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Department of Mathematics REF ID: A66535 

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UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY 

WEST POINT, NEW YORK 

Dolonel 1lilliam F. Friedman 

3801 Nebraska Avenue 

Washington 25, D.C. 

Dear Colonel Friedman: 

22 April 1952 

Colonel Horridge and I lla.ve been assisting Colonel Bessell in planning 

f'or your lectures and we are happy to see tbat everything is world.Dg out 

successfully. 

During your visit we can arrange any kiDd of accommodations y-ou may Wish; 

and if for any reason y-ou would prefer not to visit a private home we could 

make a hotel reservation for you. However, there is a very comfortable guest 

room in my quarters, and Mrs. Nicholas and I sl:Ja.11 be pleased and honored if 

you will be our house-guest while you are at West Point. Therefore, this is 

to invite you to visit us. My house stands on the hill near the Cadet Chapel, 

well removed from the busy part of the post; end I feel sure that you will 

find our guest room quiet, convenient, and comfortable. 

It you come by priira.te automobile, I suggest that you arrive early enough 

on the 27th to perm.it you to relax a few hours and have a leisurely early dinner with us before your 7:00 p.m. lecture on Bacon vs. Sbakespeare. 

On the evening of' May 28th we plan to have a emall dinner party, and we 

shall invite some of the faculty members and their wives to meet you at dinner 

that evening. 

A basiness suit will be entirely correct during all phases of tbs visit, 

and there is no need to inelude a tweed.a. It is customary :f'or lecturers who 

v.isit here to wear a business suit tor their lectures as well as for social 

engagements. 

The lecture hall we have reserved for all three lectures is the Military 

Art and 'En.81neering Lecture Room. This is substantially identical in size and. 

all other important respects with the Electricity lecture Room. It is equipped 

With standard screen and projecting equipment. In this connection, could you 

let us know in advance the size ot your slides, and any other technical details 

which may have a bearing on the use of the projecting equipn.ent? 

Also, do you have in mind a specific title for your morning lectures to 

tbs cadets? It helps us occasionally, in annol.Ulcem.ents and correspondence, to 

have a title for reference purposes. 

I bave not driven my automobile from West Point to Washington recently. 

However, I understand that the New Jersey Turnpike makes the trip much quicker 

and easier than 1n fonn.er years. 

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(Col.William F.FrieOm.an, A 

22 Apr 1952) W 

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Incidentally, Mrs. Nicholas and I had a brief visit from General and 

Mrs. Gillmore recently. He bad just eome back f'rom Korea and they drove 

Fe.st in a new Buick. They stopped here for about an hour en-route to New 

York, which in turn was an-route to Fort Bragg where General Gillmore is now 

stationed. He looked exceedingly well, and seemed glad to have completed 

his sojourn in :Korea. 

We are all looking forward to your lectures with intense interest, and 

I am sure tbat they will be an exceptional educational opportunity for the 

audiences. It there is anything we can do to help your pl.ans for the trip, 

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please let me knbw. 

Very si:coerely, 

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OHARL!S P. NIOHOIAS, 

Col.USA, Professor 

Deputy Head of' Dept.Math. 

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