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[[top header]] sponsors The Duke of Bedford Dr Max Born, Heidelberg, Nobel Prize for Physics Lord Boyd Orr, FRS, Nobel Peace Prize Pablo Casals, Puerto Rico, Cellist Danilo Dolci, Sicily Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India Vanessa Redgrave, Actress Dr Albert Schweitzer Lambarene, Nobel Peace Prize Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation 3 & 4 Shavers Place Haymarket London SW1 telephone Whitehall 4209-4200 20th February, 1964. The Director, Stable Gallery, 33 East 74th Street, New York 21. N.Y. Dear Sir, It has been brought to my attention that you would be sympathetic with and interested in the work of the Foundation. I am, therefore, writing to ask you an important favour. You will be aware that the foundation held an International Exhibition & Sale of donated works of art at Woburn Abbey in October last. Many of the works exhibited were sold immediately. Unfortunately, however, many of them were not, particularly a number of works by American artists, with which the essentially conventional English market has not yet caught up. I should like to ask you therefore whether you have any suggestions as to how some, or all, of these works might be sold in the United States. Our dilemma, as you may no doubt imagine, is that we are very anxious not to do anything which might in any way damage the market position of any of the artists who have been kind enough to contribute works to the Foundation. For this reason, we are unwilling to auction them or to offer them for sale in a public and indiscreet manner. I realise the awkwardness and delicacy of asking this favour of you since you yourselves have an interest in one or two of the artists involved. I very much hope, however, that you can offer some suggestions. I might add that the prices indicated in the enclosed catalogue were simply suggested by the contributing artists and we would, therefore, be able to reconsider them in the event of a firm offer. Our only concern is that we do not do so publicly. I have deleted the works which have already been sold. I look forward to hearing from you. With good wishes, Yours sincerely, Charles Ellis Encl: Charles Ellis, Executive Secretary. [[footer]] The Earl Russell OM FRS, The Countess Russell (treasurer), Charles R Ellis (secretary), Christopher Farley, Tom Kinsey, Pat Pottle, Ralph Schoenman.