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- Refugee Insurance Proposals Relating to the Refugee Act of 1953. Archive of Typed and Mechanically Reproduced Letters

No Place, No publisher, 1956. Unbound. Various places and dates. Dates range from April 25, 1956 to June 27, 1956. 14 leaves, printed on single sides only. It appears most are copies of originals, but a few may be original as well. All these letters stem from a proposal letter written by Ambassador Whiting Willauer to his friend and insurance executive (from whose estate these came). Willauer mentions his troubles with some Chinese refugees he sponsored, which made him ponder the possibility for some sort of insurance for sponsors of refugees, to cover financial losses in case the refugees are not able to fulfill their obligations stipulated in the Refugee Act of 1953. The letters are between other US insurance executives, pondering options and feasibility, with the eventual conclusion that the proposal was not practical. The act itself was meant to accommodate 200,000 refugees affected by communism. The earliest letter is from US Ambassador Whiting Willauer, on "The Foreign Service of the United States of America," letterhead, and apparently written from Honduras, where Willauer was serving at the time. Notably, Willauer, along with Claire Chennault, established the Civilian Air Transport Company in China in 1946, selling it to the CIA in 1950, although not resigning from the company until 1954. At this time he became ambassador to Honduras and worked directly with the CIA in Guatemala in support of their operation to overthrow its government led by Jacobo Arbenz Guzman (see Wikipedia for previous information-or misinformation). Willauer's letter does bear a signature, but we have not authenticated it in any way. These are from an executive of a very large international insurance firm (name of owner and firm withheld for privacy). The owner was a highly placed executive in an insurance company and travelled throughout the world extensively. They were active in politics through donations and fundraising, and it appears their family was friendly with the Roosevelts, especially Eleanor Roosevelt. The previous owner's work for the insurance company led them to meet with various heads of state worldwide, including US government officials. Some of the people associated with this firm were also involved in World War II activities, including financing the Flying Tigers in China, as well as work for the OSS, using knowledge gained from insurance work. While we have not found any direct connection to intelligence work by this owner, their ties to those who did are strong. GOOD+ condition. Letters mounted by metal clip in a manila folder. Some wrinkling to the letters, with a few handwritten notes to some of them. Good .
USD 162.00USD [Appr.: EURO 140.5 | £UK 123.25 | JP¥ 24980] Booknumber: 021525

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SOLOMON, CHARLES - The Disney That Never Was: The Stories and Art of Five Decades of Unproduced Animation

NY: Hyperion, 1995. 1st. Hard. Folio. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Hyperion, 1995, first printing. Square folio, 10 1/2" x 10 1/4", 214pp, lavishly illustrated in full color. Presents a wealth of drawings, paintings, and other Disney art from feature films, shorts, and other projects that were never completed, including early versions of Fantasia, accompanied by a discussion of each work. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Fine .
USD 75.00USD [Appr.: EURO 65 | £UK 57.25 | JP¥ 11565] Booknumber: 8604

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