Letter from Ismail Merchant, Mumbai, India, to the assistant controller of exchange, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, India, 1964 January 15 : carbon copy typescript.

Explaining the situation that has led to the formation of two separate branches of Merchant Ivory Productions-- one in India and one in the United States-- for the purposes of expediting worldwide distribution of "The Householder," and requesting that the Reserve Bank approve the distribution agreement with Columbia Pictures and its Indian subsidiary, Columbia Films of India Ltd.