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JAMES M. GAVIN
25 ACORN PARK
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02140

November 18, 1966

Dear Connie:

Herewith is a file containing:

1. A memo from Division G4 to the Chief of Staff briefly dis-
cussing the logistics aspects of Operation Market.

2. A memo from the Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, giving the
day-to-day activities of the Division Staff in preparation for Operation
Market. I think that this should be very useful to you. It was written
on 23 October 1945 and on page 4 you will note particularly Browning's
directive to me of September 16 regarding the Nijmegen bridge. I did not
realize that I had this in my papers until now and I did not give it to
Captain MacDonald when he was doing the Department of the Army Official
History. Several years ago I asked Browning about this point and he
wrote me a letter, which I sent to Captain MacDonald, verifying my memory
of Browning's instructions to me. As I said above, this is the first
time I have come across this note by Jack Norton.

3. A memo from Assistant Chief of Staff, G2, on his activities
prior to the take-off.

4. Finally, "Lessons of Operation Market."

Connie, these papers are obviously very valuable to me so I hope
you will take good care of them and return them intact. I was most fortunate
to have saved them and, in fact, to have found in my files the staff memos
written in early October. Fighting in the Nijmegen area was still pretty
heavy then and I am surprised that we had the foresight to have them prepared.

Best regards,

[signature]

Enclosures

Mr. Cornelius Ryan
Old Branchville Road
Ridgefield, Connecticut

Original in Special File