Friday, November 4, 2011

Letter From Spy Father On Hitler’s Stationery

Priceless: Richard Helms' letter to his son on the gold-embossed letterhead featuring a swastika and the name Adolf Hitler

The Touching Letter CIA Chief Wrote To His Son On Hitler's Stationery In 1945 That's Now Part Of The Agency's Museum -- Daily Mail

'Dear Dennis, The man who might have written on this card once controlled Europe — three short years ago when you were born. Today he is dead, his memory despised, his country in ruins.'

This is the opening line of a fascinating letter a father wrote to his three-year-old son on Hitler's stationary which is the new star artifact in the CIA museum.

The letter, which is in the agency’s private museum at Langley, Virginia, has a gold-embossed letterhead featuring a swastika and the name Adolf Hitler.

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My Comment: An amazing piece of history.

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