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October 6, 1986 Mr. Richard G. Kieninger
730 Waikiki Dr. Garland, TX 75043 Dear Dick: Malcolm has given me a copy
of your letter dated October 6, 1986, in which you have indicated that you wish
to rescind one of your letters dated April 28, 1986. In your letter you state
that the agreement contained in your letter of’ April 28th was somehow
“obtained through false premises relating to an alleged threat of
litigation.” This is not my understanding of the facts. The possibility of’ someone
filing a suit against you or the organization was only one concern. Our major
concerns included the mis-use of your office and
issues related to your personal integrity. We were most distressed that your
behavior was resulting in a situation that seemed destructive for some of the
participants and, by extension, the organization. The fact is that the entire
issue was raised in the first place in hope that the
pattern would never again repeat itself in The Stelle Group. That’s why your therapy with John and Arnie
was so important. I also object to your use
of the word “obtained” in that it sounds like somehow the board coerced your
agreement. Now if you wish to say that you “offered” your agreement under
“false premises,” that’s another story. It was the
boards’ hope that all of us, yourself included, had arrived at a mature,
loving way of dealing with the outworkings of your
conflicts in the hope that it was serving the long-range good of both
organizations. Richard, as you know, in
the past you have personally asked me to work with the membership committee
to expell people who have done far less than you
have. In addition, your situation was referred to
the board by the office of membership in April because according to The
Stelle Group’s policies, the next appropriate step would have been for them
to initiate your expulsion (and if it had been anyone else, they would have).
The boards’ hope was to avoid this and hence the agreements of April 28th. In your October 6th letter you state that the corporate secretary indicated at
a meeting of the membership that your agreements were not binding. As
corporate secretary, I would like to address that. For one thing, you have
quoted my intentions out of context. What I said was that there is nothing in
the agreement that said you were obliged to follow all of Arnie
and John’s recommendations. I said that their recommendations that you leave
the area, no matter how well founded, were not binding. I was dismayed that
you had not gone back to John and Arnie to deal
directly with your concerns so that other options could be
explored. Finally, with respect to agreements, any agreement is only
as good as the intentions of the person who signs it. Thank you for your time in
reading this. Sincerely, Robert |
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