LETTER TO ARVID FREDBORG FROM BRENT SCOWCROFT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-54-6-15-9
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 9, 2012
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: November 11, 1974
• Content Type: LETTER

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NSS review completed.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WAS H IN GTO N
November 11, 1974
Dear Dr. Fredborg:
This is to acknowledge your letter to the President and
subsequent cable to me requesting an appointment with
the President during the month of November or early
in December.
Unfortunately, the President's schedule is such that he
will be unable to meet with you during the times you
have suggested.
Thank you very much for sharing with us copies of
your interesting publication.
Sincerely,
elAt'47
rent cowcroft
Lieutenant General, USAF
Deputy Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
Dr. Arvid Fredborg
? FL-9497 Triesenberg No. 384
Triesenberg, Liechtenstein
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MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR: GENERA
IiINOTON
'3i October 19*(4
ROFT
FROM: ROB ROY RATLIFF
SUBJECT: Response to Dr. Arvid Fredborg
re Presidential Appointment
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ACTION
At TAB A is a proposed response to Dr. Arvid Fredborg, a "foreign
policy consultant" in Liechtenstein, who requests an appointment with
President Ford.
Dr. Fredborg's secretary wrote you (TAB B) citing a cable and an earlier
letter in which Dr. Fredborg asked for the appointment. The original
letter was recovered from the White House and is at TAB C. Also at
TAB C are copies of the political/economic publication which Dr. Fredborg
edits, International Background.
A key point -made by Dr. Frerlborg is the opening sentence in his letter
where he cites repeated visits with Congressman Ford for "background
talks." I have checked with several of President Ford's staff and am unable
to establish that Dr. Fredborg had any special relationship with President
Ford. Mildred Leonard, who was Mr. Ford's appointment secretary
during the time he was House Majority Leader, recognized the name and
confirmed that Dr. Fredborg had seen Mr. Ford, but she was unable to
characterize the relationship or to support any assumption that he would
welcome a current meeting with Dr. Fredborg.
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RECOMMEND that you sign the TAB A letter.
Attachments:
TABS A-C
CONFIDENTIAL
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DR ARV I FR EDBORG
FoRoap4 POLICY OONSULTANT
FL-9497 TRIESENEKRO Nd. 304 CLIE01-4TENSTEIN)
TeLepHorge: TRIESENBERG 22804
CABLE ADDRESS; SURD!, TRIESENSER3
Dear Sir,
Triesenberg, October 15th, 1974
? I refere to my cable of today with the following text LETTER TO
PRESIDENT k'ORD WITH .R.EQUEST .OR APPOINTMENT DURING NO-
VEMBER SENT FROM HERE SEPTEMBER 30TH STOP COPY FORWAR-
DED TO YOU TODAY RESPECTFULLY CHARLOTTE VAN ECK SECRE-
TARY TO DR FREDBORG.
Fredborg is presently in Finland but will return here on October
General Brent Scowcroft
National Security Counsel
White House
Yours faithfully,
CD.Ca4 kSczo-4-1/4_
Secretary
Washington D. C.
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DR ARVID FREDBORG
FOROON POLICY CONSULTANT
PL-94Q7 MESE/486RO No. 384 (I. IEONTENSTEIN)
TEL.EpHONEt TFileSENSEFIO 22e34
CABLE ADORIESSI SUR01, TRISSENBERO
Triesenberg, September 27th, 1974
In the course of the years you were kind enough to receive me repeatedly
during my stays in Washington. Last year became an exception as the time
already fixed had to be given up because of wellknown political events. Your
papers were just being examined by the F.B.I. as you had become Vice-Pre-
sident designate in the meantime.
You are no doubt now overwhelmed with people who like to see you.
Nevertheless it hope you would not mind if I asked for an appointment some
time in November. It is for the usual background talk. I would be prepared
to come at any time during that month, but preferably before November 25th.
Then it is possible for me to come over 5-12 Dec., but difficult.
Together with my normal activities as consultant to Swedish and Fin-
nish industries, I am publishing a periodical in English. Allow me to en-
close one copy from last year where American problems were treated, to-
gether with the issues No. 6 and 7 this year.
I would be very much obliged if your secretariate could tell me if and
when you could see me in November, or, alternatively, December.
Yours res ectfully,
A \
/S?-?,..-,1
To the President of the United States,
The Hon. Gerald Ford,
Washinston D.C.
1.? Owe Oiin?
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