Translation of Toast by President of the French Republic Vincent Auriol to President Harry S. Truman
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OCR Page 1 of 5DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIVISION OF LANGUAGE SERVICES
(TRANSLATION)
TC NO. 33853
T-17/R-IV
French
TO PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN,
IN HOMAGE TO HIS FARSIGHTED COURAGE,
IN MEMORY OF MY UNFORGETTABLE STAY IN WASHINGTON,
UNDER HIS FAMILY ROOF.
HIS FRIEND,
/s/ V. AURIOL
/In English7
March 28, 1951
Mister President,
In spite of my frightful accent, in spite of the
trouble I will have in making myself understood, and
perhaps even more in speaking at all, it is in your own
language that I would like to thank you for your cordial
welcome and your friendly words and to express to you
the profound gratitude of France towards the great and
noble country of the United States. My lack of skill
will make you hear more clearly a kind of accent about
which there can be no mistake: that of the heart.
Excuse me if I continue talking in French.
/In French
s ARCKIVES "NATIONAL RECONDS SERVICE" AND
I was eager to be the interpreter of this French
gratitude. France is faithful to friendship. It is
faithful to its ideal, which is the same as yours. It
is
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