August 24, 1943.

Mr. Bohulslave [sic] Martinu,

Darien, Connecticut.

Dear Mr. Martinu:

I have your letter of August 21st and have just talked long distance to Mr. Leinsdorf. We would like very much to have you give us the exclusive right of concert and radio performance of your Symphony No. 2 up to January 1, 1944. As you know, we are planning to do the first performance of this work at our pair of concerts, October 28 and 30, and will then do a radio performance of the composition sometime between October 30 and January 1, 1944.

It is agreeable to us for you to give performances to Mexico, London, and Boston with the understanding that these performances will not take place until after January 1, 1944. We ask that the performances in Mexico and London do not take place until after January 1, 1944 as our Mutual broadcast will go direct to Mexico and be short-waved to Europe.

In addition we ask to have the first opportunity to say whether or not we desire to record this work with the Columbia Recording Corporation.

I trust this is satisfactory to you and will appreciate your confirming our understanding by letter.

Sincerely yours,

Manager

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