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Ho Chi Minh’s Telegram to Harry Truman, February 28th, 1946

On February 28th, 1946, Ho Chi Minh sent a telegram to Harry Truman. Here is the document itself, dug up at the National Archives.

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This is an interesting bit of history that we dug up at the National Archives. It’s a telegram from Ho Chi Minh to Harry Truman from February 28th, 1946.

telegram from Ho Chi Minh to Harry Truman
telegram from Ho Chi Minh to Harry Truman
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