DOUGLAS FRASER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/02/1981 - HFSID 31682

DOUGLAS FRASER
In a typed letter, he talks about setting up a meeting with Chrysler President Lee Iacocca.
Typed Letter signed: "Douglas A. Fraser" as President of the United Auto Workers Union, 1 page, 8½x11. Detroit, Michigan, 1981 February 2. On UAW letterhead, US union-made paper, to Charles Russhon, New York, N.Y. In full: "I have your letter of January 26, to which no copy of a letter to Mr. Lee Iacocca was attached. However, I don't think it is necessary. My schedule is extremely difficult, as I am sure is Mr. Iacocca's. When you get some possible dates from him, let me know and we will try to put our schedules together. Sincerely". The Scottish-born Fraser, whose family settled in Detroit when he was a child, became active in the United Auto Workers (UAW), rising through the ranks and earning respect as chief negotiator in union disputes with Chrysler Corp. President of the UAW from 1977-1983, Fraser was also a member of Chrysler's Board of Directors from 1980-1984, the first union leader elected to such a post. Lee Iacocca had become Chrysler CEO in 1979. With the help of a government bail-out and some good new product lines, he helped the company return to what proved to be temporary profitability. He and Fraser would have had frequent contact over the negotiating table and at Chrysler board meetings. Charles J. Russhon (1911-1982), a retired Air Force officer, is best remembered as the liaison for five Jame Bond films between 1963 and 1973. It was he who obtained the US Army's consent to film on location Goldfinger's assault on Fort Knox (1964). What Russhon had in mind in seeking a meeting with the Chrysler CEO and UAW head is unknown. Clearly, they didn't need Goldfinger's help to secure US gold. Type has bled slightly. Several small ink stains in lower left corner. Otherwise, fine condition.