ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS, PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT 15 March 1957 Dear Professor Von Mises: The Army War College requests the honor of your partici- pation in its third annual National Strategy Seminar, to be conducted at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, from 11 to 14 June, 1957. The mission of the College is to prepare selected Army officers for highest level Army command and staff positions. The student body of two hundred, is composed of relatively senior officers, primarily of the Army, though a few officers of the Navy, Air Force and Marines are also included, together with a few civilians from certain national agencies. We expect to have with us approximately seventy distin- guished guests, mostly civilians, to discuss with the students and faculty of the College important problems affecting our future national security. We are confident that the association and free exchange of ideas will again make the Seminar the high point of the academic year and a pleasurable and stimulating experience for all. To further frank discussion, the Seminar will be conducted under the security classification of SECRET. Remarks by partici- pants will not be dilvulged outside the College without prior consent. I am inclosing a summary of the purpose of the Seminar, the lectures to be presented, and the speakers anticipated.