1 9 8 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁interview , ▁H ensch el ▁described ▁the ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁immediate ▁future , ▁making ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁imp ending ▁battle ▁of ▁Arm aged don . ▁He ▁conced ed ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁specific ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁Arm aged don , ▁but ▁stated , ▁" 1 9 7 5 ▁is ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁watch ," ▁all ud ing ▁to ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ' ▁belief ▁that ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁years ▁of ▁man kind ' s ▁existence ▁would ▁be ▁reached ▁that ▁year , ▁an ▁apparent ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁Christ ' s ▁mill enn ial ▁reign . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁H ensch el ▁was ▁" branch ▁over se er ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ". ▁H ensch el ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁book ▁Relig ions ▁of ▁America ▁( 1 9 7 5 ), ▁edited ▁by ▁Leo ▁R osten , ▁with ▁the ▁chapter ▁" Who ▁are ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ? ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁H ensch el ▁was ▁the ▁chairman ▁for ▁the ▁cent enn ial ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁the ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁Society . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁H ensch el ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Relig ious ▁Affairs ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁along ▁with ▁eleven ▁Russian ▁el ders ▁representing ▁local ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁official