The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit, in the Degree of Officer to Lieutenant General Sadegh Amir-Azizi, Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States, from 1 September 1958 to 1 April 1959.