TLS as president, one page, 10.25 x 14, President of the United States of America letterhead, April 8, 1959. Official letter of state to the President Hernan Siles Zuazo of Bolivia, in full: "Mr. Philip W. Bonsal, who has for some time resided near the Government of Your Excellency in the character of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, having been transferred to another pose, and being unable to present his letter of recall in person, I have entrusted to his successor the duty of placing it in the hands of Your Excellency. I am pleased to believe that Mr. Bonsal during his mission devoted all his effort to strengthening the good understanding and the friendly relations existing between the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Bolivia, and I entertain the hope that while fulfilling satisfactorily the trust imposed upon him he succeeded in gaining Your Excellency's esteem and good will." Signed at the conclusion by President Eisenhower and countersigned by Acting Secretary of State Christian A. Herter. In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing, and two edge tears, one of which has been repaired on the back.
A career diplomat, Bonsal's next position was that of ambassador to Cuba during the first months of the Castro administration. Amidst inevitable animosity, Bonsal was recalled to Washington in October 1960 and diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba were severed, not to be resumed for more than fifty years.
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