Messersmith, G.S., Mexico City. Despatch No. 24,106 to Secretary of State [Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.], Washington.
| Author(s) | Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960. | en_US |
| Temporal | 1945 April 21 | en_US |
| Date Accessioned | 2011-06-15T18:30:45Z | |
| Date Available | 2011-06-15T18:30:45Z | |
| Publication Date | 1945-04-21 | en_US |
| Description | Discusses reaction in Mexico to death of Roosevelt; three day period of mourning ordered by Mexican Government; flags flown at half mast; memorial services held; Embassy flooded with calls and messages of sympathy; press and radio generous with praise and lament passing of a great man; intends collecting originals of all messages binding them along with press clippings and other pertinent material, and forwarding them to Department for presentation to Roosevelt Memorial Library at Hyde Park; suggests Department instruct other U.S. missions throughout world to do same; despatch not the place to express sense of personal loss and grief, which has been overwhelming. | en_US |
| Physical Medium | Typed Document Copy, 4 p. | en_US |
| Collection | MSS 109 | en_US |
| Other Identifier | 1713-00 | en_US |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/7678 | |
| Language | en_US | en_US |
| Publisher | University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press | en_US |
| Keywords | Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960. | en_US |
| Title | Messersmith, G.S., Mexico City. Despatch No. 24,106 to Secretary of State [Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.], Washington. | en_US |
| Type | Other | en_US |
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