Letter from Ismail Merchant, New York, New York, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1966 December 6 : typescript signed.

Saying he is having "a lot of fun" with the accoutrements of his new office; describing a "stupid and absurd" letter he received from American Express in Bombay, and hoping that Catherine [probably Catherine Freeman, wife of John Freeman] can get things cleared up; giving Ruth the contact information for Mr. Kino at American Express and Buhariwala & Sons; asking her to keep writing and to keep him informed as to how the customs mess with the print of "Shakespeare Wallah" is proceeding; saying he and Ivory will be in California over the Christmas season, visiting Ivory's father in Dinuba and Paramount in Los Angeles.