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FRANCOIS SELIGMANN
23 PLACE VENDOME
PARIS   (FRANCE)

April 26th., 1945.

THANKS CABLE JACQUELINE POSTED CONCERNING SOCIETY LIQUIDATION MAJORITY INTEREST HELD BY AMERICANS HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS HERE AS COMPANY DEFINITELY NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE STOP UNABLE EVALUATE AMOUNT RESIDENTS OF FRANCE COULD [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] EVENTUALLY RECEIVE PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF LOSSES SUSTAINED IN FRANCE BY AMERICAN INTERESTS AND CLAIMS WHICH WILL BE MADE BY THEM AGAINST COMPANY STOP [[underlined]] ROGERBERNHEIMS [[/underlined]] CABLE SO RUDE REFUSE ANSWER DIRECTLY TELL HIM WE HAVE PAINTINGS RESULT YOUR LETTER FOLLOWING YOUR VISIT TO [[underlined]] GEORGESBERNHEIM [[/underlined]] WINTER FORTYONE WHEN LATTER SUGGESTED WE ARRANGE WITH DURANDRUEL FOR TRANSFER OF PAINTINGS CONSIGNED TO THEM FOR SALE STOP CONSIGNMENT PRICE MONIES FOR EIGHT PAINTINGS SOLD DEPOSITED SPECIAL BLOCKED ACCOUNT EIGHT REMAIN STOP HOW MANY PACKAGES HAVE YOU RECEIVED FROM JACQUELINE AND ME WHAT AVERAGE DUTY HAVE YOU PAID LETTER DATED JANUARY  TWENTYEIGHTH LAST RECEIVED FROM YOU AFFECTIONATELY 

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