Autograph letter signed by Maurice Thorez (20 lines in blue ink on French Communist Party letterhead) addressed to his physician Pierre Frumusan.
Fold mark inherent to being placed in envelope. Envelope included.
Maurice Thorez thanks his comrade and doctor Pierre Frumensan for sending works concerning them and for the practitioner's beneficial action: "On y voit que les Congrès Nationaux des Médecins des dispensaires et centres de santé tenus sous votre présidence, ont fait une oeuvre grandement utile." ("One can see that the National Congresses of Physicians of dispensaries and health centers held under your presidency have done tremendously useful work.")
The communist leader is full of praise regarding the activity accomplished by his comrade: "Recevez mes voeux les plus chaleureux pour votre travail, et en particulier, pour le succès du prochain congrès auquel nous assurerons la présence de quelques uns des camarades de la direction et de nos élus." ("Please accept my warmest wishes for your work, and in particular, for the success of the next congress at which we will ensure the presence of some of the comrades from the leadership and our elected officials.")
On January 23, 1953, Pierre frumusan signed with nine other communist physicians: Yves Cachin, Jean Dalsace, Hector Descomps, Henri Chrétien dit Baussary, Paul Hertzog, H.F. Klotz, Victor Lafitte, Raymond Leibovici and Jeanne Lévy, a declaration against "A group of terrorist physicians" who had just "been discovered in the Soviet Union. [...] They have been unmasked as American intelligence agents; some of them had been recruited through the Joint, an international Zionist organization." This text appeared on January 27 in l'Humanité.
On March 6, 1953, l'Humanité announced "Stalin is dead," then on April 6, 1953, on page one "The accused physicians were arrested wrongly. They are fully rehabilitated. Prosecution against those responsible for irregularities in the investigation."
Pierre Frumusan was also one of the 5 physicians who treated Maurice Thorez.