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101. 5th March, 19..

Dear Dr. Perry,

I have the pleasure of extending to you an invitation on behalf of the Soviet delegation to a Reception to be held in Hotel P_ at seven o'clock on Friday, the tenth of March, nineteen ninety...

An early reply from you would be appreciated.

Yours truly,
Roman S. Nikolayev

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(favourable reply to letter # 101)

102. 6th March, 19..

Dear Prof. Nikolayev,

Many thanks indeed for your kind invitation to a Reception to be held in Hotel P_ at seven o'clock on Friday, the tenth of March, nineteen ninety... which I accept.

Yours truly,
Rudolf D. Perry

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(unfavourable reply to letter # 101)

103. 6th March, 19..

Dear Prof. Nikolayev,

I very much regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation to a Reception to be held in Hotel P_ at seven o'clock on Friday, the tenth of March, nineteen ninety... as I have already accepted a previous invitation for that date and time.

Yours truly,
Rudolf D. Perry

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104. 13 August, 19..

Dear Dr. Ambrose,

We are giving a dinner on Thursday the 18th August at 8 p.m. at the restaurant M_ and shall be pleased if you will favour us with your presence.

We shall very much appreciate an early reply from you.

Yours sincerely,
Maxim P. Romanovsky

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(favourable reply to letter # 104)

105. 14 August, 19..

Dear Dr. Romanovsky,

It is with great pleasure that I accept your invitation to a dinner on Thursday the 18th August at 8 p.m., but I am awfully sorry that I shall come an hour later as I have to keep a business appointment for that time.

Yours sincerely,
Phillip R. Ambrose

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(unfavourable reply to letter # 104)

106. 14 August, 19..

Dear Dr. Romanovsky,

I am very thankful to you for your kind invitation to a dinner on Thursday the 18th August at 8 p.m. but I am very sorry I must decline it as I do not feel quite well.

Yours sincerely,
Phillip R. Ambrose

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107. 3rd April, 19..

Dear Dr. Holgreeve,

I have the pleasure of extending to you an invitation on behalf of the National Committee of Spectroscopy and myself to visit this country any time in June as a guest of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

I may assure you that my colleagues and I are looking forward to seeing you here and will do everything to make your stay in this country both interesting and pleasant.

The USSR Academy of Sciences will cover your travel to Moscow and back by providing free economy class Aeroflot tickets from the nearest airport Aeroflot has flights from. Free accommodation and travelling in the USSR during your visit will also be available for you.

Enclosed you will find your itinerary. If there are any suggestions you wish to make, please write us at once and we shall give them our consideration.

We trust you will accept this invitation. Unless we receive a reply by 15th May, we shall assume you will not be able to accept this invitation.

With best regards,

Yours sincerely,
Pavel S. Snegov

Encl. itinerary

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(favourable reply to letter # 107)

108. 10th April, 19..

Dear Dr. Snegov,

I am happy to inform you that I have received your letter of 3rd April, 19... and wish to thank you for your kind invitation to pay a visit to your country in June as a guest of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

I have studied the itinerary carefully and find it very interesting indeed. I shall be glad if you would advise me of the date of which you envisage for my visit.

I would be very grateful if you included in my itinerary a visit to the Institute of... I have written to Professor Popov about my forthcoming visit to your country. Also, I would like to be in Kharkov and visit Dr. Maslennikov.

I trust I shall hear from you soon.

With best wishes,

Yours sincerely,
James R. Holgreeve

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(unfavourable reply to letter # 107)

109. 10th April, 19..

Dear Dr. Snegov,

I am in receipt of your letter of 3rd April 19... and wish to thank you very much for your kind invitation. I am awfully sorry to inform you that I am unable to accept it for this year as I have an obligation to complete my manuscript by June 15th.

If you could arrange for me a visit in Sept.Oct., I would find time to come to your country.

Meanwhile I'm sending you with this mail a reprint of my paper published in Applied Optics. I hope you find it interesting.

Please convey my best regards to your wife from me and my wife.

With best wishes,

Yours sincerely,
James R. Holgreeve

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(reply to letter # 108)

110. 18th May, 19..

Dear Dr. Holgreeve:

I am very happy to learn that you have accepted our invitation to visit this country in June.

We wish to suggest June 515, 19... for your visit. We have included the itinerary visits to the Institute of Applied Physics and to the Kharkov Laboratory of Spectroscopy. Please cable your agreement as to this date so that we could make hotel accommodations in advance.

Thank you for the reprint. I've found some useful data for my work. Perhaps when you visit our institute, we could discuss your paper in more detail.

My wife asks you to give her best regards to Helen. Trusting to hear from you soon. I remain,

Sincerely yours,
Pavel S. Snegov

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111. 23rd May, 19..

Dear Dr. Popov,

I have the kind invitation of the USSR Academy of Sciences to visit your country in June 515, 19... The itinerary suggested by the National Committee of Spectroscopy also includes the name of your institute.

My area of investigations is... . I shall be delighted to establish contacts with my Russian colleagues of your institute who deal with the same problems.

I am writing to inquire whether you will be in Moscow at the same time. I will be very glad to see you. If you and your co-workers would like to hear about the work of my laboratory I would be happy to give a talk on this subject.

I am sending you with this mail a list of recent publications of the work of our laboratory; if there are some reprints you would especially like having, kindly inform me and I shall be pleased to send them to you.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,
James R. Holgreeve

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(reply to letter # 111)

112. 26th May, 19..

Dear Dr. Holgreeve,

It is a great pleasure to receive your letter of 23rd May, 19... from which I was happy to learn of your intention to visit this country at the invitation of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

I am very glad to know that your visit to our Institute is included in the itinerary of the USSR. I have consulted my MEMO and I find I have no important engagements for that period. I shall be very happy to welcome you to our Institute and to introduce you to my colleagues.

We would greatly appreciate hearing a lecture about the work of your laboratory. Many of our research workers know English, so you may feel free to lecture in that language.

It is very kind of you to offer me your reprints which I hope you will bring along with you.

I am interested in the following works:

1. ...

2. ...

3. ...

Thank you for your interest in visiting our Institute.

Looking forward to seeing you soon and to discussing current research problems of mutual interest.

Yours sincerely,
Pyotr R. Popov

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113. 23rd May, 19..

Dear Dr. Maslennikov,

I am planning a short trip to your country, 515th June 19... by invitation of the USSR Academy of Sciences and during my one-day stay in Kharkov (according to my itinerary of the USSR), I shall have the pleasure of visiting your Laboratory on 10th June. I shall be very happy to meet you and many other Russian colleagues to discuss some problems of mutual interest. Besides, I would like to familiarise myself with the work going on at your lab. I intend to bring with me some of our publications and slides describing the work of our lab.

I trust I shall see you during my stay in Kharkov.

With best regards,

Yours sincerely,
James R. Holgreeve

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(reply to letter # 113)

114. 26 May, 19..

Dear Dr. Holgreeve,

Thank you for your letter of 23rd May in which you inform me of your plans to visit this country in June.

I hope your trip to the USSR will be a pleasant one, and you will enjoy travelling in this country.

We are very glad to know that you intend to call at our Laboratory during your one-day visit to Kharkov. We would very much appreciate your delivering a lecture on the work of your laboratory with a demonstration of slides. Simultaneous translation will be provided.

Looking forward to seeing you at our lab.

Sincerely yours,
Andrei L. Maslennikov

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115. July 30, 19..

Dear Prof. Morfin:

On behalf of the National Committee of... I wish to express our sincere thanks for the warm hospitality you have afforded Dr. Safronov during his stay in your country.

Dr. Safronov had the opportunity to visit a number of institutes and laboratories in many cities and enjoyed the many fruitful and interesting discussions he had with his US colleagues.

Thank you very much for the fine present and the wonderful snapshots. Looking forward to seeing you soon in Moscow.

Sincerely yours,
Sergei A. Nikitin

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116. 10 August, 19..

Dear Dr. Belov,

Now that I am back in Cambridge I wish to thank you for the excellent hospitality you extended to me and for the interesting discussions that I had with you and your colleagues at your institute.

It was one of my most valuable experiences during my two weeks in the Soviet Union. I have developed the snapshots I've made and I am sending you some of them where we are together.

My wife and I thank you very much for the splendid presents. Please give our best regards to your wife and to Dr, Smirnov who accompanied us during our travel.

I am looking forward to seeing you one day in this country as a guest of Cambridge University.

My best personal regards.

Yours sincerely,
Paul S. Humphrey

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(reply to letter # 116)

117. 20 August, 19..

Dear Dr. Humphrey,

It was a great pleasure to receive your letter of 10 August, 19.. I was very glad to read that you and your wife enjoyed your visit to the Soviet Union. My colleagues and I also consider that our talk were very instructive and fruitful. I am sure we will continue them in the future. My wife and I remember the fine time we had together while travelling over the Soviet Union, especially the visit to Yalta.

It was splendid. Jokingly, as a scientist, you're a better photographer. The colour snapshots are excellent. We laughed so much at the funny ones.

As to my visiting Cambridge University, I believe it will be possible to come at the end of September.

Best wishes to your wife.

Sincerely yours,
Sergei A. Nikitin

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118. 13 July, 19..

Dear Dr. Afanasiev,

I am now making a tour of the Soviet Union as a guest of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and I would very much appreciate an opportunity of calling on you. Could you fix an appointment with me for 2 p.m., Thursday, 25th July?

I would like to call on you for the purpose of discussing certain matters concerning the convention of the XVI Congress on Ancient History.

In anticipation of your reply I am,

Yours truly,
Paul R. Hubert

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(faviurable reply to letter # 118)

119. 16 July, 19..

Dear Dr. Hubert,

I acknowledge receipt of your letter of 13 July 19... in which you ask me for an appointment for 2 p.m., Thursday, 25th July. I will be pleased to receive you on this day.

Yours sincerely,
Viktor B. Afanasiev

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(unfaviurable reply to letter # 118)

120. 16 July, 19..

Dear Dr. Hubert,

In reply to your letter 13 July, 19... I very much regret I am unable to receive you on the day you propose in your letter as I shall be engaged at a conference in Kiev. I would suggest 10 a.m., Monday, 29th July, if that date and time is convenient for you.

Please cable agreement.

Yours sincerely,
Viktor B. Afanasiev

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121. January 17, 19..

Dear Dr. Brown:

I shall be coming to the USA at the invitation of California University. According to my itinerary I shall be in San Francisco in March 1012. I should very much appreciate the opportunity of talking things over with you personally concerning the possibility of arranging exchange of students between Moscow University and California University. If you suggest the time and date of appointment, I shall be grateful to you.

Please send your reply to the following address: ...

Sincerely yours,
Artem P. Loginov

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122. May 3, 19..

Dear Prof. Rybnikov:

I am in receipt of your letter of April 22, 19... in which you ask for an appointment for 3 p.m., Friday, May 10.

I do not wish to cause your any inconvenience, but if it is agreeable to you I suggest postponing the appointment for some other time and date in view of some urgent business I have to attend to. If 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 14 suits you, please advise me at once.

With best personal regards,

Sincerely yours,
Kirill P. Fedorov

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123. May 15, 19..

Dear Dr. Fedorov:

I have received your letter of May 3, 19... in which you inform me that you are unable to meet my request for an appointment for May 10.

Frankly speaking, I wouldn't like to postpone or cancel it for the date stipulated in your letter. I intend to be in your city at the beginning of June. As soon as I arrive I will give you a call and perhaps we can arrange the time and date for both of us.

Best regards.

Sincerely yours,
Harry S. Rybnikov

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124. January 9, 19..

Dear Dr. MacDonald

I have great pleasure in introducing Prof. Gromov to you by this letter.

Prof. Gromov is visiting Great Britain as a guest of the Royal Society and we should greatly appreciate any assistance you may be able to render him in arranging for a visit to the Belmont Research Centre for the purpose of studying...

Thank you very much.

Yours sincerely,
Vasilii S. Anichkin

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125. April 3, 19..

Dear Dr. Konstantinov,

The purpose of this letter is to introduce to you Dr. Johnson, a young physicist engaged in the field of ... . I am writing to ask you of a great favour to do your best to take care of him. This is his first visit to your country as a tourist and he would like to become acquainted with the work of your institute; if possible, please arrange for him to work in your laboratory for a period of three months.

I would appreciate an answer to this letter.

Sincerely yours,
John H. Simpson

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(reply to letter # 125)

126. April 15, 19..

Dear Dr. Simpson,

I was very happy to hear from you at last. It's a long time since we've communicated with each other. Dr. Hilton who was here on a short business trip told me about the success of your laboratory. As soon as your paper is published, please send me a reprint. We are still going on with our work in... and hope to complete it by the end of June.

As for your request I can assure you that we'll do our best to make Dr. Johnson feel comfortable and help him in all respects. It won't be difficult to arrange an official visit to our institute. When he arrives here we'll discuss the details.

Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain,

Sincerely yours,
Nikolai S. Konstantinov

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127. , 19..

Dear Anton

I was very happy to learn from your letter that you were planning a visit to London at the invitation of London University and that you intend also to visit Cambridge for a few days. We shall be very glad to welcome you in this town. We would appreciate it if you would consent to give a talk about the work of your laboratory. We are particularly interested in the methods you use.

When you come to Cambridge I shall have the pleasure of inviting you to a dinner at my place. All your Cambridge friends will also attend. I'm sure it will make your stay in Cambridge both useful and pleasant.

Very often my wife and I remember the fine time we had in your country and the remarkable hospitality that was accorded us.

My youngest daughter likes to play with the Russian dolls you presented her.

Dr. Kellog, a friend of mine, is visiting your country. I have supplied him with a letter of introduction to you. Please arrange for him an appointment with the Dean of the Biological Department of Moscow University, if it isn't too much trouble for you.

Please, give my best regards to Sonya.

Sincerely yours,
Frank

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128. , 19..

Dear Dr. Kazantsev,

I am very grateful to you for your kind invitation to pay a visit to the Soviet Union. My wife and I have discussed the matter over and are happy to accept it with great pleasure. I would appreciate having an official letter of invitation certifying the exact date, length of our visit and the itinerary of our tour. It would be wonderful if you could include Lake Baikal. It has long been our great desire to see this unique majestic lake.

I would also appreciate having more information regarding travel expenses: two-way flight tickets for myself and my wife (or only for me?), hotel accommodations and meals, and culture programme.

While in Moscow I would like to visit Dr. ... whom I haven't seen or heard from him for a long time. If he is in Moscow at that time, please arrange an appointment with him. I would be very much obliged.

Please convey our best regards to Tanya.

Jean Lacrosse

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129. 18 September, 19..

Dear Dr....,

The National Geographical Society is very happy to invite all scientists interested in... to participate in the work of the 14th International Congress on "..." to be held in..., June 1521, 19...

We intend to arrange into different sections presentations of about 600 papers and posters.

The program of the Congress will include 4 lectures and 6 invited papers in the plenary sessions on subjects of general interest. Apart from the contributed paper sessions, we are planning round-table discussions with the participation of outstanding scientists in the area of "...", workshops and a panel.

The Scientific Program will be complemented with visits to scientific institutions and research centres in the country.

A diversified Social Program will be drawn up for the pleasure of the participants and accompanying persons.

If you wish to participate in the work of the Congress, please complete the forms enclosed and return them at your earliest convenience so as to put your name on our mailing list for further information.

Sincerely yours,
...
Our address: ...

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130. 15th August, 19..

Dear Dr. Sorkin,

On behalf of the National Committee of Biology I should like to inform you that the Section of Ichthyology proposes organizing an International Symposium on Salt-water Fish in R_ on 20th September, 19...

I consider that this will provide an excellent opportunity for most eminent world scientists to meet and discuss the many problems of Ichthyology both on a national and international level.

We would kindly ask you to prepare a paper on the work of your section in this field of research. It would be much appreciated if you could reply to this letter at your earliest convenience.

With best regards,

Yours sincerely,
Ferdinand R. Ainsweld

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(reply to letter # 130)

131. 20th August, 19..

Dear Dr. Ainsweld,

I was very glad to receive your letter with the pleasant news that the Section of Ichthyology is going to organize an International Symposium on Salt-water Fish.

I am complying with your request concerning the contribution of a paper on our research and I shall be able to send it to you by the end of the month.

I trust I shall hear from you in the near future.

With best regards,

Yours sincerely,
Michael B. Sorkin

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132. 16th June, 19..

Dear Prof. Gordon,

Further to our conversation which took place in Paris at the X International Physical Congress and on behalf of the USSR Academy of Sciences I should like to submit our proposal regarding the convocation of the XI International Physical Congress in Moscow, in 19...

Hoping that our proposal will meet with your approval,

Yours sincerely,
Boris S. Fedin
Enclosure: USSR proposals

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(reply to letter # 132)

133. 22nd June, 19..

Dear Dr. Fedin,

Your letter dated 16th June, 19... has been given careful consideration and I am glad to tell you that all the scientists whom I have contacted are very sympathetic towards holding the XI International Physical Congress in Moscow, in 19...

We would very much appreciate it if you informed us what themes you propose and how many people are expected to participate in the Congress. I would like to make the following suggestion that we meet and discuss the themes in detail.

I trust I shall hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely,
Alfred B. Gordon

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134. 18th September, 19..

Dear Professor Novitsky:

At its previous meeting in..., the Executive Committee of the Morphological Society decided to convene the X International Conference on Morphological Structure in L, in June 19...

We are setting up an Organizing Committee and would be very glad if you would agree to co-operate with us on this Committee.

I would be glad of your co-operation too in choosing some of the themes you think are of international interest as per enclosed list and to let me have, perhaps, other suggestions you consider advisable, before 1 November, 19... In this way we shall be able to make a well-considered choice.

Besides, we would appreciate your assistance in helping us to contact other scientists who would be interested in attending or participating in the Conference.

I am looking forward to your reply in the very near future.

Yours sincerely,
John H. Hartley
Enclosure: list of themes

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(favourable reply to letter # 134)

135. 27 September, 19..

Dear Professor Hartley,

I am very glad to receive your letter of 18 September 19... and to learn that the Executive Committee of the Morphological Society has decided to convene the X International Morphological Structure Conference in L_.

I am very grateful for your kind invitation to cooperate with you on the Organizing Committee and I accept it with pleasure. Besides, please find attached some of my suggestions as to the list of themes.

In reply to your request to assist in contacting other scientists who would be interested in participating in the work of the Conference, I am enclosing a list of such scientists. Personally, I suggest Dr. R.A. Smirnov and Dr. B.S. Anisimov of the Institute of..., who would be able to present papers covering the scope of the Conference.

I am making use of this opportunity to thank you for the reprint and the fine souvenir you sent me. I trust I shall hear from you soon. My best regards,

Yours sincerely,
Yevgeny R. Novitsky
Enclosure: list of names
list of themes

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(unfavourable reply to letter # 134)

136. 27 September, 19..

Dear Professor Hartley,

Thank you for your letter of 18th September, 19... from which I learn of your intention to convene the X International Conference on Morphological Structure.

I am very grateful to you for your kind invitation to cooperate with you on the Organizing Committee but unfortunately, I am not in a position to accept it as I shall be very busy lecturing.

With respect to choosing some of the themes of International interest from the list you sent me, I would personally suggest the following ones:

1. ...

2. ...

These themes, in my opinion, reflect best of all the field of activity that the Conference should cover.

I am very sorry I cannot be of any further help to you.

With best wishes,

Yours sincerely,
Yevgeny R. Novitsky

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( reply to letter # 135)

137. 16 October, 19..

Dear Professor Novitsky,

Thank you very much for your letter of 27th September, 19... We are pleased to learn that you are willing to cooperate with us in organizing the X International Conference on Morphological Structure.

All further information concerning the activity of the Organizing Committee will be forwarded to you for your consideration. The Chairman of the Committee will be Dr. A.P.Switzel. His address is: ... I trust you will soon hear from him. He was also very glad to learn of your participation in the work of the Committee.

We are very grateful to Dr. Smirnov and Dr. Anisimov for their willingness to present their papers. The Organizing Committee will contact Dr. Smirnov and Dr. Anisimov in order to extend to them an official invitation to attend the Congress.

I am happy to learn that you are pleased with the souvenir.

Hoping to hear from you again, I remain,

Yours sincerely,
John H. Hartley

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138. 8th March, 19..

Dear Prof. Fedoseyev,

We wish to inform you that the meeting of the Executive Committee will take place in K_ on 25th March, 19...

The Agenda of the meeting is the following:

1. ...

2. ...

3. ...

If you have any other suggestions to make, kindly write to us at once so that we could have them distributed to other members of the Committee for provisional consideration.

I am looking forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Yours sincerely,
Robert P. Simmens

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( reply to letter # 138)

139. 13 March, 19..

Dear Dr. Simmens,

I acknowledge receipt of your letter in which you inform about the meeting of the Executive Committee. I wish to inform you that I shall attend the meeting and that I shall arrive in K_ on the 23rd March, 19... I kindly ask you to make reservation for me at the Hotel Bristol.

Please find enclosed some suggestions that our Commission wish to make.

Yours sincerely,
Igor F. Fedoseyev
Enclosure

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(circular letter)

140. 12th November, 19..

Dear Colleague,

The main object of this letter is to bring you up to date with the Committee news.

I have written to all the members of the Planning Committee inviting them to help us in the organization of the Congress and in the preparation of the Program.

The next meeting of the Committee will be held in S_ in January, 19...

Yours sincerely,
John H. Higgins

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