504. RICHARD M. NIXON Superb content T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Oct. 31, 1980, to Hank Lynn, in part: "...I appreciated your letter with regard to my attending the funeral of the Shah. I considered it not a duty but an honor to pay my respects to one who had been such a loyal friend and ally of the United States for over thirty years...". As part of the Nixon Doctrine, Nixon took the unprecedented step of allowing the Shah to purchase any conventional weapon in the United States arsenal in the quantities believed necessary for Iran's defense. United States-Iranian military cooperation deepened when the Shah allowed the United States to establish two listening posts in Iran to monitor Soviet ballistic missile launches and other military activity. With the original envelope, handsomely matted in burgundy and set into a gilt frame. Fine condition, not examined out of frame. $800 - 1,000