Lot 251
Eisenhower, Dwight D (1890-1969) American general and 34th president of the U.S. (1953-61). Typed Letter Signed as President, on pale green White House letterhead, Washington, May 19, 1955, 1 pg., small quarto. Addressed to His Excellency Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary General of the United Nations, regarding an invitation for Eisenhower to address the commemorative celebration of the United Nations, to be held in June 1955. Eisenhower writes, in part: "For some time I have felt that the engagements already represented on my calendar were too numerous to permit the inclusion of another one, especially one involving a trip across the continent. However, in view of your expressed concern and interest, I shall take the matter again under advisement and will try to give you a definite answer within a matter of a few days….my thanks for the compliment implicit in your invitation." A UN secretary pencils a note in red at the top, "I think I should draft a reply re his acceptance," to which the Secretary General pencils a reply, "Yes, please. DH" The United Nations charter was signed at San Francisco June 26, 1945. A significant letter, in very fine condition.
Dag Hammarskjold represented Sweden as a delegate to the United Nations in 1949 and again from 1951-53. In 1953 he was elected Secretary-General, receiving 57 out of 60 votes. In 1957, he was reelected to another five-year term, but in September 1961, on his way to secure a cease-fire between non-combatant UN troops and Katanga troops in the former Belgian Congo, he died in a plane crash. The highly-regarded Hammarskjold won the 1961 Nobel Peace Prize.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
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