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18, Earls Terrace, London, W.8. - Rehearsals underway, sets by Tim O'Brien; Fraser would like to go to Paris but they can't afford it; has finished 1st draft of his Inca play; news of Jim Mossman, who appears to have evaded capture by government troops in Indonesia.

18, Earls Terrace, London, W.8. - Has been ill, thrombosed vein, enlarged prostate, complications; BBC is broadcasting "The Prodigal Father" and "Balance of Terror", didn't win the Observer Prize, but Tennents have an option on the advice of John Gielgud and will put it on after revision; has been asked to be Deputy Editor of "Truth"; shares news of Jim Mossman.

18, Earls Terrace, London, W.8. - Cannot come visit, not enough money; "Balance of Terror" is being discussed at Television House, though they have to be careful about mentioning Russia as an enemy, Jim Mossman has returned from holiday with funny stories; Sevenoaks School is performing "The Salt Land" and he briefly describes meeting the headmaster.

Wishes he could come share a "Yuletide draught of LSD", but is in Gissing for the weekend. Has heard of the success of "Sleuth", offers his congratulations to Tony and [Carolyn]. Describes his ideal lover, in case Peter knows of anyone fitting the description. Encloses a cutting, an obituary notice for Ida Flower.

Alice Gonquin - Is in New York, will come back in late August and have a go at LSD; has been doing interviews for his book, which is getting good reviews, was tight and said President Johnson was 'insane' in one interview. Misses Louis [Hanssen], saw the film "Morgan" and cried.

Has to go to Arabia, where the British are quelling the Arab insurgents; enjoyed the play in Chichester, wants to see it in London.

9 Oxley Rise, Singapore - Has not written as he does not trust the mail, which failures he describes in Burma, Laos, Viet Nam, Malaysia and Japan; will be returning, would like his old flat in Earls Terrace.

[Photograph of Asakusa Nakamise, Tokyo on front]. Describes the Japanese Kabuki folk dance drama, "plumbing entirely indescribable depths of sumptuously caparisoned tedium".

The Colony of Australia - Encloses an article [not present]; has left the Sydney Herald and will be a freelance journalist for the Daily Mail, will be in Singapore.

Government Guest House, Tawau, British North Borneo - Has been to Sumatra and is heading to the Celebes to interview colonels about the situation; the Daily Mail has offered the South East Asia desk; finds Borneo horrid except for the Indonesian crew, who wear tiny blue shorts; met Rance in Djkarta; might do a BBC TV programme, but will stay for a while. With a drawing of a crew member at the bottom of the second page.

The Sydney Morning Herald - Has received an answer from the College of Arms about his crest, very snobbish; enjoyed his letter very much, is happy to hear the BBC link is a good one.

Asks for help in obtaining a copy of the Mossman arms for a blank signet ring he has been given; is now doing a nightly television show about the day's foreign news and is beginning to get noticed by the general public; is sorry Peter has been ill and hopes he is not reduced to melancholy of the physically incapacitating kind again.

Describes Sundays in Sydney with everything shut but the churches; is now leader-writer and in line to be editor; has applied to be editor of the Borneo Bulletin.

Shares news of living in Sydney, seeing [?] Carruthers in a restaurant ; tells a story about his Managing Director Henderson, "a fearful fellow".

Alberton Hall, Elizabeth Bay Road, Sydney - Gives his impression of Australia and Australians, an comments particularly on their lack of a history of a ruling class and consequent effects. Will be there for 18 months and will not have his furniture sent to him.

C.I.R.T. c/o N.I.T.V., P.O. Box 2559, Tehran, Iran - Thanks him for the news of Jim [Mossman]'s death; describes his work [with the International Centre for Theatre Research]: English[?] and Persian actors performing together in a crumbling palace near Tehran.

Hotel Esplanade Pty. Ltd., Perth, W.A. - Returns ['The Royal Hunt of the Sun'] and thanks him for letting him read it again, comments on it, especially the difficulties in acting and directing it, thinks if Dexter does it as brilliantly as 'Chips' and he gets two first actors, it will be a big success; is in Australia, finds the stage squeaks and the dance studio next door 'lends jazz combo accompaniments to my silvery efforts'; saw Jim Mossman before he left. A note at the top of the letter signed by John [Perry]: 'V. Rum here will write soon'.

Hotel Caravelle, Saigon - Hopes the play is a success, is sure his mother will have a back-handed compliment; is going into battle tomorrow with the American Airborne Brigade full of green young recruits; has written Billy McCarty about this too, recommends PS get to know him as his good deed.

Includes obituaries for John Dexter, Bertie Hope-Davies, James Mossman, and John Wood. Includes an issue of The Listener 14 Oct. 1976 with an article by Shaffer, " Peter Shaffer on faith, farce and masks."

Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, (Nuclear Energy Secretariat), 2 Rue Andre-Pascal, Paris XVIe - Holiday in Vittel; coverage of Brian [Glanville?]'s novel; spent a week with Jim Mossman's editor C. R. Coote; hopes to hear from Peter that he is planning to visit.

Is touring Rhodes and the Peloponnese with Jim [Mossman?]; will probably see him in June.