Lot 100
Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States, 1945-1953. Typed Letter Signed "H.S.T." as President, one page, 7" x 9", on pale green White House stationery, Washington D.C., November 10, 1949 in the form of a "Memorandum for: Acting Secretary of State / From: The President." to James F. Webb with oval receipt stamping "Under Secretary / Nov 14 1949 / Department of State." and reading in full, "Thanks for the background memoranda on the visit of His Imperial Majesty, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shahinshah of Iran. I appreciated your thoughtfulness in sending it to me very much.", Very Fine.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
PREPARING FOR THE FIRST VISIT OF 30-YEAR-OLD MOHAMMAD REZA PAHLAVI, THE SHAH OF IRAN, TO THE UNITED STATES, PRESIDENT TRUMAN THANKS THE ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HIS "BACKGROUND MEMORANDA.".
On November 16, 1949, President Truman greeted Mohammad Rez Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, on his first visit to the United States. The Shah was given a 21-gun salute and full military honors. Truman said, in part, "I have looked forward to Your Majesty's visit with great pleasure, and 1 trust that during its course you may have the opportunity of becoming well acquainted with our country. 1 trust, too, that we may have the opportunity of acquiring through Your Majesty a better knowledge of Iran, its heritage of greatness and culture, and the courage and farsightedness with which present-day Iran, led by Your Majesty, is facing the problems of the modem world…" James F. Webb served as Truman's Under Secretary of State from January 28, 1949 to February 29, 1952.
Realized: $600