Kr. Giles Greville He&l.e;y 

Big Sur, California 

Deaz" Mr. Healey a 

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10 Auauat 195, 

A couple of 4&11 ago the Carnqie JUPblet and the reproductions 

of' tbs 1&1nt1na• at Bonampak am.Ted., We th1uk the P,.intinp are atrU:-

s.,,.iy beautiful. I aa going to UJ' to am.nae to t.rame tmm 'because 

they are extremel-1 4ecorat1Te and should be hUlll were 'llf¥' b'iems, too, 

can en.107 eeeS.ng them.. X tbank ,-ou tor remembtring • and hope you will 

accept rq cbeck, herewith enclosed, to cOYer tbe cost. I've already 

ztu4 the pamphlet and sat a lot cut of it. Vby didn •t Carnegie 1hov 

a.utho:rahip o~ the thine' Did J'OU vrite itt 

'l'be 'book ;you vere trying to recall when m.t1na your letter o~ 

28 .Tuly as 

Yardley 1 Herbert 0 •, The American Bla.ck Chamber. 

Indi«&po11.' 'l'be JSobba .. liei'i"m Company, i93i. 

You v1U ba"Ye 4tttil.cu1t;y :ln biqina a cow 'becauee the book ean not be 

reprinted tn this country. The Govermnent :saa•ed & SJileCial act tbat 

prevents it - the o~ ca•e I knov of in ou:r hietor;y. However 1 you 

eould get a ca))' from Zogland either UDder the aame title, pu.t out by 

Ya.bar and Faber Ltd., tit. ltwlaell !qua.re, London 'WO 1 1 or J'OU could 'buy 

mctl.J' the •me 'book from that aame publi&lher under the title le:Gt 

Service 1n America1 The Am9r1can lSlack Chamber. The lut-11a'llll! tiou 

anarentl;y ,..., put out Uiider that title in. 1§40 but all three boOka were 

J!!inted t.rom the •a.me plates. 

In this country- the American edition ot 19311 when any CO'fH ta 

available, 11 aold more ot lea• "UDder tbe eounter" and you vou1d bave 

to pa,y 1omevb.ere 1n the ne1Ch'borbood ot eight to ten dolla.rs tor a copy 1 vhereae the Br:ttieh e4i tion can »robably be boueht for tvo or three 

dollar•. 

I 4o not recall vbetber ,.ou •Yer told me the 11gnit1cance ot the 

Ma.ya hierogLnhs vhich 10u have ueembled on your letterbead o; I aee 

that tbe7 are de.tea, ,receded by tba •1an for initial series. But wJJat 

date• an tbeyt I'm. •vf'ul.lJ' rusty on J1X7 calendical lore JJDVl In this 

connection 414 I ewr eend 70u a CCf'/11' of our book plate which wa done 

for ua 'b;y the late Proteaaor Oate• ot Johna Hopkinaf I ellCloee a t:.O"R ~ am cla4 to •ay that it 1• quite ettect:f.Ye tn aeeing tO J.t tbat 

@'pp roved for Release by NSA on 06-16-2014 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
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friend• Who bOl"l"ov 'book8 from .... ret'Ul'll theta. (I vill admit tb&t rq 

writing 4ovn on a ebarge ca.t"d who borrowed vhat and when helps a lotl) 

I enolorse a cow of a letter vh:toh I wrote months ago to the United 

J'rui t Campany. I nevet" beard :h'om them, not eftn rece1Ting an uknovl.edg111tnt of receipt ot W¥ letter. Do you knov this bookt It" 10, do 70u 

auppoae I could get a eopy and do you know how much it would eoatt 

While I'm on thie •u'bject, I wn.t to ar!4 that '1113' inte:reat in MaJa 

wtt:lng ia, of course, cma of many )'eal'a' 1tanding. Perhaps the time 

hU now &'t':rived when I can Ao aomathil'!g &bout attempting to rea4 the 

non .. calendr1cal h1eroel1l>h81 tor aa a consequence ot tvo COl'OJlal"l' occlu.1ton1, one in April; and the otber in i1una, it ha• been 4eemed 'be1t 

for me to retire from aotin ottice &tfaira. Bowewr, I have lots ot 

ambition left :rat - and DB1l1' thinp to occun •· Tbe Ma;ya vritinc ill 

hiah up on 111:¥ llat. Do :you 1uppose United J'ri:lt mi&ht be interested 

tn •unorting a med.eat 1U'0.1ect in which I could d.note time and at~ 

t.o a real atte?Qt to •olTe the rWlet I'v. bad Oftr 35 yeara' experience a.a a. &ewtl:'rllr*ntal cr;rptanal.yat Uld that should IBke a good foundation 

for the vo:rk. Pleue let mt know wllat you think I abould do in this 

eonnection. Sboul.d I wr1ta United myaself, or do 70u knmr •omebody high 

"» you could interest 1n Jll1' behalf? 

'l'bg.nldng 10u ap1n and with cordSal greetinp1 I am 

Slncerely, 

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