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March 9, 1945.

Hon. Charles D. Breitel
Counsel to the Governor
State Capitol
Albany, New York.

Dear Mr. Breitel:

Last Tuesday the committee, on whose behalf Mr. Lloyd Goodrich and I conferred with you in Albany in the afternoon of February 19, met and Mr. Goodrich and I reported to the committee the substance of the conversation which we had with you concerning proposed legislation to create a commission of fine arts to purchase and acquire for the State contemporary paintings, sculpture, etc. I also reported to the committee the substance of the subsequent telephone conversation that I had with you towards the end of the week of February 19.

The committee was pleased to hear of your sympathetic interest in and understanding of the problem with which the committee is endeavoring to deal, and was especially impressed with your offer to meet with representatives of the committee in June or July to frame a bill for presentation to the next session of the Legislature in January, 1946.

The committee has asked me to write to advise you that it feels that there is merit and therefore accepts your views that it would be inexpedient to obtain consideration of the proposed legislation at this session of the Legislature. It hopes, however, with your cooperation and assistance to have the ground prepared next summer so that a proper bill can be presented to and enacted by the Legislature early next year. We shall get in touch with you some time in June, as you kindly suggested, to tackle this task.

On behalf of Mr. Goodrich and myself I want to add our personal appreciation for your courteous and considerate treatment of us and of the matter which we discussed with you.

Sincerely yours,

Irvine J. Shubert