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[inserted] Gun Sgt. 14th Field Regt. Royal
Canadian Arty.
3rd Canadian
Div. [end inserted]

July 31, 1958

Mr. Morris H. Magee
Box 55 (14 Wilson Avenue)
Hudson, P. Quebec, Canada

Dear Mr. Magee:

Thank you for letter of [underlined] July 21st [end underlined] and for your
interest in Cornelius Ryan's book about D-day, 1944. I hope
you will forgive me for not having replied more promptly. We
have been especially busy here because Mr. Ryan is presently
working on the book in Europe.

As I wrote to Mr. Fundevad at The Legionary, Mr.
Ryan wants very much to tell the story of the Canadians who
went into Normandy on D-day. We have been directed to their
weighty role in the invasion often and respectfully. However,
we are somewhat at a disadvantage in approaching the Canadian
story simple because of short time and long distance. In
order to provide our Canadian interviewers with a sound
basis for interviews, I need the answers to the enclosed ques-
tions.

I hope very much that you will bear with us and
return the completed question sheet to me as soon as possible.
Since our research deadline is the first of September, I
should be grateful too to know if and where you could be
interviewed during the month of August.

This will not be a strategic history, but a story
of the mental, physical and emotional impact of D-day as men
truly know it. To tell [crossed out] t [end crossed out] his story we sorely need your help.
We particularly look forward to your reply.

Sincerely yours,

Frances Ward
Research Department