August 2, 2001

Dear Jonathan,

          We have received the materials you forwarded. I note that they do not contain a number of the most relevant articles by and about Mr. Hitchens relating to his position on the Holocaust, including ones in The Nation, Vanity Fair and The Flat Hat, a William and Mary student newspaper. Your submission also makes no reference to widely reported statements allegedly made by Mr. Hitchens to Edward J. Epstein relating to the Holocaust.

          You did furnish to us, however, a book review by Mr. Hitchens published on May 20, 2001. The review, previously unseen by Dr. Kissinger, relates to the libel action brought by David Irving and concludes that "It's not too much to say that, by the end of the trial, the core evidence for the Holocaust had been tested and found to be solid." Based on that statement, Dr. Kissinger is prepared to accept that, whatever else Mr. Hitchens wrote or said about the Holocaust prior to his review, he does not now challenge its reality.

                                  Sincerely yours,
                                   Stuart W. Gold