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In flight with TWA


13, Rue Du Dr. M. Provencal
06 Haut De Cagnes, AM, France
December 12, 1967

P/N 4602 (10-61)

PRINTED IN U.S.A.

David:

Need you to do me a favor, please. Saturday, flying to Nice, in the ruch of trying to make my plane, somewhere, somewhere in the London airport, I mislaid my type recorder. I have the very hopeful feeling that it would have been turned in to Lost and Found. So today I sent a cable to "Lost And Found Dept. London Airport" describing the machine -- and American make, a portable Craig 212 (you will remember it) -- and asking if they would hold it, saying that it would be picked up within a week. 

What I need you, please, to do for me is telephone there, locate the lost and found department, and inquire if the machine is there -- and cable me if it is. And if it is, I guess I've little choice but to ask you to take the further trouble to pick it up for me, using this letter as identification, and package and airmail it here. You know, of course, that I'll reimburse you all expenses whatever. Can't reimburse all the trouble it would involve, save to say, as you know, I'll do the same for you when, as and if opportunity presents. 

Real problem is that much of my material for the book is on tapes recorded at various times and places. Happily, I have the tapes. If [[underline]] they [[/underline]] were lost, I'd be up in the ceiling! If the machine is lost, then that I can replace . . as I will if you advise me that the lost and found haven't had it turned in to them. 

I guess the quickest way for me to know is if you will cable me either way, if they say they don't have it, or if they do. I tried today to telephone them, without luck. French operator said I had to have the specific number, and of course I don't. Apparently, they don't have the informational service as is in the U.S. -- especially when it's another country. 

So much for now. Working slowly into the book's main push. Love to everybody!

[[?]] James [[?]]

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