[atomic Bomb]. War Department Telegram Describing Damage To Hiroshima After Bombing. 6 August 1945. Auction
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[ATOMIC BOMB]. War Department telegram describing damage to Hiroshima after bombing. 6 August 1945.
[ATOMIC BOMB]. War Department telegram describing damage to Hiroshima after bombing. 6 August 1945.
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[ATOMIC BOMB]. War Department telegram describing damage to Hiroshima after bombing. 6 August 1945.

6 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. Titled “Memorandum for the Press.” (Some toning.) Provenance: Acquired Max Rambod, Inc.

Sent hours after Little Boy was detonated over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. In full: "In response to questions as to the damage accomplished by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, the War Department announced that it was yet unable to make an accurate report. As soon as accurate details of the results of the bombing become available, they will be released by the Secretary of War. END."
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[ATOMIC BOMB]. War Department telegram describing damage to Hiroshima after bombing. 6 August 1945.

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