Letter from Ambassador Pete Jarman to President Harry S. Truman

THE FOREION SERVICE OF the STATES OF AMERICA American Embassy, Canberra September 1, 1950 Dear Mr. President: I had a long conference with the Prime Minister Saturday and he and Mrs. Menzies spent Sunday evening with Beryl and me. He is most appreciative of his reception in Washington and enthusiastic about you. Repeatedly referring to you, he once said you had been "the most under-rated man in history" but had come in- to your own, He especially complimented your fine personality and great ability and is most grateful for your courtesies to him. He brought his Washington photographs to show us and there is no doubt that the excellent framed one you gave him will always be one of his most prized possess- ions. While it is not unusual for you to hear such com- pliments, my thought that your probable agreement with my high opinion of him will cause you to especially appreciate them prompts me to pass them on. While doing so I enclose a similarly complimentary clipping which Beryl and I read with keen interest. It is a coincidence that the above was dictated several hours before your keenly appreciated letter of August 9 arrived. Yes, the 4th of July party was a good one and we heartily share your wish that you could have been present. ARCHIVES TRATIORAL AMD Even RECORDE = The Honorable Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, Washington, D.C.