Letter from Karl Armstrong to President Harry S. Truman with a Reply from Charles G. Ross

400 alasha July 31, 1950 statehood mise Dear Mr. Armstrong: This will reply to your letter of July twenty-fourth, addressed to the President. As I am sure you will understand, the great pres- sure of official duties these days makes it impossible for the President to reply personally to all of the hundreds of letters that are coming to him daily. For the same reason I am afraid it will not, be possible for him to comply with your re- quest that he compose a preamble for the proposed Alaska Constitution which you and your associates # are planning to submit. You may be sure the President appreciates the interest which you are taking in government and politics and in the affairs of Alaska. The President has had to decline a great many requests these days for letters and messages of all kinds and he could not make an exception by complying with your request, as I know you will understand. Sincerely yours, CHARLES G. ROSS Secretary to the President Mr. Karl Armstrong, Jr., Box 1500, + Anchorage, Alaska. EAA:kdh