Luuska, Zampis.
P.O. Box 1017.
Mr. Yuant lahak Bobat.

Personal Vselatant
Suzanne 3. McFarlane

Sincerely,

his personal library.
and I know the books will have an honored place in
gift and by your subscription to him as a "man of peace",
the two volumes of the Koran. He is touched by your
know that he appreciates very much your giving him
Secretary Klaasinger has asked me to let you

Dear Mr. Bobat:

October 4, 1976

P. O. Box 1617,
Lusaka, Zambia.

September 17, 1976.

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

I personally appreciate your effort to bring about "Peace" in Southern Africa. However, by this letter I wish to let you know that I am a moslem and an employee (Local) of American Embassy, Lusaka, Zambia. At the moment I am passing through the holy month of Ramadaan and sacrificing my sacred valuable moments by giving helping hand to achieve your goal and that of your country - United States of America.

In appreciation of your endless strenuous and hard work, not only during this mission but also for "Middle-East Mission", I hereby wish to present you with a copy of Holy Koran - a treasure of moslems.

I chose this gift as a most fitting for the following reasons: Firstly, as The Holy Koran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed (P.B.U.H.) during this month. Secondly, all your missions have been for "Peace" and the meaning of my religion Islam is also "Peace". The formula to bring about "Peace" contains in the Holy Koran. Lastly, I have a duty as a moslem to pass on the good message even if it is one word - and The Holy Koran has plenty of them.

Please accept my sincere apologies for taking your valuable time for this petty matter but it will bear a lasting impression in my heart that I have done a duty towards me and my faith.

I end this letter by asking Almighty Allah that he may bring you a success in your future life and also give you true light towards Islam - HADAKOMULLAH.

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September 22, 1975

Social Secretary, Office of
Dr. Henry Kissinger
Department of State
Washington, D.C.

subject: request for Dr. Kissinger's autograph on (a) TIME magazine cover dated February 7, 1972, and (b) Dinner program from Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce affair September 16, 1975.

Dear Madame:

I would be most grateful if you could arrange for Dr. Kissinger to in-
scribe to me the enclosed TIME magazine cover plus the dinner program
from his visit to Cincinnati September 16, 1975. These are momentos
my wife and I would like to frame for our children. (A return-addressed,
stamped envelope is included for your convenience.)

It was a special privilege to hear Dr. Kissinger in person; I have for
years been the charter member of the local Kissinger Fan Club!

JWB/bh

The Wolf Trap Regimental Ball

Honorary Chairman

MRS. GERALD R. FORD

Honorary Chairman

Women's Committee

MRS. LINWOOD HOLTON

Honored Guests

MRS. MILLS E. GODWIN, JR.

MRS. JOUETT SHOUSE

MISS BEVERLY SILLS

Chairman

MRS. RALPH E. BECKER

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MRS. JAMES M. BEGGS

MRS. HOWARD LAY BURRIS

MRS. RICHARD G. KLEINDIENST

MRS. MELVIN ROBERT LAIRD

MRS. FREDERICK V. MALEK

MRS. CHARLES SWAN WEBER

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Arrangements

MRS. BURL E. ALBRIGHT

Decorations

MRS. THOMAS EDWARD CROCKER

MRS. RALPH DUCKWORTH

Entertainment

MRS. C. LANGHORNE WASHBURN

Invitations

MRS. JOHN CARTER GOOD

Men's Committee

Chairman

STEVEN A. MARTINDALE

Co-Chairmen

SENATOR FRANK CHURCH

SENATOR JACOB K. JAVITS

Public Relations

MRS. FRANK N. IKARD

MRS. HAROLD M. KESHISHIAN

Reservations

MRS. WILLIAM J. HARDY, JR.

MRS. DANIEL S. PICKRELL, JR.

Sponsors

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THE HONORABLE CORINNE BOGGS

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MRS. RALPH E. ULMER

WOLF TRAP

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MRS. LINWOOD HOLTON

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GEORGE B. HARTZOG, JR.

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Treasurer

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LEONARD H. MARKS

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ROBERT W. WILSON

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Executive Secretary

MRS. ROBERT H. WALKER

Dear Friend of Wolf Trap,

On Friday, September 13, the Wolf Trap Regimental Ball will be held to celebrate the end of what we hope will have been our most successful season yet.

The setting for the Ball will be based on the opera "The Daughter of the Regiment" which will be performed this summer by the Wolf Trap Company and which will star Miss Beverly Sills. We are very fortunate in that Miss Sills and her husband will be with us the night of the Ball.

As in the past, our proceeds from the Ball will be donated to the Fellowship Fund for the young artists of the Wolf Trap Company. We hope that you will want to join us in our efforts to support the Fellowship Fund, and toward this end we would be greatly honored to include your name in our roster of Sponsors for the Ball. Of course, we are also hopeful that you will plan to attend.

Since the list of Sponsors will be printed on both the invitations and the programs, we would appreciate your response by July 8. Enclosed is an acceptance card for your convenience.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Tobin Armstrong
Counsellor to the President

Lindy (Mrs. Hale) Boggs
Member of Congress

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JANUARY 2, 1974

DEAR MRS. BOHLEN:

THE DEATH OF YOUR HUSBAND HAS FILLED ALL OF HIS FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE FOREIGN SERVICE WITH A DEEP SENSE OF LOSS. I SHARE THIS SORROW, KNOWING AS I DO HOW MUCH THE FOREIGN SERVICE MEANT TO HIM, AND HOW MUCH HE CONTRIBUTED TO HIS COUNTRY. I FEEL, AS WELL, A DEEP SENSE OF PERSONAL LOSS, FOR HE WAS A CLOSE PERSONAL FRIEND.

CHIP BOHLEN WILL BE REMEMBERED NOT ONLY AS AN OUTSTANDING EXPERT ON THE SOVIET UNION, AS A RESPECTED COUNSELOR TO PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES OF STATE, AND AS A DISTINGUISHED AMBASSADOR, BUT ABOVE ALL AS A WARM HUMAN

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BEING WHOSE INTEGRITY AND CHARM WON HIM THE AFFECTION AND LOYALTY OF ALL THOSE WHO KNEW HIM. HE BOTH REPRESENTED AND HELPED TO CREATE THE BEST TRADITIONS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

YOUR HUSBAND'S MEMORY WILL BE WITH US ALWAYS, AND
SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION AND EXAMPLE TO THOSE WHO FOLLOW
HIM IN THE AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.

YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN HAVE MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY
AND WARMEST GOOD WISHES.

UNCLASSIFIED

THE SECRETARY OF STATE

WASHINGTON

January 5, 1977

Dear Derek:

My apologies for the tardy reply to your letter of
December 21, but Nancy and I were hiding out in Acapulco
over the holidays.

I am grateful for your interest, but also mildly
concerned about the misapprehension under which you
apparently labor. Henry Rosovsky approached me some
time ago about the possibilities of returning to Harvard;
at no time did I take the initiative in this matter nor
did I ever ask for anything. Further, and in the spirit
of frankness which is once again possible now that I am
leaving office, the proposal Henry made is one that I
regretfully do not believe would reflect either my former
position at Harvard or my experiences since. It should
be clear that I cannot accept annual appointment at a
university where I was on the permanent faculty and when
every other university has spoken to me in a different
context. It may be that I would prefer a loose arrange-
ment but that should be my decision. Nor do I want to
indicate that I would accept another position. What seems
involved to me is a question of principle: Harvard's
attitude towards a former member of its faculty who has
served his country in positions of the most senior
responsibility.

While I am grateful, Derek, for your interest, the fact
remains that I have asked nothing of Harvard and will not do
so. It is up to the University to determine what proposals,
if any, it wishes to make to me.

It was nice of you to write.

Mr. Derek C. Bok,
President, Harvard University,
Cambridge, Massachusetts.

BONANNO, Filippo Prof. [LC]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIVISION OF LANGUAGE SERVICES

(TRANSLATION)

LS NO. 39235
T-131/R-XVIII
Italian

To
Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger
The White House
Washington, U.S.A.

Acitrezza, September 24, 1973

Please excuse me for not writing you in English. Also, I am
not certain that on account of your busy schedule you will be able
to read this letter.

I am, however, sending you a modest gift, a novel I have written
on the tragedy of the Jews, with a dedication to you. I am also send-
ing you an article of mine on the Palestinian question that may contain
a *new idea* which, if adequately exploited, could rapidly bring *peace to*
*the Middle East*.

I am trusting the courtesy of the official who will read this
letter that he may have its text translated and inform you of its content.

Please forgive me for the trouble I may have caused you. I take
the opportunity to send you the expression of my high esteem.

Sincerely yours,

[s] Prof. Filippo Bonanno
Via Livorno 2
95026 Acitrezza (Catania)
Italy
Tel.:631-456

EXECUTIVE OFFICE
STATE OF MISSOURI
JEFFERSON CITY

CHRISTOPHER S. BOND
GOVERNOR

June 5, 1975

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
State Building, Seventh Floor
Washington, D. C. 20500

Dear Mr. Secretary:

Thank you so very much for including Jefferson
City on your visit to the heartland of the nation.
Carolyn and I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to
meet you and Mrs. Kissinger.

On behalf of the state officials with whom you
met, I also extend my sincere thanks. All of us
welcomed the opportunity to learn more about the im-
portant foreign policy issues facing the country. As
you could see from the response of the crowds, you have
strong support in Missouri.

In our regular newsletter to supporters around
the state, we included several pictures taken of your
visit. I thought perhaps you would be interested in
seeing them. If you would like prints or other accounts
of your visit for your files, we would be happy to supply
them.

We read in the paper that you had acquired your
Labrador puppy. If you decide you might be interested
in a basset puppy next, we will be happy to place your
name on the list for the next litter.

Carolyn joins me in sending very best wishes to
you and Nancy.

Enclosure

# Kissinger Puts On Big Shoes

By LAWRENCE LEE

The second most significant position in the government of the United States, following only the office of President, is that of secretary of state.

It is now held by Dr. Henry Kissinger.

The ceremonies are fulfilled: Congressional approval, the swearing in.

Pictures have been taken: Dr. Kissinger congratulated by the President; the shy and benevolent old parents who fled the intolerance of a European dictatorship; the beaming secretary of state alone.

LEE

With all this came a cresting of the tide of sentiment that is a stated American tradition: "Here all may aspire."

## First But Not Last

An alien turned citizen, a Jew, becomes the first—but not the last—of those who believe in themselves to be disadvantaged to gain by his own talents what has been in history the most sober and imposing office in the cabinet.

Very great men have held it.

The first, under President George Washington, was Thomas Jefferson.

Others have been John Marshall, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Elihu Root, William Jennings Bryan, Charles Evans Hughes, Cordell Hull and other dedicated men.

That Kissinger has been confirmed can be pleasing not only to Jews and to the state of Israel.

It can be pleasing to all—with only the possible exception of such Arab states as those by which nothing we do can be seen as sincere or as pleasing.

## Proposition Dramatic

That a Jew is to undertake to mediate in any way the continuing strain between the Arab states and Israel, and between each of these and the country he serves, seems indeed a dramatic proposition not without uneasy aspects.

If the appointment of Kissinger was meant to be another diverting Nixon spectacular—as in a time of justifiable suspicions some have declared it to be—it has not succeeded as such.

The secretary of state has made his initial address to the United Nations.

Its appeal was of the highest—a desire for universal cooperation toward universal and enduring peace.

## Reception Cold

But in that distinguished setting it was coldly received.

"Generalities," the Egyptian foreign minister said.

"A fine presentation," the British foreign secretary said.

"Cautious," a Soviet diplomat dubbed it.

The role is difficult. In a discredited administration a man whose reputation has much about it of cloak-and-dagger brilliance and James Bond flippancy must alter that image into one of moral and emotional and intellectual sobriety before problems that would make even deeper men proceed with anxiety.

Citizens, noting in an increasing distance the melancholy figure of a departing presidential intimate and dismissed Secretary of State William Rogers, will observe that good men must also be strong.

And they must hope profoundly that his successor's brilliance will compensate for his uneasy brashness.

Our fates depend upon it.

Copyright, 1973, by Lawrence Lee

idea.

As things now stand, the Republicans are
in danger of winding up looking like Pennsylv-
ania's pothole champions. Which could make
their ride down the 1974 campaign trail bumpi-
er than they envision.

Why Worry?

Italy is worried that the Leaning Tower
of Pisa might soon crumple of its own
weight. How about having the Disney peo-
ple come over and build a new one of light-
weight plastic?

No Evil

In the Soviet Union, he continued, there
are "no rich, no poor" and "no privileged and
no oppressed." Each citizen has "wide and
equal rights."

Of course, the Patriarch and the entire
Russian Orthodox Church are now under the
thumb of the Kremlin and cannot speak
frankly.

Even so it is shocking to hear an eminent
clergyman violating the Ninth Commandment:
Thou shall not bear false witness.

Silence

with it on the Liberty Tubes.

Young Turks

Candidates William J.
Coyne, 36, and Frank Lucchi-
no, 34, are young turks, cut of
similar cloth. Each would like
to establish himself as the
highest achiever in the under-
40 age bracket.

Both are aware of the fact
that in 1965 a newcomer
named Pete Flaherty led the
council ticket. And that, in
1971, Richard Caliguiri, whose
career until then had been un-
spectacular, was projected
into party prominence when
he topped the councilmanic
ticket by 12,000 votes.

But for anybody who hopes
to ride this year's election to
the mayor's office, now or
eventually, there are two
probable obstacles named Cal-
iguiri and Eugene Coon.

At this point, Councilman
Caliguiri, who ran a respecta-
ble race against Mr. Flaherty
in the primary, and Sheriff
Coon, also Democratic county
chairman, would seem to have
the same inside track.

They may be on a collision
course.

Letters To Editor

Real-estate taxes for schools

At the 1972 Ironworkers'
Convention in Miami, monthly
dues were raised from $9.25 to
$10.25. Ain't bad for guys mak-
ing $70 a day. Out of the dollar
boost, 60 cents goes to financ-
ing the convention.

It means that annual con-
vention assessments were
raised from $3.75 to $7.20 for
each ironworker. By the time
the next quadrennial conven-
tion is held in 1976, each
ironworker will have paid
$28.80 to finance the conven-
tion.

Since there are 185,000 iron-
workers, it means the union
will collect $5,328,000 for the
next conclave. The 1968 con-
vention, union audits show,
cost $1,400,000. It looks like it's
going to be one heck of a
convention.

In the 1972 convention, the
1,039 delegates received fore-
man's wages of $76.08 for six
days for the five-day conven-
tion. They also got another
$75-a-day expenses. That was
from their local unions.

From the international, they
got $140 a day for six days.
Then they got three days' pay
at $140 per for traveling to the
convention and another three
days' pay traveling back
home. On top of that, their
transportation charges were

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THE WASHINGTON POST

# Bertha Bookbinder, Veteran Civic, Civil Rights Activist

BERTHA BOOKBINDER

Bertha Bookbinder, 60, civic worker and veteran civil rights activists, died of heart disease at Sibley Hospital yesterday after a long illness.

She was the wife of Hyman Bookbinder, Washington representative of the American Jewish Committee.

She was a member of the board of directors for the D.C. Mental Health Association as well as the Cardozo Heights community health center.

Her involvement with the Cardozo Center dates back to the mid-60s. When her husband enlisted in President Johnson's War on Poverty by joining the staff of the Office of Economic Opportunity, she kept pace by volunteering, through the Urban Service Corp., for work with the Park Morton Mothers' Club of the Cardozo Heights area.

Mrs. Bookbinder, known to family and friends by her Yiddish nickname, Boshca, began her life-long involvement in social action at the age of 15. As a clerk in the now-defunct New York department store, S. Klein, she joined other employees in 1931 in a strike for better wages.

Later she worked for the United Auto Workers.

The Bookbinders were married in 1938 and came to Washington from New York in 1951 when Mr. Bookbinder took a government position in connection with the Korean war effort.

In 1960, Mrs. Bookbinder helped to organize the interreligious demonstrations and protests that ultimately led to the desegregation of Glen Echo Amusement Park. According to her husband, she liked to boast that their two daughters never missed a day of picketing while the protest was in progress.

In recent years she served as a volunteer group leader at the Hebrew Home for the Aged.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by their daughters: Amy of Northampton, Mass., and Ellen Cohen, New City, N.Y.; two sisters, Dnah Robinson of Washington and Vera Hannenberg, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 12 noon Tuesday, Nov. 23, at Temple Sinai, 3100 Military Road. The family will be at home, 6308 Banockburn Drive, Bethesda, through Wednesday evening. They suggest that expressions of sympathy may be in the form of contributions to whatever cause the donors chose.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON

March 9, 1974

Dear Shirley and Pat,

It was really unfortunate that I wasn't able to
see you when you were here, and I hope you will
forgive me for my unmanageable schedule. Even
though I missed seeing you, I did receive the charming
set of cufflinks and tie tack you brought. It was very
kind of you to remember me with such a thoughtful and
unique gift from a "limited edition."

Mr. and Mrs. Pat Boone,
904 North Beverly Drive,
Beverly Hills, California.

THE AGE, APRIL 5, 1975

of the peace (in splitting the workload on the rare occasions when there is a concentration) I have no doubt at all that the delays at getting to the course (golf or race) would be sliced even further.

F. R. POWER (Sandringham).

## Roundabouts needed

SIR, — Proponents of the Metcon traffic control system — the so-called "British" system — have often replied to criticism of the scheme by stating that "if it works in England, it must work in Victoria".

However no mention has been made of the fact that the success of the British priority road scheme is dependent upon thousands of "roundabouts" controlling traffic at most major

intersections not equipped with traffic lights. At intersections controlled by a roundabout, traffic flows only in a clockwise direction and a motorist entering the roundabout simply turns left and filters into the traffic flow.

In Victoria, without roundabouts, and in locations where there is no choice of a nearby intersection controlled by traffic lights, motorists wishing to enter or cross a busy road must now wait until there is a simultaneous gap in two opposing streams of traffic. This often requires a high level of speed/distance judgment, and in heavy traffic it may be impossible to locate such a gap. This would seem to be a good recipe for increased traffic congestion and danger, and is no doubt the reason that a special "give way to the right" sign may be needed at many intersections.

A far more logical approach to the problem, adopted in both WA and the A.C.T., is to nominate specific major highways as priority roads, after installing traffic lights where necessary to ensure adequate access for traffic joining the main road. A motorist is made aware that he is on a priority road through appropriate signposting (a small blue arrow at each intersection, in the A.C.T.), while "give way" signs control traffic entering the priority road.

As funds permit, the system of priority roads can be extended until all major roads and highways are so designated.

At present, it seems all too probable that the ill-planned Victorian scheme will be an expensive failure.

JOHN S. RICHARDSON (Sunbury).

## Easily pleased

SIR, — The Scottish ecologist Dr. John Berry has visited Lake Pedder and is "puzzledantly surprised".

Last time he saw the lake there was a beach two miles long and between 600 and 800 yards wide in summer. Now there is beach. Dr. Berry must be very easily pleased.

CLIVE SANSOM (Mt. St. Tasmania.).

In order to publish the wider possible selection of readers' views, preference will be given to letters which do not exceed 30 words. Letters must be signed and give full address.

the Viet MinnREVolt against French colonial rule, although the intervention of the great powers in a civil war into an one and ensured avert revolution.

LET'S face it. She's a mainstay of the resistance.

INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE HAUTES ÉTUDES INTERNATIONALES
THE GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

as from: 50 rue de Moillebeau
1202 Geneva, Switzerland
Phone: 33-37-11
December 10, 1973

Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
The State Department
Washington, D.C. USA

personal

Dear Henry:

I'm sorry we weren't able to get together earlier this month in Washington. But it was good to see you in such fine shape at the dinner at the Governor's apartment with our new Commission on Critical Choices. Your presence was most important in establishing some continuity with the Prospect for America, which still holds up remarkably well and should provide us with a standard, though perhaps not a model.

Since retiring (after 4 years) from the directorship of the National Museum of History and Technology, I've turned to my latest project, a one-volume world-history, which I hope I can make something of a planetary history.

We are staying for the present in Geneva, but will return full-time to Washington and the Smithsonian in late winter. Should I ever be able to be of service to you, you know it would be a privilege. I can always be reached through my office in the National Museum, and for the next weeks, here.

You can't possibly imagine how much of the world is counting on you -- and perhaps its just as well, since that might be the one thing which might upset your equipoise!

All the best,

Daniel J. Boorstin

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ARCH N. BOOTH
PRESIDENT

March 11, 1975

1615 H STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20062
202/659-6207

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
State Department
2210 C Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20520

Dear Mr. Secretary:

The officers and directors of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States cordially invite you to attend our Annual
Dinner as an honored guest.

This event will be held in the International Ballroom of
the Washington Hilton Hotel on Tuesday evening, April 29, 1975,
and will be the closing event of the Chamber's 63rd Annual
Meeting. More than two thousand business, civic and governmental
leaders will attend.

As an honored guest, you will not be called upon to
speak. However, an introduction of each guest is made by the
chairman of the Board of Directors, at which time you will be
asked to rise.

We sincerely hope that Mrs. Kissinger will be able to
accompany you to this event. She will be seated at the table
reserved for you.

Upon receipt of your acceptance, we will provide you
with the final details regarding time and place of the reception
for honored guests and for the dinner.

Looking forward to your being with us, I am

RECEIVED
STATE OF MARYLAND

MAR 12 PM 3:18

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Clinton, Md. 20735

April 27, 1975

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

Dear Mister Secretary:

My wife and I were among the Lions who shared a brief moment
of your busy life last night as you received the Humanitarian
Award. Thank you for coming to our function. We sincerely
hope that the Lions' gesture will indeed encourage you in your
efforts to secure world peace, for to lose interest or become
discouraged at this moment would surely doom our great nation
to total collapse.

We would like to send an autographed program to our parents
who live in West Germany. They, too, admire you. The other
two enclosed programs we'd like to save for the children.
We hope you will find the time to write something like "Henry
A. Kissinger" on page 7, or some other inspiring message.

Thank you. We wish you continued success.

Enclosures

The Ambassador of Morocco

December 19, 1974

Mr. Secretary,

As I thank you for your wishes, allow me to express my hopes that the acquaintance made in Rabat during your last visit there, when His Majesty King Hassan II paid me the honor of introducing myself to you, shall develop into a fruitful relationship while I shall have the privilege of representing His Majesty in the United States.

I also should like to extend my most heartfelt wishes that your relentless efforts for the cause of Peace bear fruits in 1975.

May I ask you to convey my regards to Mrs. Kissinger and, to you both, my very best wishes of continued personal happiness.

Abdelhadi Boutaleb

The Honorable
Secretary of State
and Mrs. Kissinger
The Department of State
Washington, D. C.

October 8, 1974

Dear Mr. President:

As I depart New York I want to thank you and
your staff for all the courtesies and assistance
that you have extended to me and the other members
of the United States Delegation. Under your
guidance the General Assembly must complete an
enormous and difficult program of work this fall.
I assure you that you will have the full support
of Ambassador Scali and the other members of the
US Delegation in this task.

I have greatly enjoyed our several meetings
and I look forward in the future to continued
cooperation and understanding between our countries.

Best regards,

His Excellency
Abdelaziz Bouteflika,
President of the General
Assembly,
United Nations, New York.

HAK:ps

Algeria
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Abedalla Bouteflika
His Excellency

With warm regards,

again soon.

my visit but I am looking forward to seeing you

I regret that we were not able to meet during

of my pleasurable visits to Algeria.

in Algeria. It is an extremely handsome reminder

and which was given to me during my recent trip

Please accept my thanks for the hand-loomed

Dear Mr. Minister:

October 23, 1974

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Washington, D.C. 20520

November 21, 1973

HAK:

Attached is a letter from Tom Boyatt, Chairman of AFSA. He refers to Secretary of Labor Brennan's letter which calls upon you to overturn the decision of the Foreign Service Board to abolish the labor cone for promotion.

Tom argues that you should _not_ reverse the Board's decision. You need not reply to the Boyatt letter, though I suggest that you read it in full.

LSE

AFSA COMMENTS ON THE LABOR CONE DISPUTE

Secretary Brennan's request constitutes an extraor-
dinary appeal under Section 14.9(k) of your Regulations
to implement Executive Order 11636. The decision of the
Board of the Foreign Service in this matter was in favor
of a position advocated in Appeals Case No. 11 by the
American Foreign Service Association (AFSA). For this
reason and because acceding to Secretary Brennan's request
would be contrary to the best interests of the Service
and its men and women, the Association would like to present
its views and comment on Secretary Brennan's letter.

Secretary Brennan's Letter. Secretary Brennan's
October 31 letter ignores key issues in the labor cone
dispute and inaccurately describes AFSA's position.

1. In paragraph 1 the letter states the Board of the Foreign Service voted to "recommend" to you the abolition of the labor cone. The verb _recommend_ is inaccurate. Section 14.9(j) of the E.O. 11636 Regulations gives the Board the power to _make a decision_ in Appeals before it. In its consideration of Appeal No. 11, the Board decided to abolish the labor cone. The only action now possible is a _reversal_ of the Board's decision.

2. In paragraph 1 of page 3 the letter states that the abolition of the labor cone is the reversal of a "commitment" by Secretary Rogers in 1971 that "Competition for promotion will be structured to ensure that labor officers compete with one another ..." based upon the recommendations of the so-called Cargo Report. In fact, no "commitment" was made, only a statement of intent. Secretary Brennan assumes the recommendations of the Cargo Report were in the best interests of the Foreign Service; it is AFSA's view that the report was a response to domestic political pressures and its recommendations are not necessarily in the best interest of the Service. In any case, the report is three years old and not relevant to the realities and needs of today. All aspects of today's Foreign Service are based upon laws, regulations, memoranda and other "commitments." These are not immutable and must change as the needs of the Service change.

3. In paragraphs 2 and 3 of page 3 the letter discusses the unified Foreign Service concept, claims that the interests of the domestic agencies have been frustrated, and hints that the action of the Department of Agriculture in 1953 to create a separate Foreign Agricultural Service may offer the best answer. The Association disagrees profoundly with this view and will vigorously oppose in the Congress and elsewhere any effort to create another "foreign service." Moreover, AFSA disagrees completely with the assertion that abolition of the labor cone will in any way "weaken" the labor specialty.

4. In the last paragraph on page 3 and on page 4 the letter misrepresents AFSA's position. AFSA opposes both double consideration of labor officers (as proposed by the Labor Department) which is unfair to other specialists and separate consideration of labor officers (as proposed by the Labor Department) which is both unfair to other specialists and "Balkanizes" the Foreign Service.

5. Finally on the last page of his letter Secretary Brennan states that the labor cone was the only cone eliminated; "the other thirteen remain as before." This is misleading. There are only three major substantive cones outside of the administrative area -- political, economic, consular. None is further broken down (except by a labor cone within the political cone). Only the administrative cone is broken down into sub-cones -- security, secretarial, communicators, etc. Hence the "13 cones," and except for general administration these "cones" are staffed by non-FSO's or by officers who recently converted to FSO. Only the Labor cone of these smaller groups consists principally of FSO's.

## AFSA's Views on the Merits

In addition to our disagreement with specific aspects of Secretary Brennan's letter, I would like to outline AFSA's substantive views on a separate labor cone.

1. First, the labor specialty includes only 1-1/2% of all Foreign Service officer-level personnel at grade 5 and above. A separate labor cone is, therefore, not justified on quantitative grounds.

2. Second, while the labor specialty is certainly important and requires a discrete body of knowledge, it

is neither more important nor more specialized than the
other 40 or 50 specialties of the Service, e.g. Chinese
language and area specialist, financial economist, commercial
expert, Soviet expert, Arabist, etc. A separate labor
cone is, therefore, not singularly required on qualitative
grounds.

3. Third, the Foreign Service of the United States deals with a number of foreign policy questions which are also of interest to a host of domestic Departments and Agencies. Special treatment for "cones" which represent these domestic interests is destructive of a unified Foreign Service and leads to unwarranted intervention in the direction of the Service by other Agencies and Departments. Clearly, the domestic Departments have legitimate interests in the Foreign Service and the foreign affairs process, and these are protected and represented by their membership on the Board of the Foreign Service. However, the fundamental direction of the Foreign Service and the State Department cannot be left to these domestic Departments.

4. Fourth, AFSA represents through democratic elections the people of the Foreign Service. Our position in this matter has the overwhelming support of the vast majority. Moreover, about three out of every four labor specialists writing us or calling us also supported our position.

November 16, 1974

Dear Tom:

Thank you for your recent letter concerning
recent non-career ambassadorial nominations.

I appreciate your comment that the caliber
of some recent appointments has furthered the
trend towards the kind of representation that
both of us desire. As you know, I very much share
AFSA's views on the importance of nominating the
best qualified individuals as United States Ambas-
sadors. This is and shall remain my firm policy.

Indeed it was on this basis that the recent
nominations were put forward. I regret that AFSA
is not equally enthusiastic in regard to each
nominee. Certainly we cannot be expected to agree
on every appointment, nor would AFSA be performing
a constructive role if it did so.

I want you to know, however, that I value and
respect your judgments on this matter very much.
I can only hope that future appointments will meet
your approval and welcome your comments on these
individuals as I have on those named in your recent
letter.

Mr. Thomas D. Boyatt,
President,
American Foreign Service
Association,
Washington, D.C.

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AMERICAN
FOREIGN SERVICE
ASSOCIATION

2101 E Street, Northwest

Washington, D. C. 20037 • 338-4045

October 9, 1974

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

Dear Mr. Secretary:

The change in Administration, and the corresponding
requirement of all ambassadors to submit their resig-
nations has provided an excellent opportunity to improve
further the caliber of American ambassadors abroad.
As you know, the Association has expressed the view,
to both the Executive and to the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, that only the best qualified individuals,
whether career or noncareer, should be granted ambassa-
dorships.

In our last meeting with you, we indicated our
belief that with a few exceptions you and the President
had taken commendable steps to upgrade the caliber of
ambassadorial nominees. Certain of your recent nominees
further support that trend, both within the career service
and from the outside. Of those in the latter category,
we are particularly pleased with the nominations of
Kenneth Rush and Senator Cooper, both of whom have
previously distinguished themselves as ambassadors and
in other aspects of their public life.

Unfortunately, we cannot be equally enthusiastic
about certain other ambassadorial nominations made
recently. As you know, the Association has already
made known to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
its views with respect to the nomination of Mr. Flanigan
to be Ambassador to Spain. The Board of the Association,
while deciding against testifying in opposition to the
nomination of Shirley Temple Black to be Ambassador to
Ghana, has asked me nevertheless to express our dis-
appointment with this nomination, particularly since

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there are a large number of career officers and distinguished individuals from outside the career service substantially better qualified to fill this position. Similarly, we are disappointed in the nomination of Michael Samuels to be Ambassador to Sierra Leone. While Mr. Samuels has begun a career in foreign affairs, there are scores of career officers his age who are better qualified, but who do not have the advantage of political influence, and hundreds of older officers who are far better qualified. Appointments of this sort have a highly demoralizing impact on the Foreign Service, as career officers can legitimately ask why they should spend a lifetime developing expertise in foreign affairs, and suffering the personal hardships and risks which are part of service abroad, when others can obtain ambassadorial rewards through the short cuts of political connection and patronage.

With the change in Administrations, we would also urge you to take a careful look at the unhealthy situation whereby nearly all Western European ambassadorships are filled by noncareer personnel. This situation urgently needs remedying, both for the sake of our relations with our Western European allies and for the good of the career service. We would urge you to give particular attention to Luxembourg. Recent testimony and press reports have contradicted Mrs. Farkas' statement that she had not purchased her embassy. If she is innocent of the charges implicit in Mr. Kalmbach's testimony on the sale of ambassadorships, she should be accorded the opportunity to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and clear her name. However, if the charges are accurate, the President should immediately accept her resignation. The integrity of the President's personal representatives abroad should not be subject to challenge and we believe it is urgently necessary for this matter to be resolved as quickly as possible.

2101 E Street, Northwest

November 20, 1974

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

Dear Mr. Secretary:

On behalf of the Association, I would like to express our appreciation for your willingness to be the principal speaker at the Association's seventh annual Awards presentation. Your remarks and the three awards we grant give tangible evidence to the Service that the qualities of personal courage, integrity, and willingness to engage in responsible and creative dissent will not be punished as they had been in an earlier era, but rather are appreciated, desired, and shall be rewarded.

As much as we appreciated your comments on a happy occasion such as the Association's Awards Luncheon, we even more appreciated your remarks at the dedication ceremony on Foreign Service Day at which the names of eleven of our colleagues killed under heroic or other inspirational circumstances were added to the Memorial Plaque maintained by the Association in the Department of State. I know I speak not only for the Association and the entire Service, but also for Mrs. Patterson and Mr. Vann in expressing our profound thanks for your assistance in undertaking this sad task. It is our hope that the record of dedication, service and sacrifice by these brave men will continue to serve as an inspiration to the entire Service and as a lasting reminder to the entire nation that the service of this country abroad in the Foreign Service above all means service and a willingness if necessary to undergo sacrifice.

Finally, as one of the sponsors, along with DACOR and the Department, of Foreign Service Day, I know that our retired colleagues greatly appreciated your comments at the Reception you held for them to conclude Foreign Service Day.

February 11, 1976

Dear Tom:

I wanted to tell you how pleased I was to
see your name on this year's promotion list.
The list was a short one, and your advancement
is therefore doubly significant.

I said last June that we intend to continue
putting our ablest officers where their talents
can best be used without regard to age or rank.
Thus, it is gratifying to see that outstanding
performance is rewarded by promotion as well as
by assignment to responsible positions.

My warmest congratulations to you and my
best wishes for the future.

Thomas D. Boyatt, Esquire,
Deputy Chief of Mission,
American Embassy,
Santiago

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November 15, 1974

Dear Diane and Jack:

Nancy and I wish to thank you for the Wedgwood jar you recently sent us. It is a charming addition to our new home that I know Nancy, in particular, will enjoy using. We both appreciate your thoughtfulness.

Please stop by to say hello when you are next in the area. You will see changes, Diane, but still many familiar faces.

With best wishes and appreciation,

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Boyle
375 A Harvard Street
Apartment 23A
Cambridge, Massachusetts