184. Letter From the Under Secretary of State (Bowles) to the Managing Director of the U.N. Special Fund (Hoffman)0

Dear Paul: Many thanks for your letter.1 As you know, I agree wholeheartedly with the viewpoints which you expressed in it and indeed which you and I have both been expressing with a great deal of consistency in the last few years.

Although it does not show on the surface, the State Department policies are rapidly moving in the direction that you would feel is right, [Page 406] and I believe they will become much more apparent in the next six months. So many wrong habits are deeply ingrained here, but I am encouraged to think that we are moving ahead, perhaps with greater speed than we have a right to hope for.

If you are coming to Washington in the next few weeks, do let me know, as I would like to see you and talk with you about several questions—nothing immediate, but important for the longer haul. I expect to be away in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia from the 25th of July to the 11th of August.

With my warmest regards,

Sincerely,

Chet2
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 398.051/6-3061. No classification marking.
  2. Document 183.
  3. Printed from a copy that indicates Bowles signed the original.