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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
May 3,1951
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Illness of the Shah of Iran
Ambassador Grady in Tehran has informed the Depart-
ment that he has delivered your message to the Shah
offering the services of General Graham. Mr. Grady reports
that the Shab was genuinely touched at this manifestation
of kindness and solicitude for him but that he does not
believe his condition warrants immediate attention and
prefers to wait before submitting to further examinations
or to an operation.
The Shah, according to Ambassador Grady, has been
in correspondence with his physician in New York who has
expressed the opinion that he may be suffering from a
rare disease of the duodenum which will require major
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surgery and has urged him to come to New York for treat-
ment. Ambassador Grady has pointed out to the Shah the
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danger of his continuing in his present state without
expert medical attention and has advised the Shah to
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Ambassador Grady desires to express his personal
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E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D), or (X)
TRUHAN
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Dept. of State letter,
By NLT-
HC . NARS Date 5-4-78