Letter from James Ivory, London, England, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1970 September : typescript signed, with corrections in ink.

Describing a pleasant walk with gorgeous weather, but saying he "cannot live any place but New York or India"; describing his departure from India and all the film reels and equipment he was transporting; saying that he spent the weekend with the Anawalts (probably Bruce and Loretta), and that he has "fallen heir to the terribly nice flat they'd let" while they spend a few weeks in Scotland; saying he saw David (probably Gladwell) last night for dinner; describing security related travel delays in Frankfurt and Amsterdam; looking forward to Ismail Merchant's arrival and a trip to Paris and Ireland; instructing where he can be reached; asking about Jhab's (Ruth's husband) mother; saying he won't see Fellini's Satyricon in London because it has been dubbed in English; mentioning that Truffaut's The Wild Child ( L'Enfant sauvage) has opened.