1413 Thaddeus Cove Austin, TX, 78746 December 13, 1979 Dear Louisa: We saw you on TV and thought you did a masterful job. Lala and I are proud of you. I know the trauma that you are undergoing now. But I believe that there will be a happy ending, that More- head and his colleagues will be released unharmed. To this end I pray daily, for I feel that God in his infinite mercy will look after them. Have faith in that. Keep your chin up. It would be inappropriate to wish you and your kids Merry Christmas, but that is what we want to do anyway because life must go on and we are obliged to commemorate these great events of the Christian faith. So have as enjoyable/time as is possible under the circum- stances. You know that Morehead will want it that way. Lala joins me in these sentiments. Un abrazo, Vic Vic Niemeyer Chile, 1973-76 Now retired and living in Austin 1413 Thaddeus Cove Austin, TX, 78746 PM TX 187 14 DEC 1979 Gerard David: National Ballomyn Christmas USA 15c Mrs. Louisa Kennedy Wife of FSO Morehead Kennedy, presently hostage in Tehran c/o Foreign Service Lounge Department of State Washington, D.C., 20520 Please forward