Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-029
This folder contains a press copy of an exchange of toasts between President John F. Kennedy and Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan, during a luncheon held at the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President explains that although no formal alliance binds Afghanistan and the United States, the two countries share common domestic and foreign policy objectives.