DS as president, one page, 10 x 14, May 15, 1944. Document authorizing Laurence A. Steinhardt, the American ambassador at Ankara, Turkey, to “meet and confer with any person or persons duly authorized by the Government of the Republic of Turkey…to negotiate, conclude and sign an agreement…on the principles applying to aid under the Act of March 11, 1941.” Signed at the conclusion by President Roosevelt and countersigned by Secretary of State Cordell Hull. The white paper presidential seal remains crisply embossed and fully intact. A uniform block of toning and expected document wear, otherwise fine condition. The act of March 11, 1941, referenced in this document is the important act outlining the Lend-Lease policy, a program under which the US supplied Allied powers with food, oil, and material during World War II. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA.
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