EISENHOWER DWIGHT D Typed Letter Signed as Commander in Chie

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QUOTING THE BIBLE FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. Typed Letter Signed, as Commander-in-Chief, to Gareth Roberts, responding to a request for a quotation suitable for secondary school children by sending a line from the Bible. 1 page, 8vo, "Office of the Commander-in-Chief" stationery; horizontal fold. With the original envelope. (TFC) "Allied Force Headquarters," 2 June 1943

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"I am impressed by your letter in which you ask for a quotation which could be considered by the boys of Form IV-A of the Caerphilly Secondary School.
"I offer for your contemplation a verse from the Bible. In the 11th Chapter of St. Luke, 21st verse you will find:
"'When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace.'
"I have quoted this from memory and, I hope, correctly."