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October 1st, 1945

[[underlined]] MME. LOUISE BOUSQUET [[/underlined]]-- I had heard that Mme. Louis Bousquet, the widow of the author who was writing theatre reviews with Rip, was giving advice to I don't remember whom, but was an important person. I got after her in 1939. We lunched together and saw each other quite a while.  Nothing came of it but you could try again. She was no longer young and if I recall well was quite ugly and limped. She lived in the Rue de Bourgogne.

[[underlined]] ROBERT GIRON [[/underlined]] -- Palais des Art[[strikethrough]]e[[/strikethrough]]s, Brussels. This was his address years ago. The Palais des Art[[strikethrough]]e[[/strikethrough]]s in Brussels is a kind of showroom for big exhibitions. I don't believe it is an official establishment. Robert Giron was organizing exhibitions there of Picasso, Braque, La Fresnaye, etc.and would have been very cooperative if the opportunity had arisen.

[[underlined]] MAURICE FEUILLET [[/underlined]] -- Might very well be dead by now, as he [[strikethrough]] is [[/strikethrough]] ^[[would be]] almost 80 years old. He had a collection of numerous 18th century drawings, most of them not good. As he was a kind of art critic who had written in "Figaro" amongst others, reporting on exhibitions and sales, he thought that he knew a lot. Germain and I had many talks with him and he was always ready to do business. 

[[underlined]] MME. DAMBLANC or the DE WANGANs [[/underlined]] -- The De Wangan's had a house in Brussels on a new street, far [[strikethrough]] to the [[/strikethrough]] ^[[away on the]] right of the Ave. de Tervueren on the left hand side ^[[of the st.]]. It was one of the last streets built with brand new private houses. I am afraid that you wouldn't find them with these indications, but I do not have the address. I am sorry. So I suggest that you ask Jordaan who have always been closely connected with Belgium, whether they know him and if not you could ask them to be kind enough to find out for you. Quite right - he might still have his office in Paris which might help. Address yourself at Jordaan to Mr. Cazau who behaved very nicely towards me recently and to whom I sent a food parcel recently.

Thank you for all you write to me about people. I am terribly interested. Speaking of Armand la Rochefoucauld, a few nights ago I dined with charming people in Philadelphia, called Scott. He married a Miss Montgomery who is related partly to the French Montgomery's and also to the Countess Mahaut de Chabannes. We have tried years ago to get in contact with the Chabannes who had (Dimier told us) extremely interesting things. I do not recall exactly what but I have a slight remembrance of a Gothic tapestry of amazing beauty;(he said) a Houdon bust and God knows what besides. I think there were two Chabannes families and the important ones were those who had the castle in Tournon.

Delighted that you see Fraguier. Give him my regards, and also to Bardac. André Weil just left here and gave me good news of him as well as of Sala.

The client from  Gerlikon is Burlin. His address is Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik, Gerlikon. You have been misled by believing that it was as you write me. I am wondering whether what you write me about his collection is true as from what I hear here it is almost impossible. This man left Germany I don't know when and took to manufacturing some time afterwards. When the war broke out he sold all his production to the Allies and not a gun to the Germans. Later on when France was knocked out, he [[strikethrough]] could not [[/strikethrough]] ^[[had no opportunity to]] sell a gun to the Germans because the Swiss government did not permit the sale of weapons to the Germans. In the meanwhile he had made a colossal amount of money before and during the war. He has in the Swiss colony the best reputation for being a very kind man who does a lot of good. From what I understand, he offered the blueprints of his anti-aircraft gun to the American government free of any royalty. I don't believe that a man like that would indulge in buying stolen paintings, but what might happen is that people told you what you wrote me in order to disgust you and to prevent you from approaching him.

t.s.v.p. 

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