Old.et J. O. Wiliams 

SUSLO Unit, Box 55 

U.l1. Navy 100 

llf.Jv ?ork.,. Jew York 

l)ee.r Chief Willia.Dul a 

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X lM.11 extrem~ pj.eded to receive YQUl" ail'llail letter of 3 

May which 'W&.t b:rouaht to me at ho.ma quite p:romptl.1' on ita arrival. 

By the l.Mt :mentioned •tatement you will -certainly gather tha.t X 

!ILll1 'J;ir06r&saina well on ~ recoveey and aa a. matter of f'aot I am. 

DOW .UOwd. to pt dreesed and ~ around on the second floor 

tairl)' freely. In a 11 ttle while I •xpect to be permitted'. to Ht~ to 'the office. 

You '1ere a 1"r1end indeed to aat eo promptly in procuring tor 

:me 111'he Printing ot the J'irat Folio of Shalteapeare" because I had 

given u.p hQpe that you would atill tind it avai~bltt. I aa•nwe 

that you have enclosed tbe eales alip ao I will know haw much to 

"I*l ;rot.i. 

B1 tliia tirao I imagine that )t11s Cbwnbera W'OUid hav• told 

y¢"U a'bou.t 'the letter ! uked Miea lox.tine to vri te her on 4 Ha.lr 

iu whi~h :t', asked about the 4oo-da.r clock. I thouaht that l had 

the ma.iH.~ ot thia item n&l.l l.&14 onu and telt quite aure that 

my requeat to you would. be t;?ommunioe.te4.. I only recall that 

you vare on leave or avay one~ and l uked e~body in the 

ottiee -who assured me that you would take care ot it on your return to the ott'ice. 'W'ir:ll~ there ba8 been no he.rm at all iXl the 

delay and. ? . will. 'be glt.d to receive lt whenever it e.rrivee. I 

li:nOV that it Yill arrive in iOOd 8hape i:t the p!lalcing 18 under 

yOl.ir WpAX'Vi'~ion. A m.iiiion tba:nka to you tor ¥Olll" courtesy .. 

I am part:.~oularly pleased to lee.rn or your vell .. df!served 

l"liNilppOintment as 'W'arl"ant Ot.ficor onee .more. I congratulate you 

on thit and hope that you Will have your hOpes with reapect to 

&ity at )reme,rhaven :met. What I don't understand, why you don't 

X"elleh the i~a of ha.vina to spend a ;year in the l:\s.ri• area. Sure~ you art) not frfahtened of the Parisian vomen, are 70ul 

'lbAn1t you aleo very xiueh tor ¥OU?' cong:ra.tulationa on the 

Folger Shakea~p.re Library a.ward and for )'OUl" veey nice wrdv- with 

rigard to the ttem in the Stars and Stripes •bout the paasage by the 

Bouae ~ "llQ private bill. fhe tir•t ot several big hurdl.&s has been 

'P'f'Sed and. we'ire all aot our fingers atill crossed. 

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roved for Release b NSA on 06-17-2014 ursuantto E.O. 1352 

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I note that 1ou have &leo bought a nice book tor CoIIlmnder Mind.te,, 

he ia ccmd~ to eee me thi1 weekend and I am looking :rorwal'."d to the 

Vi#1t. Did fOU. know that be recently bought himself somethilla wieh he 

Q8.lla & "llanahette 11 in Na.ryi.ndf l hope to hear detail.• :troit him. 

You aould do me another book favor and drop & line to George Sexton 

ttd,, 14 Dyk~ Roe.d, '.Brighton l, SWssex and ~t'er to their Catalogue liumber 

44. recently i1UnJed in which items !lumbers 550 and 621 I vould like to 

be,ve. I cow these dawn to:r ;you and it 1• not with much hope that 1 

write a.t thia late date with regard to tbe !'irat or them, because I 

1-gine it went even 'before the Catalogue got out. l WOUl.d he.vt.t vritten 

to ;yau ~ooner but my 1llnei5B intervened. 

Item Number 550 Mm>AN CRE'l!E. -- Evans (A.J.) Se:dpts. .Minoa.J 

tho Written Pocumente or Minoe.n Crete, vith 1pecial ref'ei>ence to 

the ,Ar(Jhives ot Knossos. Volume I. '!'he llierog4rph1o and. Primitive 

Linie$:r Olasse&. llith 14 plates, 26 tabloa, -.rid numerous. 1Uuatrationa 

in the text. 4to,cloth. Oxford, 1909. Dtult Jacket. $5.88 'J.2/2/-• 

ltem lfumber 621 P.AU'!OOlW'Bl'. -- 'l'hoyte (B.E~) How to Decipher 

and Study Old Documents. A Guide to the readill8 ot Ancient Manu-

•cri:pta. With Introduction by o. T. ~in. :Uluetn.ted.. '1b.ird 

Edition. Cr. 6vo1 clOth. 19()9. ~.10 i5/ .• 

Please give my ve-q best to everybody at the attics and a •peaif,l 

sreeting to Mrs. Wlilli&a.B and to the little girl, both or whom made & 

big hit nth me Juat during the very few minute• I ae.w thell 1n the office 

that &iy. 

Sincerely, 

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