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Show fayez A* Saye^i P.O.Box 391 Jackson Heights Station 72, j^jgj, U.S.A. February 11, I960 Jtr* Ghassan Tueni .i The M.JS. Business Services & Research Corporation Shnaoui Building, Rue Riad Solfa P.O.Box 2400 Beirut, Lebanon Dear Ghassanj Many thanks for your letter of February 4, I960, and for the thorough description it contained of the proposal relating to the preparation and publication of a book in Arabic on Oil and the Middle East. , /, I note with interest the clear assurances, contained in paragraph 3 on page 1 of your letter, concerning the independence of the author, the desired objectivity of the book, end the non-interference by your clients in the contents of the-book; and I interpret the suggestion made in paragraph 4 of page 1 in the light of the general assurances made is the preceding paragraph - i.e., such suggested topics and clarifications are to be considered at this stage tentative and subject to the findings of the independent research and study to be made by the author. 1 also note the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 end 3 on page 2 of your letter, relating to v&at your client is prepared to do in order to facilitate the preparation, publication, and wide circulation of the book, , - p V' Upon the assumption that these assurances are made by you on the authority of your client, and that they will In due course be reaffirmed authoritatively by your client, I am happy to inform you now that I am interested in exploring the matter further and that I would welcome direct contact with a representative of your client at his convenience, such contact to be aimed, in the first instance, at further discussion and elaboration of the many points contained in your letter. Please advise your client to write me at my address inscribed above, and I shall telephone the designated representative upon receipt of your client's letter and arrange for our meeting. |
