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Ho Chi Minh autograph letter signed, dated 2 May 1946 as President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Ho writes to Army Captain John I. Farris, stationed in Hanoi for nine months as the most senior American military member of a team sent by the U.S. to investigate American planes shot down in the area. In this letter, Ho responds to a letter by Farris regarding an incident at the Yen-Lap prison camp, where Vietnamese soldiers shot at American military. On official stationery, English letter reads in full,
''To Capt. Farris / American Mission / Dear Sir, I have received your letter dated April 29, 1946. An investigation is being ordered accordingly. And severe disciplinary action will be taken against those guards at Yen-Lap, who have been responsible of [sic] the incident. / I thank you very much for your friendly advice. / Best greetings / Yours truly / Ho Chi Minh / May 2d, 1946''. Single page letter penned in blue fountain pen measures 5.5'' x 8.25''. Folds, light wear and creasing, and staple impression at upper left. With bold handwriting, overall in very good condition. Consigned by the family of Captain Farris.
Ho Chi Minh Autograph Letter Signed from 1946 -- ''...severe disciplinary action will be taken against those guards...''
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