ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 9.25, black-bordered stationery, no date but circa mid-to-late 1960s. Letter to Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant. In full: "I do wish to thank you for asking me to lunch. It was fascinating to hear Edgar Faure pour out all his thoughts—half that deep bitterness against the Anglo Saxons—half wishing to be close. It made me think how complicated your life is—always situations where the solution is never black nor white‚ but always gray—I do admire you—You never let the attrition show—That lunch—high in your beautiful tower—was very good for me—Thank you for thinking of me." In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope bearing a pre-printed franking signature. Edgar Faure was a radical French politician and essayist who had formerly served as France's prime minister. A remarkable letter offering a significant association—it was U Thant who facilitated negotiations between President Kennedy and Nikita Khruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
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