Typed Letter Signed eight days before Pearl Harbor
by KNOX, Frank (1874 - 1944)
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Washington, D.C., 1941. unbound. 1 page on "Secretary Of The Navy" letterhead, 10.5 x 8 inches, Washington, D.C., November 29, 1941. Written to Clarence Streit, an American writer and political scientist, who founded the Federal Union (a think-tank that recognized the dangers of the Japanese military) and the Atlantic Union Committee -- both of which played a significant role in the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in full: "Thank you for your letter of November 22nd, with the enclosures. The latter, I am taking home with me to go over carefully. I will try to find time to get together with you when you are in Washington. I hope that this will be possible." Two horizontal folds; near fine condition.<br/> <br/> This letter likely pertains to intelligence being shared concerning possible Japanese aggression. Both Knox and Streit would make appearances before the Congressional Investigative Committee on Pearl Harbor.<br/> <br/>
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- Title
- Typed Letter Signed eight days before Pearl Harbor
- Author
- KNOX, Frank (1874 - 1944)
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- Unbound
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Date Published
- 1941
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