Cornelius Ryan WWII papers, box 020, folder 04: Roy Cadogan

29th July, 1958.

R. Cadogan, Esq., 117, Kimberley Road, Penylan, Cardiff.

Dear Mr. Cadogan, I feel that I must personally write to thank you for the wonderful contribution you have made in the preparation of the D-Day book which I am writing.

Your questionnaire and notes were so complete that I did not think it would be necessary to ask you to come to London for interview. The account which you gave was precisely the sort of thing that I was searching for and I feel confident that I will be able to use extracts from this as I am writing the book.

As you must well appreciate, we are dealing with several, thousand people, and in the book's final edited form, we shall probably be lucky if we can do more than give each participant a few lines. It is the sum total, however, of all these accounts which I hope will give the book its accuracy and unbiased presentation.

I have one more request to make of you. In order to extract some material from your questionnaire, I will need your signature to the attached release. A stamped and addressed envelope is attached for your use.

It may well be a year before the manuscript is published in The Reader's Digest but at that time we will duly send you a copy of the issue with the story "The Longest Day".

May I take this opportunity of returning to your notes. It was indeed very kind of you to lend them to us and to allow us to keep them so long.

Yours sincerely,

(Cornelius J. Ryan)

SWORD

TANK X

I hereby agree that Mr. Cornelius Ryan has all rights whatsoever in the questionnaire and letter from me regarding D-Day.

SIGNED R. Cadogan

DATE 30. 7. 58.

Brit EXC Beaches

117, Kimberly Road, Penylan, Cardiff.

Mr. Cornelius Ryan. 30. 7. 58.

Dear Mr. Ryan, Thank you very much for your appreciative letter. I am only too pleased to help in any way possible, and I look forward to reading your story in the future.

Yours Sincerely, R. Cadogan