TLS in German, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, May 23, 1962. Letter to Baron Jesco von Puttkamer, in full (roughly translated): “I deeply regret that your letter of May 9 only now reached me after my return to Huntsville. Unfortunately it was misplaced by our Public Information Office with my personal mail along with the extensive other correspondence from the unfolding of events at our busy meeting at Seattle. Please excuse the fact that I did not sit down with you directly in Seattle, as I would have if I could technically have done so. I am pleased to know that your son is already on his way to America. From our personnel department, I learned that the final decision by the Security Investigation has not yet been received. Once he arrives, our personnel department will contact your son at your above address in order to clear up all the details so that he can commence employment with us. I hope that your son will settle in well in the company of Huntsville space enthusiasts.” In fine condition. Baron von Puttkamer was a Nazi operative in the Far East during World War II who was tasked with running Hitler’s propaganda machine abroad. He was imprisoned for his war crimes, released in 1950, and moved to Canada where he operated a British Columbia fishing resort. His son of the same name became a renowned aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager who worked alongside von Baun on the Apollo program and as a consultant to Gene Roddenberry for the first Star Trek film. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.
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