thank you for your letter of May, 24. I passed the letter on to Mr. James and I understand that he has since written to you and confirmed the booking on your houseboat. I guess he has told you that he be arriving by air
My plans at present are to travel to Bombay and then to fly up to Kashmir as soon as possible if all goes well we should arrive on the 4th. or 5th. July.’
Please find enclosed a few fishing hooks and float., I hone you do not have to nay customs duty or. them. I’hooe you find them usefnl. I an not sure if I will be able to bring many other things for you,,Irat I will try.. The trouble i, that there is a weigh* limit on aircraft and if one has ha,gage that is over-weight, then we have to nay large sums of money to have it transported. Yours sincerelY,
I am in receipt of your letter dated the 23rd March along with your cheque for Rs 24/- as advance reservation for which I thank you very much. Your accommodation has been reserved in my houseboat ” GOLDEVN FLEESE” from July 6th 65. Please confirm the exact date of your arrival by a telegram when you leave from Vellore, sc that I can meet you on, your way to srinagar
New Lotus in fact has been sold by me to a certain party. It was rebuilt by the party concerned and has according:ly been reserved . Since it ie out of my hands I am sorry I can not do anythi: about it. If you can manage to come to reabm1r by the erpt of dune orbs7ininr. of Maly • car accomadat, you with any of icyl• friends in GOLDEN FLEESE at a minimum rate of to 17/- to no 15/-per day. Mont’a or day accommodation will to high. I can still arrange to hove you settled in some otlier boat in the month of May = provided you will inform me about the exact date of your arrival by a telee,ram. This can be arranged cs low at price as can oe possible.
I am in receipt of your letter dated the 23rd March along with your cheque for Rs 24/- as advance reservation for which I thank you very much. Your accommodation has been reserved in my houseboat ” GOLDEVN FLEESE” from July 6th 65. Please confirm the exact date of your arrival by a telegram when you leave from Vellore, sc that I can meet you on, your way to srinagar
Thank you for your wire and following letter. I am happy to know that all will be arranged for us upon our arrival in Kashmir. We will arrive by air from New Delhi on July 21, arriving in Srinigar at 1:30 PM. We look forward to having you meet us at the Aerodrome. Since we will enter India via Calcutta rather than Bombay we will wire you from there as you request. We are looking forward to a wonderful time in Kashmir and a grand and delightral stay on your boat. I am enclosing my check in the amount of Twenty 1, Five dollars ( $25.00) for reservation of your boat and, of course, to be applied to the finlal bill.
My wife and I, with our two “youngsters” age 16 and 18 ,will be visiting Srinagar from July 21 to July 26, 1959. On the recommendation of my good friends Dr. & Mrs. Dubin who stayed with you during their visit in 1957, I am requesting accommadations on your 4 roomed H.B. Special Class for the time of our stay. We are looking forward to your wonderful hospitality and service as described to us by our friends.
At the suggestion of the local San Francisco India Tourist Office I have also addressed a letter to the Director of Tourism in Srinagar, telling of my note to you. This, if you should bgl„unable to accommodate us we will be booked elsetrere. via vaiD0MA YiALLN a isa4IROn FTgi”‘ precis. “e your earliest possible reply.