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3rd June, 1958.

S.F. Capon, Esq.,
11, Medcroft Gardens,
East Sheen,
S.W. 14.

Dear Mr. Capon,

I am so pleased that you have seen the notice about our D-Day
project, and I am most grateful to you for getting in touch with us
so promptly.

Our book, which is to be written by Mr. Cornelius Ryan, a former
war correspondent, is to be a detailed hour-by-hour account of the
first twenty-four hours of the Normandy Invasion. I know Mr. Ryan will
be particularly interested to hear of your own experiences on that day,
as wo have both read in Hilary St. George Saunders' book "The Red Beret"
an account of the work of the 9th Battalion in destroying the coastal
battery near Merville. Mr. Ryan is at present in Paris, interviewing
French civilians and resistance workers who were in Normandy during the
first hours of the Invasion. He is returning to England shortly, when
he hopes to be able to talk to men and women of the British Forces about
their D-Day experiences. In the meantime, I wonder if you would very
kindly complete and return the enclosed questionnaire; this would help
me in planning interviews and itineraries. A stamped and addressed
envelope is attached for your use.

May I say how grateful we should be for any help you are able to
give us in the preparation of this book.
Yours sincerely,
( Joan Ogle Isaacs)
Research Editor