July 24, 2001<BR><BR>

          Re: <U>Christopher Hitchens</U><BR>
<BR>
Dear Stuart:<BR>
<BR>
          I understand that the travels of Dr. Kissinger and the funeral of a 
friend, Mrs. Graham, have caused a delay in your response to my July 
17, 2001 letter. Nevertheless, Mr. Hitchens expects an expeditious 
apology or retraction. The material that I have sent you is 
straightforward and unambiguous in demonstrating the falsity of the 
statement by Dr. Kissinger concerning Mr. Hitchens' view of the existence 
of the Holocaust.<BR>
<BR>
          I reiterate what I have previously written - the pervasive difficulty of 
the truth to catch up to the lie and, therefore, the need for expeditious 
correction. We were pleased to note that Dr. Kissinger has kept to his 
commitment not to repeat the defamatory statement in his recent appearance 
in Los Angeles. Mr. Hitchens believes it is now appropriate for him to 
make known to the public Dr. Kissinger's undertaking in this regard. My 
client reserves all of his rights and continues to require the apology 
mentioned in my July 17th letter.<BR><BR>
                                   Sincerely,<BR>
                                   Johathan W. Lubell
<BR><BR>
JWL:dc