LETTER TO MR. THOMAS B. CONGDON, JR. FROM GEORGE A. CARVER, JR.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000800080017-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 2004
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: May 16, 1973
• Content Type: LETTER

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16 May 1973
Mr. Thomas B. Congdon, Jr.
Senior Editor
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
277 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Many thanks for your much appreciated letter of 9 May.
I see from your letterhead that Doubleday modestly bills
itself "a communications corporation," but two things indicate
that Doubleday's clout in the communications field is formidable
and extends even to what used to be called the U.S. Postal
Service. Your letter, dated 9 May, arrived in Great Falls on
10 May, a celerity that is itself virtually a record. Furthermore,
the upper right hand corner of your envelope was virginal:
no stamp, no cancellation, nothing. I've heard of franking
privileges, but this is indeed impressive.
Your comments were informative and your suggested
advice most helpful. I think I shall sit tight briefly to see if
your associate David Harrop feels moved to write. If that
quarter remains silent, I plan to sound out Donald Cutler,
invoking your name as a door-opener. I have no concept of
this game's protocol or ground rules, but suspect it is deemed
bad form to communicate with a putative agent, then turn and
deal directly with a possible publisher.
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In any event, no matter what happens I am very grateful
for your suggestions. Should you ever be in Washington,
I would be delighted to see you and have a fill in on the gap
between Uncle Tom's Cabana and your present lofty pinnacle
at Doubleday. Also, I was intrigued by your implied distinction
between "commerical" and "quality," which looks like something
best explored in a suitably lubricated discussion.
please give me a call
Regards as always .
Sincerely yours,
George A. Carver, Jr.
STAT
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