BIB_ID
448526
Accession number
MA 23840.91
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Display Date
Mumbai, India, [1964 January 15]
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2021.
Description
1 aerogramme (2 pages) ; 26.7 x 20.3 cm
Notes
Year and month from postmark. Day extrapolated from contents.
Note in James Ivory's hand reads "U.S. postmarked 1/9/64" [incorrect].
Aerogramme addressed to Mr. James Ivory, 381 North Villa, Dinuba, California, then crossed out and replaced with 243 E. 62nd St. New York 21, N.Y., U.S.A.; Indian postmark January 17, 1964; California postmark reads January 21, 1964.
Note in James Ivory's hand reads "U.S. postmarked 1/9/64" [incorrect].
Aerogramme addressed to Mr. James Ivory, 381 North Villa, Dinuba, California, then crossed out and replaced with 243 E. 62nd St. New York 21, N.Y., U.S.A.; Indian postmark January 17, 1964; California postmark reads January 21, 1964.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Announcing that the negative and print of "The Householder" made it through customs today without any duty paid, "after a month and a half's hard work"; saying "it is now nearly January 16th and in a couple of weeks the month will pass" and the next month will mark a year since they completed "The Householder"; expressing frustration at having to "wait and wait and wait" for its Indian release, contingent on letters from the Indian Finance Ministry and Columbia's capitulation; saying he now expects the release to be in April or May; passing on what Leela Naidu said at dinner yesterday, that she had never said anything against them (Merchant and Ivory), and blaming "the Mukerjees" for what appeared in the press; mentioning that Kay Clark (at the American consulate in Delhi), through whom Ivory sent a one-sheet and some sound recordings [see MA 23840.67], was upset and concerned she might get in trouble for accepting it, so they should not ship anything through her in the future; signing off saying "Ramazan" (Ramadan) is starting and wishing Ivory could be in India for "Id" (Eid).
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