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On the recordNovember 15, 1949
I trust, too, that we may have the opportunity of acquiring through Your Majesty a better knowledge of Iran, its heritage of greatness and culture, and the courage and farsightedness with which present-day Iran, led by Your Majesty, is facing the problems of the modern world.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks of Welcome to the Shah of Iran at the Washington National Airport

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