Memorandum from Joseph Grew to President Harry S. Truman, with Attachment
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E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or dio
Deat of State letter, Aug. 10. 1972
MUTHL NAMS Dime 7-1-25
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
April 28, 1945
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Visit of the Regent of Iraq.
I refer to my conversation with you on April 27
regarding the visit of the Regent of Iraq, Prince
Abdul Ilah. He has been anxious for some time to
come to the United States, and we have felt that such
a visit would be advantageous to both countries. The
matter was first raised by the Regent in the early part
of 1943 and again last year, but circumstances made it
impossible in each case for him to come here. In March
of this year President Roosevelt extended an invitation
to the Regent to visit this country as the guest of the
United States. The invitation was accepted and arrange-
ments were completed for him to arrive on April 19. As
a result of President Roosevelt's death, the visit was
suspended.
Our plans had called for the Regent to spend the
night of April 19 at the White House, where President
Roosevelt would have given a dinner in his honor. The
next day he would have moved to Blair House and on
April 24 he would have gone to New York for five days
before starting on a tour of the country which had been
carefully drawn up. We have not yet informed the Regent
whether his visit is postponed or cancelled, and we under-
stand that he is in a state of uncertainty as to our wishes.
We
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