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~. Donald E. Stew.rt 

.biti•tant to ~ing Mttor 

lncyclopaed.,U,. llri. tanniea 

1+25 lorth Michigan .A.venue Chi~ ll, Illino1a 

Dear Mr.. ltew.rti 

I a in tho ~aing poa1tion at finding it de•1rab~ to 

nqμett ~ extenaion ot the dea.dline tor the :revuion ot 'IJI¥ a.rtiele 

C:Ollta dD C:tPBEaS, vhich, iu your utter ot 25 AlJ.$Uat l.954-1 you 1-4~extendedtram15 September to 15 October. 

lt is true tw.t h yotn." latter rou uked. it the l.atter date ,,.. ~ble tom, and. that 1n 'l1l'J" rep~ or 30 August I tacitly 

-.ecepted the tWW' date, •ince I mad& no ecxmmant thereon other than 

to thank ycu fctr )'OUl" thoughttu.lnitu in ~ng the ~dline .. 

I Ao not know' U turther tine can be given• at allJ -.y'be 

Mt. Jut a eouple or ~ka 'WOUl4 h$J:p a groat d.u.l and. perhapa 

~ utenuatitJg circumntaneea tor rq reque1t ay be of, in~at. 

7ir#t1 u you 110 daubt ~ well ~ .. the writing or rovi•ion 

or the N"ticle ~t-,be c~1@re4. ott.icial Duline•• and theref'Ol"e 

X :=uat confine that aotivit)" ao f'ar u po#liblf!t to 11~k.11 

•econd. TOr,y recent.l:,y I lost a tu1l. Vffk <m ac'count o-r the illne11 

and death ot m;;- .other, vhoae interment Ya# in :hw York. ~, 

1.n Wlde~ill(l to include in JIO" ftitewup a HViaion ot the -.rlittle 

CS~, Yhieh, .. I ind.icated 1n 'Ill'/ lMtter at 23 AlJ8tat, 

dee.la larpJ.y Yi.th the hiatoey or the auhjeat. I ahould &lao have 

indic:ated that ~" it no iublic;br....,vailable ilet&iled ~ authentic 

hi•torf ~ C¥¥P ~ ~ tba '.t kJWW or-~it hu not been . vritton,. tor var1oua !'9UonaJ :lit• and piece• ot the biat~ are '°be round here -.nd ~re, Ut bookti or arliclb in ~lieh but or 

4ubioua ac~ey'J and. •ince the Britannica aine to be u a.ccUl"aw 

q potiibl.e, conaUtent Yith ~e llmitation11 I Med. • little 

M#e tU. in order to conault the available 'but acatte:red aource 

me.teri&l 1n toreign ~·· finell¥1 I DMd hard.11 •ntion the 

tact that s:f artic:tle 4eai. ,,1th • lubjeet ot Vfir¥ p-oat "1teneitivity11 

&Ud that tht:J t.mper ot the t•a, at leaat 1ince the YMr 'When it 

'RtJ tint written (1927) 1 hu chan&ed a. good deal.; eapeaially Yith 

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nspect to too 'htlAinee@ ~ "aeaurit¥11 in conneotion nth ~tun•JJ 

&t:tecrt.lng 

~ 

th~ •tional 1'et'ense. In "111¥ lcrtter ot 23 ~t l 

to too :neees$it¥ at aubndtt!b.e ~ Hrl.•ion to tho approp:t"iate authol"lties tqr tlwir approve.l before it could.~ ~ut on 

to 10111 and etated that I did. tl()t a.nticipe.tt) ~ 4itticul't3" on tba.t 

1core. lcivever, I think you Yil1 ~ that tho authorit:l~a •h¢1Jld. 

be given & tail- a?tCUnt ct tim!!r tar a. detailed #,nd earetu1 •cNt.iey 

fJf the &rticlo, ar, u I auspect v1ll tUl"Il out to be the cas&, tvo 

or laON Y'.tt,liou.t Uffel"ina it\ dearee of: •oi;hietication e.nd t1-line11, 

o:- u the am:>unt at technical. Mt.ail they contain, lo as to 3.Mve 

tama 1etJVa¥ tor their deca1on 1n the premi.ffa. l ba4 tl.optd to 

have the .-.t.rhl in t.heh- ~ b¥ 15 hpteniber 1 laavi.Ilg thell1 

pneti(;&).ly- a tuU mnth tor thair atuey and <:onsld.arati0n thereofJ 

1 t 1• tJtJY ~st the 1-t ot October and. t have »0t yet completed 

'llf?I tuk.t e.lthough I he.ve realfy pu:t in long hours •t h01:fl ftVeey 

ev~, :ruu 4'¥11 on &.t~• and s~, and in a441.tio.n, have 

take.n 1.;ven.l ~ i leave to-r the Job on ha.tld .. 

Would lt l>o uldug too much to reqμeat that 10u •itllfir wi.N 

er 'telephone m& 101J.r &!cilion in rega.rd to rq dea!N tcir further 

timlJf 

~ ~•• ~ te~hona nunibU't 

.Jl.O Second Stnfith a.a. li'M~Oll. 31 D. C. 

Llncoln 6-8520 

Ottleo wlepb.o® nullibers 

U'bertr 5.6700 

kt. 60493