Dear Rabbi Lamm, Henry Siegman last wrote to us all on 30 July. I hope that you have been well during these past three months, and are hard at work on behalf of the hungry and poor and oppressed. On behalf of the Steering Committee and continuation group I share with you several proposals and decisions for followup to our Bellagio experience. 1. The Interreligious Peace Colloquium will be our umbrella body of the five world Faiths – Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Christian. As a transnational movement we will focus on societal issues within the religious and ethical context, stressing Interfaith dimensions among believers who are policy- and decision-makers; personal exchange, trust and friendship should become the hallmarks of this movement.A. IRPC will perform the following general functions:a) Continue communication with Bellagio alumni, strengthening our "community of friends;" urging all to regional and national initiatives for broadening our circles and self-starting efforts.b) Advance relations with other interfaith bodies, such as the World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP), which has continental and national units in Asia, Europe, North America, Japan and India.c) Strengthen interfaith consciousness and programs within religious or "ecclesiastical" communities, e.g., World Council of Churches, Synagogue Council, Catholic and Orthodox Churches; comparable Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu bodies.d) Seek relations with rellgio-cultural bodies, e.g., the new Buddhist and Islamic associations.e) Contact and cooperate with secular bodies as becomes appropriate.B. IRPC proposes to hold a second colloquium in 1977 or 78 on "The Changing World Economic Order: Challenge to the Five World Faiths". This will build upon the experience and consensus derived from our first colloquium on the food/energy crisis. A book length report of this meeting will be published in 1976 by Orbis Books, Maryknoll, New York, 10545.C. IRPC will encourage formation of groups drawn from two,…