KEMSLEY HOUSE, LONDON, W. C. I.

25th September, 1944

Dear Mr. Van Thal,

Thank you for your letter
of September 21st which I have carefully
considered.

I agree with much of what
you say concerning the future of The
"Sunday Times" Book Fair and your ideas
are all in line with what we have been
thinking at this end.

I notice that you would like
to be interested in the management of the
Fair and that you would be willing to
give your whole time to it, but I do
not feel that I can enter into such an
arrangement at the moment as the future
is too indefinite to be planning anything
just now. I think you will understand.

Yours sincerely,
Kensley

H. Van Thal, Esq.

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