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Rear Admiral Joseph 1f. Wenger 

Headquarter• I u. a. European Conumnd 

APO 128 

Nev York, .New York 

Dear Joe; 

J.8 Me.1' l.955 

I can not tell you how pleased I waa tO receive 70UX' letter ot 3 ~ 

and how much w appreciated your writing me at length, including your V8'%"1' 

kind remark& about the v1nning ot the litera.r;y prize ot tbe Folger Sbake-

•peare Library and about the progress that has been. .made 1n oonneation with 

11q pri"Vate bill 1n Congre••. 

You will be interested to learn, I am sure, that I have been homs :aow 

tor a coupl.e ~ weeks, after a t"our week's ate.y in t.be hospital. I have 

:nade good progress toward recovery and 1n a couple ot ~s I hope to be 

able to go outdoors and spend a little ti.De in our garden in the sunshine. 

Thus f'ar I bave been restricted to the second f'loor o't our home until. the 

elevator which we decided to ineta.ll is completed and. in operating orc1er. 

This will facilitate my movements ve-q cons1dere.bq and. also, :more iJJl .. 

portan.t~, wiU make it muah J.eas or a burden tor Jl.1zabeth, who baa bad 

to carry trB¥B and go up and dovn that long flight ot stairs a good l!BD1' 

times each ~. 

In connection with the winning manuscript, I can only 88.1" tbat it has 

been in the hands ot a tirat-cle.as publishing house tor several weeks and 

ve shou.J.d hear very soon what the colleative d.ec1s1on o-r the Board ot Editors 

has been about pu.bliahicg it. We have good hopes or its being f'ound wortl.1¥1 

but,. of coUX"se, tbere vill have to be a certain amoun:I; ot cutting and trim.-

m:illg because the work is too long as it ata.r.WI. 

The newa about Jeff having been accepted by Dartmouth is very pleasing 

and I would like you to convey DfY congratulations to him. and best viahea tor 

mu.ch success at that very tine universit1. I wonder it you recall tllat Bed 

Corder:arm' s olde•t 'be>)" graduated trom Darti1outh about three years qo, then 

aot his law degree at HarvardJ he bas recently accepted a very ~ine Job in 

the 1egal department ~ 80Jlle big co:rperation. l am au.re that Jfdt'• •sveral 

years in Europe will be a very great asset no matter what he does. 

I was naturally mu.ch intereated ~ what you ha.ve written about youraelf" and ;your decia:ton to extend your. tour in the :&uropean theatre. lot 

only do I think that the experience vil1 be invalue.ble to you, but also 

the points you :mention in connection with your possible return to the EA 

are certa~ cogent. I•• -particularly interested 1n 'What you have told 

me about the 11rather caretul. maneuverin& in eertain quarters" which had an 

ettect upon ;your activiti•• ao tbat you could exert no positive 1ntluenae 

on •ttera or mutual :lntereat. l Va.nt merely to eay in conneation there· 

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with that tor 8QJDB time now I have been apprehensive about a nUmber ot 

things connected. 'With the theory o't operations, and the bebinct-the-acene• 

bucking against the activities at a auppoaedl,y unified organi;ation.. I 

wish I could uy more but I don't think l had better.. , 

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I am. glad to learn about how :much Jla.r;v 1• enjoying heratl1"J and ao 

long as ahe does not overtax the baDk account, I am sure that ahe will 

never ba.ve as good mi opportunity to purchase antiques at such a reason.-

able cost. 

I hope that sometime aoon you will. be coming this ~ again for a 

Visit, in which ca.ae, please be aure to J.eave a. little time tor me. 

lllizabeth Joins me in se:nding lav!! to Macy' and affectionate greetillg1 

to ;you. 

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