890H.001 Zahir/13
The Acting Secretary of
State to the Ambassador in France (Straus)
No. 549
Washington, August 28, 1934.
Sir: With reference to the Embassy’s
despatch No. 1019 of July 3, 1934,5 enclosing
a letter addressed to the President by Mohammed Zahir, King of
Afghanistan, which had been forwarded to the Embassy by the Afghan
Minister in Paris, I enclose the President’s reply which you should
transmit to the Afghan Minister with the request that he forward it
to its high destination.
From the enclosed copy of the President’s letter you will observe
that the United States has extended recognition to the Government of
King Mohammed Zahir as of August 21, 1934.
Very truly yours,
[Enclosure]
President Roosevelt to Mohammed
Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan
Great and Good Friend: I have received
your letter of the 24th day of April last, in which Your Majesty
announced your accession to the throne of Afghanistan following
upon the death of your father, His Majesty Mohammed Nadir
Shah.
I cordially reciprocate the sentiments which you express and, in
extending recognition to Your Majesty’s Government, take this
opportunity of assuring you of my hope that friendly relations
will always exist between the United States and Afghanistan. I
send Your Majesty my best wishes for your personal welfare and
for the prosperity of the people over whom you have been called
to rule.
Your Good Friend,
By the President:
William
Phillips,
Acting Secretary of
State.
Washington, August 21,
1934.
