bingham agreed. He introduced a private bill declaring the child "deemed to be a natural-born citizen" and the bill was passed by both houses of Congress and signed into law by the President in 1967.

"Whatever rationale there may have been in 1789 for limiting the Presidency to "natural-born" citizens, such a distinction today is repugnant to our sense of justice," Bingham said. "Moreover, it operates against the best interest of the United States."

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Congressional Record
PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 93rd CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

[L.C]

Vol. 120

WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1974

No. 5

House of Representatives

The House met at 12 o'clock noon.

The Chaplain, Rev. Edward G. Latch, D.D., offered the following prayer:

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on Thee.—Isaiah
26:3.

Eternal Father, lift us above the din and dust of the past with all its failures and frustrations that we may gird ourselves adequately for the work of this day and the tasks of this week. To us our Nation looks for genuine leadership to guide her safely and sanely through these trying times. May the stature of our souls, heightened by hope, strengthened in spirit and fruitful with fidelity rise to meet the crying needs of these crucial days. Keep our steps steady, our faith strong, our decisions wise and let us not waiver when the test comes to be true-hearted and wholehearted in our devotion to the highest good of these United States of America.

So may we walk steadily in the steps of Him who kept His mind stayed on Thee. Amen.

THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER. The Chair has examined the Journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House his approval thereof.

Without objection, the Journal stands approved.

There was no objection.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

A message in writing from the President of the United States was communicated to the House by Mr. Marks, one of his secretaries.

THE UNAUDITED FEDERAL RESERVE'S NEW GRAB FOR POWER

(Mr. PATMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, today the Federal Reserve System announced still another grab for power.

This giant bureaucracy now seeks to extend its power so that it controls directly the reserves of virtually every

bank in the Nation—regardless of whether these banks are members of the Federal Reserve System.

This, of course, would be a direct challenge to the dual banking system and would greatly reduce the power of State banking authorities and the independence of the small banks around the Nation. The Federal Reserve has been losing members rapidly in recent years and it now seeks to have the Federal Government—through action of the Congress—mandate that these banks—virtually every bank in the Nation—remain hitched to the Federal Reserve.

Mr. Speaker, this new power is not needed by the Federal Reserve to control monetary policy and it amounts to little more than that uncontrollable bureaucratic urge to control more and more from the marble palace in Washington. The monetary bureaucrats know no limits to their boardinghouse reaches.

FRES REFUSES TO BE AUDITED BY GOVERNMENT

This grab for power is even more galling when it is realized that this is the same agency which thumbs its nose at Congress and the people and insists on keeping all of its activities secret and unchecked by the General Accounting Office. Here is an agency which lobbies desperately—and improperly—against independent audits by the GAO while at the same time asking the Congress for more and more power.

If the Federal Reserve really thinks it can make a case for more power—as suggested by Dr. Arthur Burns—then I suggest that it open its books and let the Congress and the people find out just how this massive bureaucracy operates. I cannot believe that the Congress will give an agency vast new powers when it refuses to let an auditor through the front door.

SHORTAGE OF GASOLINE IN NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK

(Mr. HOWARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HOWARD, Mr. Speaker, on Saturday I returned from a 2-day personal survey which shows that while the New Jersey-New York area is presently crip-

pled by a shortage of gasoline, you can get all the gasoline you want or need in many other States.

Appalled by what I saw in my driving trip, I telephoned my office and dictated telegrams and letters to the President and the Federal Energy Administrator, William E. Simon, demanding an immediate infusion of gasoline into the New Jersey-New York area under the so-called fair allocation system.

I have also requested an investigation into how and why this situation was allowed to reach such crisis proportions. The letters to the President and to Mr. Simon have been signed by all members of the New Jersey House delegation, with one exception, and by both of our U.S. Senators.

During my drive through South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, I made a total of 47 stops at gasoline stations. Fiftysix of the stations had gasoline, and 36 of them had no limit on how much gasoline could be purchased. Ten of them had some limit, but still had plenty of gas. Two stations remain open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Two stations offered a free car wash provided you filled up your tank.

While people in the New Jersey-New York area are unable to get to work, while police stations and municipal officials are calling me and saying that they cannot get gasoline to meet their municipal obligations, people in other parts of the country can get all they want.

The situation is appalling and impossible; it cries out for an explanation. I plan to pursue this matter and to get to the bottom of this obvious contradiction.

(Mr. BINGHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks and include extraneous matter.)

Mr. BINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I have today introduced a resolution which would provide for a constitutional amendment that would delete the present requirement of article II, section 1 of the Constitution, that the President of

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the United States must be a natural born American citizen.

Naturalized citizens may serve in every other position in the Government. In fact, there would be great resentment if it were proposed that a naturalized citizen be barred from serving in the Cabinet or on the Supreme Court or in Congress. It makes no sense that the Presidency should be any different.

Mr. Speaker, my proposed constitutional amendment does not amount to an endorsement of Henry Kissinger as President. But I must say in all candor his achievements as Secretary of State have highlighted the problem.

Why should a citizen of Dr. Kissinger's talents be barred from the Presidency? More importantly, why should the American people be denied the right to elect a Kissinger to any office?

The same could equally well be said of Professor John Kenneth Galbraith, who was born a Canadian citizen, and of many other distinguished naturalized Americans.

I recall that in 1928, when my father, Senator Hiram Bingham, had been mentioned for the GOP nomination for Vice President, a question was raised as to his eligibility because he had been born in the Hawaiian Islands before annexation.

In 1965, I was approached by a father of six whose fourth child had been born in Ireland because the father, not yet a U.S. citizen, had been serving in the American Armed Forces there. The fourth child was therefore not a "natural born citizen," although all five of her siblings were. The father thought this was unjust since she alone was ineligible for the Presidency and Bingham agreed. He introduced a private bill declaring the child "deemed to be a natural-born citizen" and the bill was passed by both Houses of Congress and signed into law by the President in 1967.

Mr. Speaker, I hope that other Members of the House will join in supporting this constitutional amendment, which would do away with a distinction that I think is repugnant to our sense of justice and operates against the best interests of the United States.

## OIL AND GASOLINE PRICES

(Ms. HOLTZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks and include extraneous matter.)

Ms. HOLTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am introducing today a bill to freeze and then roll back prices of crude oil and petroleum products. People in my district and, in fact, throughout the country are angry at the recent, substantial increases for gasoline and heating oil. They are especially angry because, at the same time that prices are rising, oil companies are making windfall profits. The people of the country are already suffering under the biggest inflation we have had since World War II. We in Congress cannot desert the consumer by adding increases in oil and gasoline prices to the already enormous burden of inflation.

Prices of heating oil have gone up a whopping 11 percent in the last month alone, and an unbelievable 47 percent in

the last year. Gasoline prices increased 4 percent in the last month and 20 percent in the last year.

These prices have been accompanied by unconscionably high profits for the big oil companies. Annual profits of Exxon and Gulf increased by 60 percent in 1973 over 1972. The figures for the rest of the oil giants are slightly lower but still exorbitant. Increases in quarterly profits reported during the height of the crisis late last year were even higher—80 percent for Exxon for example.

My bill proposes to alleviate the inflationary burden on consumers in two steps: First, by immediately freezing prices of crude oil and petroleum products at the level in effect during a 2-week base period ending January 19, 1974; and, second, by rolling back these prices within 30 days to the price levels in effect during the week ended, November 10, 1973. Thereafter, the bill would permit only certain narrowly limited price adjustments to prevent any gross inequities or hardships.

A provision is included in the bill which is designed to help independent distributors and their customers by eliminating price differentials now suffered by purchasers of foreign rather than domestic oil products. This provision will aid the customers of independent oil distributors who recently have been paying exorbitant prices for products such as home heating oils. Independent oil distributors are now being forced to buy high-priced foreign oil products because of discriminatory allocations of domestic oil products by the big oil companies.

Finally, the bill authorizes the President to issue orders designed to preserve the competitive viability of independent marketers, small retailers, and independent refiners within the oil industry.

Enactment of this bill would bring price relief to the consumer and would constitute a very significant step in controlling the runaway inflation suffered during 1973.

## CORRECTION OF THE RECORD

Mr. FUQUA. Mr. Speaker, at page H123 of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD for January 22, 1974, the numbers of two bills to which I referred during the course of my comments concerning Federal agency objections to the granting of appeal power to a Consumer Protection Agency are transposed. My comments should have read, "H.R. 21, introduced by the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Government Operations Committee, Congressmen HOLIFIELD and HORTON; H.R. 14 introduced by Congressman ROSENTHAL".

## REPEAL OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

(Mr. ROGERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Speaker, I am today introducing legislation which would repeal the Daylight Saving Time Conservation Act of 1973.

Although passed with good intention, I am afraid that this law has not significantly

contributed to the conservation of energy and has in fact proved to be detrimental to many.

In my State of Florida, there have been eight children killed on the way to school since the law went into effect on January 6, 1974. In each case there was darkness when the accident took place. This compares with only two deaths during the same period last year.

In addition, a recent survey of power companies tells us that the hoped for savings of energy has not materialized. Nearly 30 States were polled and the results came back that less than 1 percent savings could be attributed to daylight saving time. In Florida, the Florida Power & Light Co. estimated that no appreciable savings could be traced to daylight saving time.

I hope that this legislation will be given speedy consideration and that other of my colleagues who are also troubled by incidents such as those in Florida, will join in supporting this legislation.

## GREAT LAKES HEARINGS RELEASED

(Mr. FASCELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year the Inter-American Affairs Subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs held hearings both on the serious floods which this spring caused substantial damage in several States and on the overall activities of the International Joint Commission, United States, and Canada. I want to take this opportunity to advise Members that these hearings have now been printed and are available in the Foreign Affairs Committee office.

## THE SHORTSIGHTED APPROACH OF BUSINESS

(Mr. KUYKENDALL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. KUYKENDALL. Mr. Speaker, I have just seen the most conclusive evidence to support my contention that much of the American corporate community lacks the most elementary knowledge of how to deal with people through their Government—and why they have done a generally miserable job of promoting the free enterprise system for so many years.

The Dun Review reports that a majority of 300 top business executives have asked for the resignation of President Nixon should come as no surprise to me. In my 7 years on the Commerce Committee I have been constantly amazed and disgusted at the shortsighted approach taken by many business executives, who do not give a tinker's dam about the Constitution, unless it is wrapped around their profit-and-loss statements.

This group has decided that the disruption of their business that would be caused by impeachment is undesirable, but the disruption that would be caused by resignation is tolerable. In other words, an accused President should sacr

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4 Düsseldorf, July 23, 1975

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The Honourable
Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520 / USA

Dear Mr. Secretary:

I heard that Mr. McCloy had sent to you, apparently without having seen it, a translation made of an article I had published in "Die Welt" on June 14, 1975, about "The United States after Vietnam". The translation made by the Secretariat of Thyssen Incorporated is so awful that I should like to give you the original German text. I had shown this article to Ambassador Hillenbrand before I gave it to the press and sent it in the original text to Mr. Sonnenfeldt by letter of June 23 asking him to convey it to you. I would be very grateful to you if you would have a look at it.

I regretted very much that I missed you during my last stay in Washington in the course of the Mayaguez crisis.

With my best wishes,

Enc.