HEADQUARTERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Office of The Adjutant General
Washington 25, D. C.

WAM/cmb

AGPA-0 (16 Jan 61)

24 January 1961

SUBJECT: Invitational Travel Orders

TO:
Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Center for International Affairs
Harvard University
Cambridge, Mass

1. Verbal authorization of the Secretary of the Army, 3 January 1961, is confirmed as follows: The Secretary of the Army authorizes you to proceed from Cambridge, Mass in sufficient time to report to the Office of the Chief of Staff, US Army, Washington, D. C. on 3 January 1961 for a period of approximately 2 days for duty as a consultant to the Office Chief of Staff, US Army, and upon completion thereof return to point of origin.

2. You are authorized to use any mode of travel that you desire. A per diem allowance of $15.00 is authorized while traveling and performing the above mission.

3. Reimbursement for the cost of transportation will be made upon completion of the trip as follows:

a. If you travel by privately owned automobile, you will be reimbursed at not to exceed a rate of 8 cents per mile and for bridge, ferry, and other highway tolls incurred while in a travel status under this order. Reimbursement for mileage by privately owned automobile will not exceed the cost of travel by common carrier, including per diem.

b. If you travel by rail and do not secure transportation by Government transportation request forms, reimbursement will be made for the cost of the rail fare and for the lowest first-class pullman accommodations which were available when your reservations were made. You should retain ticket stubs to facilitate settlement of your account. If you travel by commercial aircraft, you will be reimbursed for the cost of the ticket.

FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING OFFICE
HEADQUARTERS BOSTON ARMY BASE
BOSTON 10, MASS.

AHTFI

FNG/

MEMORANDUM TO:

Date

Voucher is returned herewith for the reasons indicated below:

a. Voucher (SF 1012) must be signed by claimant to include given name initials if any, and surname on face as indicated. (AR 37-106 para 1-21b

b. Administrative certificate on face of voucher must be signed by a certifying officer. (para 1-21b AR 37-106)

c. Submit two true or properly certified copies of travel orders. (Par 1-41B,AR 37-106)

d. Travel order must always be dated not later than actual dates of travel, the only exception being a confirmatory order. (Pars 3000-2; 3002-2 JTR)

e. Memorandum copy of transportation request must be furnished. If copy of transportation request was lost or destroyed, a complete explanation of the travel involved should be entered on or attached to voucher including the name of the carriers, type of accommodations, and points between which transportation was furnished. (AR 37-106,Pars 1-41b,1-44)

f. All unused T/R's or tickets procured on a T/R will be turned in to a Transportation Officer and a receipt obtained. Receipt will be forwarded with voucher as a supporting paper.(AR 37-106 Par 1-44a(3))

g. Itinerary of travel as shown on voucher differs from that directed by orders.

h. Day and hour of arrival at and departure from each place on traveler's itinerary during the period covered by the voucher must be shown. (Par 1-43,AR 37-106) (on reverse side 2 papers)

i. Indicate mode of travel between all points. If travel was by Government T/R, item "e" above must be complied with.

j. Claims for taxi fares and other reimbursable expenses must be itemized. (Par 1-45, AR 37-106) + Plane fare. Submit separate itemized claim.

k. Traveler will execute the certificate described in par 4451-1 Joint Travel Regulations. (AR 37-106 1-46b)

l. For periods of delay or temporary duty at a recognized military post, camp, station, base, depot, etc owned or operated by the United States, it will be assumed that govt quarters and mess (if applicable) were available unless the voucher is supported by a certificate from the installation commander or his designated representative that such facilities were not available. (JTR Par 4451-3)(AR 37-106 Par 1-46a)

m. No per diem allowance is authorized for a round trip performed entirely within a 10 hour period of the same calendar day. (Par 4205-4 JTR)

n. A statement must be entered on voucher indicating whether or not member was hospitalized or utilized any leave during period of temporary duty. Dates of hospitalization and/or leave must be shown. (AR-37-106 para 1-25)

(OVER)

ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT
NORFOLK 11, VIRGINIA

4 October 1961

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

The Armed Forces Staff College has as part of its guest lecture program a talk entitled "Impact of Atomic Energy on National Security Policy" currently scheduled for Wednesday, 10 January 1962, at 10 a.m. The objective of this unit of instruction is to discuss the impact of various factors of atomic energy on national interests and policies. It gives me great pleasure to invite you to address our Thirtieth Class on this important subject.

Although the College is dedicated to the study of joint and combined military operations, no such course of instruction would be complete without an appreciation of national strategy. I am inclosing a portion of the College syllabus which contains information relating to this area of the curriculum, and particularly to the purpose and scope of the presentation I should like you to give.

The usual auditorium procedure consists of a 45-minute lecture, a 15-minute break, and a question period. In addition to approximately 200 U.S. officers of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, the student body consists of representatives from several U.S. government agencies and a few allied observers

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4 October 1961

from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and France. U.S. students are cleared for U.S. Top Secret information; allied observers are cleared by their own governments for access to information of their national classification corresponding to Top Secret. It is the policy of the College to include the allied observers in as much instruction as U.S. security regulations permit. It is not therefore considered desirable to exclude these officers from any part of the lecture program unless it is absolutely necessary. If in your judgment, however, the material contained in your lecture precludes their attendance, the College will exclude them.

Accommodations will be provided at the College during your stay in Norfolk. An honorarium of $150 is authorized.

I am looking forward to your acceptance of this engagement and hope that you will be able to fit this date into your schedule.

2 Incl

1. Summary of
National Strategy
Week

2. Information for Guest Speakers

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Associate Professor, Government
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

SPECIAL OPERATIONS RESEARCH OFFICE
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

4501 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Washington 16, D. C.

Telephone EMerson 2-6710

Operating under Contract
with the
Department of the Army

25 January 1962

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Center for International Affairs
Harvard University
Cambridge 38, Massachusetts

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

On behalf of Lieutenant General Arthur G. Trudeau, Chief of
Research and Development, Department of the Army, I extend a cordial
invitation to you to attend, as an individual delegate, a forth-
coming symposium on *The U. S. Army's Limited-War Mission and Social
Science Research*. The Special Operations Research Office of The
American University will be host for the symposium, which will be
held on 26, 27, 28 March 1962 in Washington, D. C. A "facts" sheet
on the symposium is attached.

The symposium has been organized for three primary reasons:

1. To make known to scientists and other interested persons the Army's mission in "limited-war" and its requirements for social science information in support of that mission;

2. To stimulate the interest and support of the social science community in the Army's relevant research and development programs, and;

3. To promote understanding and coordination among all relevant research and development resources of the nation.

The two and one-half day symposium program will include a
series of invited papers and panel discussions by well-known social
scientists and key government officials on selected topics. Because
of your own contributions in these and related fields, your atten-
dance as an individual delegate would materially assist in achieving
the symposium goals. As an individual delegate, normal government
travel and per diem expenses would be made available to you for the
symposium.

In accord with the threefold aims of the symposium, the sessions on March 26 will be devoted to papers and discussions of the Army's mission in limited-war situations, including "cold-war" and "irregular warfare." These papers will be presented by Army and civilian personnel most intimate with the problem. The sessions on March 27 will involve presentations and discussions by a select number of social scientists on research applicable to the Army's limited-war mission. The last day's sessions will include presentations of related research conducted by other government and non-government agencies.

In addition to the formal sessions, a reception will be held on the evening of the 26th, and a dinner will take place on the evening of the 27th. Although arrangements have not yet been formalized, it is anticipated that two high government officials will participate as keynote and after-dinner speakers.

The desirability of examining limited-war problems in depth has necessitated the symposium being classified CONFIDENTIAL, although both classified and unclassified proceedings will be published later in the year for distribution.

Will you kindly complete the enclosed advance registration form, including information required because of the security classification of the symposium, and return it to me within the next two weeks, whether or not you plan to attend. Because we anticipate more requests to attend than space allows, it is important that we have invitation confirmations, or non-acceptances, as soon as possible.

For your information, registration for the symposium will be on Sunday Evening, 25 March, from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. and Monday Morning, 26 March, from 8:00 to 8:30 A.M. The program is tentatively scheduled to start at 8:30 A.M. on the 26th and end about 12:00 Noon on the 28th.

In ample time before the symposium, I shall send you additional details about the program, fiscal and other administrative matters, if you plan to attend. I certainly hope that your schedule will allow for your attendance at this symposium.

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Enc: Symposium Facts Sheet
Advance Registration Form
Return Envelope
Accommodations Information

U. S. ARMY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT
FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA

14 February 1962

Professor Henry A. Kissinger
Harvard College
Cambridge, Mass.

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

I appreciate this opportunity to introduce you to the U. S. Army Management School. We have come to you for help on this occasion because you seem to be a kindred spirit, striving to substitute conception and real innovation for routine administration and compromise. Although you may feel, as you glance through our School Catalog, that our immediate academic objectives are outside of your normal area of interest, I believe you will find common challenge with us in our concept and use of The Dynamics of Executive Development.

Since its inception, a primary objective of this School has been to secure for the Army the opportunity to examine its management self in an honest and critical fashion in order to prevent "structure" or self satisfaction from stifling the creativity which is essential to progress and improvement.

Although we early proved ourselves to be efficient in the role of devil's advocate, conversations with graduates over a period of two years convinced me that only half the job was being done. There seemed to be a need for greater understanding of the creative process, for concepts and methods which could be deliberately analyzed to stimulate the flow of unique ideas once the requirement for them was recognized. As a result, we sponsored in March of last year the Army's first Military Creative Problem Solving Seminar. Our pamphlet, Creativity, provides both a summary of selected presentations and, on the last few pages, some typical reactions of participants to the "atmosphere" and ideas developed during the seminar.

We were successful, I believe, in laying the foundation for a conceptual framework within which specific methods and procedures could evolve. The enthusiastic response on the part of the senior participants clearly indicated the potential for additional research and additional seminars. Because creativity can thrive only in a favorable command

Professor Henry A. Kissinger

14 February 1962

climate, good strategy also dictated that emphasis should continue to
be given to the needs of the Army's senior commanders and policy
makers.

With this in mind, we are planning to integrate a three-day seminar
into the program of a specially selected class to which will be invited
an additional group of top level staff officers from the Pentagon. The
seminar will have an approximate enrollment of 85 and be in session
for the period 2-4 April.

Research and a greatly stepped-up effort to creativize our regular
instruction has modified our approach to this second seminar. As
shown in the inclosed program, we are seeking to better identify and
explain the social and psychological forces which constitute the dynamics
of creativity. We are urgently requesting men whom we consider to be
without peer to assist us. Our effort is deadly serious because we
consider "choice" vital to national security.

In their evaluation of the first seminar, participants agreed with
you that too frequently the policy-maker in the Army, in business, and
in government, fails to define his problem and dissipates his energies
in an attack upon symptoms. They also agreed that we have much to
learn about defining the criteria for judgment. For this reason we ask
to "borrow" your conceptual skill, your persuasive power and your
knowledge on Monday, 2 May 1962.

I am keenly aware of the imposition involved in our request particu-
larly since we are limited to a $50 contractual service payment and
$10 per diem in addition to travel expenses. However, I can promise
the gratitude of men dedicated to their country who will deeply appreciate
your help in increasing their ability to serve its security.

Incls
School Catalog
Pamphlet "Creativity"
Seminar Program

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

28 March 1962

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

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

We are delighted to know that you may be able to join us in an
informal meeting here in Washington. From our point of view your visit
would be particularly helpful to our small group, since we are now
embarking on our annual revision of the U. S. Military Program.

For your information, the Program provides over-all guidance to the
Army staff on key issues. It sets forth where we stand today, what our
long-range objectives should be, and how we propose to achieve these
long-range objectives. The time frame of the Program extends from the
present to about 1975, and while the Program is approached from an over-
all U.S. viewpoint, it is, in great measure, Army oriented.

I am inclosing a copy of our initial outline. In our meeting we
would be particularly interested in your views as to the direction we
should be heading in our Program over the next 15 years in order to
achieve a viable strategy and defense posture, with particular reference
to items 2-6 of paragraph 2 of the inclosure.

Now as to a mutually convenient time. We would, on our part, prefer
as early a meeting as possible compatible with your busy schedule. Having
picked up some commitments of our own, may I suggest the following dates
for your consideration: April 3-5, 9, 13, 16-20.

Thanks again for your kind offer to visit with us. We shall be
looking forward to seeing you with great interest.

1 Incl
"Revision of U.S. Military
Program," dtd 26 Mar 62
(UNCLASSIFIED)

April 2, 1962

Colonel Fred J. Yeager, GS
Strategic Analysis Section
Coordination Group
Office of the Chief of Staff of
the Army
Washington 25, D.C.

Dear Col. Yeager:

Thank you for your letter of
March 28th. Of the dates you suggest, Friday,
April 13th looks best for me, and I will
plan to come down then.

I would appreciate it if you
could let me know the time and place of the
meeting.

I look forward to seeing you
soon.

All good wishes.

WAM/mg

AGPA-0 (12 Apr 62)

13 April 1962

TO:
Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Center for International Affairs
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

1. The Secretary of the Army invites you to proceed on or about 13 April 1962 from Cambridge, Massachusetts to Washington, D. C. in connection with activities Office, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army. Upon completion of the mission to return to point of origin.

2. You are authorized to use any mode of travel that you desire. A per diem allowance of $16.00 is authorized while you are traveling and performing the above mission.

3. Reimbursement for the costs of transportation will be made upon completion of the trip as follows:

a. If you travel by privately owned automobile, you will be reimbursed at not to exceed a rate of 10 cents per mile and for parking fees, bridge, ferry, and other highway tolls incurred while in a travel status under this order. Reimbursement for mileage by privately owned automobile will not exceed the cost of travel by common carrier, including per diem.

HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES ARMY SPECIAL WARFARE SCHOOL
Fort Bragg, North Carolina

ATSWS-DI

3 July 1962

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Department of Government
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

The United States Army Special Warfare School will conduct a Senior Officer Counterinsurgency and Special Warfare Orientation Course during the period 23-28 September 1962 for approximately thirty senior commissioned officers and civilian personnel of the United States Government. This course is designed to provide the student with a general knowledge of the various military and nonmilitary aspects of counterinsurgency programs.

I wish to extend to you an invitation to speak to these students and members of the Staff and Faculty on the subject, "Countering Insurgency: The Nature of the Problem". This presentation is scheduled tentatively for the periods 0830-1030 hours on 24 September 1962. Any method of presentation you may wish to use will be most satisfactory.

A recommended scope for the presentation, showing its relationship to our overall program, is attached as inclosure 1. A copy of the Program of Instruction is attached, as inclosure 2, to give you an idea of the instruction to be given to this class.

I sincerely hope that you can accept this invitation because I am sure the class would benefit greatly from your presentation. If you are able to accept, I will have the necessary arrangements made for your visit, including your travel reimbursement and the usual Department of Defense honorarium of $50.00.

2 Incl
as