____________________________________________ 2 IICC Perspectives We then entered his house and he said, "I didn't know your son was MIA. I promise tonight I will give your letter to Secretary Kissinger, but, knowing him, I am sure he will take the letter and place it in his pocket, after which I have no clue what he will do with it. "We must try", I replied, "if only to stop the rumors that the other parents of MIAs are spreading." Mr. Alon took the letter and we returned to Haifa. Around 11:00PM that night Mr. Alon called me and said, "Alex, something astounding and unexpected happened. Secretary Kissinger saw the name on your letter and remembered you. He then excused himself, stepped aside and read it. After reading it, he promised me that tomorrow he would place the letter on the table in front of President El-Sadat and ask him for an answer." Alex Mendelson's second letter to Dr. Kissinger (Dated March 29th, 1974. Malam Archive)
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