Sharp Polemic Letter by the Lubavitch-Chabad Rebbe - Regarding the "Kherson Geniza"

Sharp Polemic Letter by the Lubavitch-Chabad Rebbe - Regarding the "Kherson Geniza"
Sharp polemic letter by R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch - the Chabad Rebbe, regarding the Kherson Geniza. Brooklyn, 1955.
Typewritten on official stationery (2 leaves), with the Rebbe's own signature and several corrections (apparently also his handwriting).
The letter contains blessings for the Festival of Shavuot and thereafter follows a long addition written by the Rebbe regarding the Kherson Geniza and the polemic surrounding the authenticity of the letters found therein.
The Rebbe cuttingly counters those who claim that the documents found in the geniza are fake and that the forger was able to mislead Rebbe Shalom Duber of Chabad who confirmed that the documents were genuine. The Rebbe writes that his primary chagrin is not with those who assert that the Rebbe Rashab erred, rather that they claim that some ignorant forger was able to mislead a great Torah scholar, in the area of his expertise, after he studied the documents for several weeks and declared them authentic. He writes: "It is appalling how far the adversary of the Rebbe's opinion was able to deceive…".
This letter refers to the book "Igrot Ba'al HaTanya U'vnei Doro" (Jerusalem 1953) and to its author R. David Zvi Hilman, who allocated a large part of his book to refuting the authenticity of the letters of the Kherson Geniza. The letter was sent to Dr. Zvi Harkabi, who published a rejoinder by the Chabad Rebbe on R. D.Z. Hilman's book in the HaSefer periodical which he edited [see enclosed material].
[2] leaves. 21.5/13.5 cm. Thin paper. Good condition. Folding creases.