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On the recordFebruary 12, 1963
This demonstration of support should renew your confidence in the rightness of your course and strengthen your resolve to lead Iran to further achievements in the struggle to better the lot of your people.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Exchange of Messages With the Shah of Iran.

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