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Lot: 842

Mountbatten of Burma, Louis British admiral and statesman (1900-79); last Viceroy of India and its first Governor-General after it gained independence; Supreme Commander of the South East Asia Theatre during World War II; assassinated by the Irish Republican Army. Brief TLS "Mountbatten of Burma" as Chief of the Defence Staff, 3 lines, 8vo, on imprinted official stationery, London, 3/25/1964. He thanks Victor Capron of Belgium for sending good wishes. With envelope. Fine. Estimate US$ 100-150

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