ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) Letter signed to "President of the Republic and of the French Union" Monsieur René Coty (1954-1959) Saint-James, December 30, 1954. 2 pp. gd in-folio (20.5 x 32.5 cm) gilt edges, envelope with armorial seal under paper. The Queen, for the maintenance of cordial relations between the Commonwealth of Australia and the States of Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia, appoints by virtue of the agreements of March 8, 1949, July 19, 1959 and November 8, 1949, David Williamson McNicol, Esquire, as privileged intervener in replacement of John Paul Quinn, Esquire, who will occupy other functions.

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