Typed Letter Signed
Washington: 1942. Exceptional T.L.S. placating General MacArthur at the height of the Bataan and Corregidor Crisis. 4to. 1 page, blind-stamped stationary: "Secretary of War", Washington, March 25th 1942, to international law attorney and political power broker Frederick R. Coudert, concerning the crisis in the Philippines, in full: "Thank you for your kind little note. It was very helpful. The MacArthur problem was a difficult one and, if I say it myself, was handled with skill and success, chiefly by General..... More