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17th June, 1958. C. Raffaelli, Esq., 4, Plympton Road, Brondesbury, N.W.6.
Dear Mr. Raffaelli,
Further to my letter of the 29th May, Mr. Ryan is now in London and would very much like to meet you in connection with his book on D-Day.
I wonder, therefore, if you would very kindly telephone me at the above address so that we could arrange a mutually convenient meeting.
Yours sincerely,
(Joan Ogle Isaacs) Research Editor
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Interview arranged with CR but not kept. Asked to come for 2nd interview but no reply [illegible]
22nd July, 1958.
C. Raffaelli, Esq., 4, Plympton Road, Brondesbury, N.W. 6.
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Dear Mr. Raffaelli, I am so sorry that Mr. Ryan was unable to keep his appointment with you on June 30th last. I am afraid I had organised every minute of the day for him but, unfortunately, his apoointnents ran well past their allocated time.
Mr. Ryan has had to return to the Continent and it will be some time before he is able to get back to London. Meanwhile, I should still very much like to talk to you about your D-Day experiences and I wonder if you could possibly manage to come to this office some time within the next week or two? If you would be good enough to call me here, we could arrange a mutually convenient meeting.
Yourg sincerely,
(Joan Ogle Isaacs) Research Editor
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7th August, 1958.
C. Raffaelli, Esq., 4, Plympton Road, Brondesbury, N.W. 6.
Dear Mr. Raffaelli,
Before I return to America to complete my researches for my D-Day book, I feel I must apologise for not keeping the interview that was arranged with you on June 30th last. Unfortunately my appointments, though very carefully arranged, ran in almost every instance over time and it was quite impossible for me to get to Brondesbury that evening.
However, I should like to thank you for the wonderful contribution you have made in the preparation of the D-Day book which I am writing. Your questionnaire was so complete and the account you gave was precisely the sort of thing that I was searching for and I feel confident that I will be able to use extracts from it as I am writing the book.
As you must well appreciate, we are dealing with several thousand people, and in the book's final edited form, we shall probably be lucky if we can do more than give each participant a few lines. It is the sum total, however, of all these accounts which I hope will give the book its accuracy and unbiased presentation.
I have one more request to make of you. In order to extract some material from your questionnaire, I will need your signature to the attached release. A stamped and addressed envelope is attached for your use.
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C. Raffaelll, Esq. N.W. 6. 7th August, 1958. It may well be a year before the manuscript is published in The Reader's Digest, but at that time we will duly send you a copy of the issue with the story "The Longest Day". May I take this opportunity of returning to you your pamphlet. It was indeed very kind of you to lend this to us for so long, and we greatly appreciate your co-operation.
Yours sincerely,
(Cornelius J.Ryan)