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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 14, 1947
The President has sent the following letter to the
Honorable Howard C. Petersen, accepting his resignation as the
Assistant Secretary of War:
"Dear Howard:
It is with genuine regret that I accept
your resignation as the Assistant Secretary of War,
effective July 31, 1947. Your service in the War
Department has been of outstanding quality and
entitles you to the gratitude of the country.
You have assisted materially in the
solution of some of the most important problems
with which the Government has had to deal, and
have made an important contribution toward the
solution of others which are still before us.
With renewed assurances of my appreciation
of your services, and with my best wishes to you for
the future, I am
Very sincerely yours,
for
KRUMAND
NARA
HARRY S. TRUMAN"
Following is the test of Mr. Petersen's letter to the
President:
"12 July 1947
Dear Mr. President:
I hereby tender my resignation as The Assistant
Secretary of War, to become effective July 31, 1947.
My reason for resigning is an all to familiar
one to you. I have been in the War Department over six
and one half years; for the last year and a half as
Assistant Secretary. In fairness to my family, I have
reluctantly come to the conclusion that I cannot afford
to stay in government service any longer.
I regret leaving, for I have had great personal
satisfaction from my work. I regret also that I leave
at a time when so many important problems remain in one
of the principal fields in which I have been engaged,
military government in occupied areas. Nevertheless,
circumstances require that I go.
It has been a great honor and a pleasure,
Mr. President, to have served in your administration. I
am grateful to you for the opportunity I have had to be
of service to my country. You have my best wishes for the
continued success of your policies.
Faithfully yours,
HOWARD C. PETERSEN"