BIB_ID
448328
Accession number
MA 23840.68
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Display Date
Mumbai, India, 1963 December 5
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2021.
Description
1 aerogramme (2 pages) ; 26.5 x 18.9
Notes
Aerogramme addressed to Mr. James Ivory, 143 East 62nd Street, New York 21, N.Y. U.S.A., postmark illegible.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Discussing the import and blocked funds issues associated with the release of "The Householder" in India, with Jhab helping Merchant to navigate issues with Columbia Pictures and the Indian Ministry of Finance ("You leave the de-blocking to Jhab and me."); passing on word to Ivory about the published screenplay: "The screenplay book looks very nice and it will be beautiful. Good composition and choice of type is good too."
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