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he would like to stay forever there & hibernate
perhaps he would [underlined] if we would let him almost.

Lesley may [underlined] have started overseas already.
He was expecting to at any moment in
todays letters. He says he wants [underlined] to go over
now so as to help you --- I have been copying
your letter ever since it came about
to send him in the hope of it reaching
him before the leaves U.S.

I sent the sox Miss Haldan made to him
to carry over if he goes & asked him to send
them to you from that side if possible
& if he does not go to return them to us to
[illegible] an order from you that you can
have them --- so send along your request
with command units [illegible]
anyway on the chance of Les not
getting them over to you ---