Important German statesman and socialist leader (1867-1922) who served as foreign minister during the Weimar Republic and initiated the Treaty of Rapallo; he was assassinated by the ultra-nationalist Organisation Council terrorist group. TLS in German, signed in pencil, "Rathenau," one page, 8 x 10, Allgemeine Elektricitats-Gesellschaft letterhead, October 2, 1916. Letter to the editor of the journal Reclams Universum, declining to offer an essay for publication. In fine condition, with filing holes to left edge and a light a rusty paperclip impression to the upper left.
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