BIB_ID
450230
Accession number
MA 23840.333
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Display Date
New York, New York, 1967 January 23
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 28 x 21.2 cm
Notes
Typed on Merchant Ivory letterhead.
Envelope addressed to Mrs. R. Prawer Jhabvala, 1-A Flagstaff Road, Delhi 6, India, postmarked January 23, 1967.
Envelope addressed to Mrs. R. Prawer Jhabvala, 1-A Flagstaff Road, Delhi 6, India, postmarked January 23, 1967.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Reflecting on some missteps he made with the MInistry of Information and Broadcasting during the ongoing saga of the "Shakespeare Wallah" prints stuck in Indian customs; assuming the matter will not be resolved until he gets to India and expressing frustration that he isn't sure when that will be; asking her to get Catherine Freeman to get a letter from Mitra to help expedite things; giving an update on Jim and Lillian's work on the "Vertical and Horizontal" script; giving advice for Jhab on how much money he will need on his trip to New York; signing off, as he is upset.
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