AMERICAN RELIEF FOR FRANCE
INCORPORATED
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
668 Fifth Avenue, N.Y. 19

Telephone
MUrray Hill 3-3801

Feb. 9th, 1950

Mr. Daniel J. Roenigk
The Roenigk Agency
Morganville, Kansas

Dear Mr. Roenigk

We have received a letter from our Paris office enclosing the attached communication from Feves. We at once inquired into the regulations for entry here and I am sending you a copy of our answer. Do you want this gift sent or do you know of anybody who would be willing to bring it back? This of course would be much more satisfactory as the packing in carton is not too satisfactory and it would mean more expense to have it packed in wood abroad. I should be very glad to receive your views on the matter so that I can pass them on to our Paris office. Evidently the people at Feves are not accustomed to this kind of problem and have asked our shipping director for his help.

It is hard to estimate what the expenses would be as it would seem to be entirely left to the discretion of the customs officers here.

Very sincerely yours,

(Germanie Wilson)

Mrs. Philip D. Wilson
Director
Division of Supplies


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Copy-only copy in U.S. original in Paris office

Feves, le 31.1.1950

Torlotting Henri, Instituteur
A Feves

Monsieur le directeur
du Service de Transports - Imports

References: Votre lettre du 13.12.49

J�ai l�honneur de porter a votre connaissance que le cadeau destine a Morganville est un tableau entierement en bois. C�est une marqueterie realisee par Albert Thiam et representant une veiux Lorraine pres de l�atre. L�inscription figurant sur le tableau ? la suivante: �Feves a Morganville�.

Poids du tableau: 6 kilogs 650 Epaisseur du cadre: 4 centimeter x 1.6 centimeter

Le cadre est en chene, tandis que la marqueterie est fait de differentes sortes de bois.

Valeur du cadeau: Francs 28,660

L�emballage cera effectue avec du carton. Naturellemente nous serions tres heureux si, avant l�expedition a Morganville vous puissiez admirer le tableau.

Veuillez croire, Monsieur, a l�expression de mes sentiment distingues.

H.Torlotting
(por le Comite Morganville-Feves)


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Copy

To Paris office

February 9th, 1950

To Mr. Clamaron
From Mrs. Wilson

Re: gift from Feves to Morganville

Here is the information we have gathered:

1 If this is sent as a gift parcel, the duty will have to be paid.

2 In case it is an original drawing, it may pass the customs if value is declared at less than 1.00. In order to go through the customs free an affidavit is necessary from the N.Y. Post Office sworn to by someone here that it is an original drawing.

3 The express to Morganville will have to be paid.

I am writing to Morganville giving them this information and asking them if they will be willing to pay any expenses connected with the picture which we may run into at the customs. It seems the only safe way to send it if it has to come commercially is by declaring its value less than 1.00. It seems too bad but as the value is sentimental no insurance would cover that anyway.

G.W.