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Gentlemen:

The following, when signed by us both, shall constitute a Memorandum of Agreement between you and Patientia Establishment, Vaduz («Patientia») concerning your purchase of certain rights in and to the above-referenced manuscript («the work»), the Russian version of which is presently in your possession. It is understood and agreed that a more detailed publishing agreement will be entered into at the proper time but until that time this letter will be binding upon both parties.

1. Patientia, the owner of all rights throughout the world in and to the work, hereby sells, grants, conveys, assigns and sets over to you the English language publication rights in and to the work for the United States, its territories and possessions and the Dominion of Canada as follows:

A. Hard Cover Book Rights

B. Paperback and Reprint Rights

C. Book Club Rights

Your exercise of the rights specified in paragraphs В and С above shall be subject to the prior approval of Patientia, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

2. In consideration of the rights sold to you hereunder you agree as follows:

A. То employ, without financial obligation to Patientia, a translator satisfactory to Patientia to prepare an English language translation of the work, which translation shall also be satisfactory to Patientia.

B. To publish the work as quickly as possible after the translation has been completed.

C. То pay to Patientia or its assignee:

(i) TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000) as follows:

a) The sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($125,000) on execution hereof, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.

b) The sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($125,000) on or about June 5, 1967. (ii) The additional purchase price, if any, to which

Patientia may become entitled pursuant to Schedule A hereof.

3. You are hereby appointed by Patientia as its sole and exclusive agent in connection with the disposition of first and second North American English language serial rights in and to the work. You agree, however, not to negotiate or deal with anyone for the disposition of these rights without the prior approval of Patientia and then only with parties and upon terms agreed to by Patientia. In exchange for your services hereunder you shall receive a commission of ten per cent к 10 %) of all sums received by Patientia from the disposition m these rights. The remaining ninety per cent (90 %) shall be 'remitted to Patientia within seven (7) days of your receipt [thereof, except that with regard to second serial rights the (provisions hereof shall be subject to Schedule A.

4. You agree not to issue or cause to be issued any initial announcement or initial publicity relating to this agreement, the work or the publication thereof, or its author, until permitted to do so by Patientia.

5. All rights not specifically sold, granted, conveyed, assigned and set over to you hereunder are reserved to Patientia. Patientia shall, of course, seek your advice prior to disposing of any reserved publication rights in the work but its decision in connection with such disposition shall be final.

Yours very truly,

Edward S. Greenbaum

Attorney in Fact for

PATIENTIA ESTABLISHMENT, VADUZ

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:

HARPER ROW, PUBLISHERS, INC.

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1. Harper Row, Publishers Inc., New York 10016

2. The New York Times, New York 10036

3. Time Inc., New York 10020

Re: Svetlana Allilueva's Twenty Letters to a Friend

Gentlemen:

I As the result of the discussions held over the past week among I the various interested parties and because of the events in Europe, we would like to confirm the following:

1. Harper Row will publish on October 2nd.

2. The New York Times will publish the authorized 30,000-word extract over a two-week period commencing in the Sunday issue of September 10th.

3. Life Magazine will publish the authorized 30,000-word extract in two instalments in the issue of September 12th and 19th, respectively.

14. The New York Times and Life publications will carry a line «These are excerpts from the book Twenty Letters to a Friend, to be published on October 2, 1967 by Harper Row, Publishers Incorporated» and also carry the proper copyright notice.

5. The purchasers of first serial rights outside the United States will be authorized to commence publication September 10, 1967 or such later date as may be feasible.

6. Book publication outside the United States will be authorized on any date beginning September 21st.

Except for the advancement of the publication dates as set forth above, all other terms and conditions of the respective agreements shall remain in full force and effect.

Would you please sign and return the enclosed copy of this letter by messenger, so that we may have a record of everyone's agreement on the new schedule.

Cordially yours,

Maurice С Greenbaum

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AGREEMENT made this 29th day of September, 1967 between HARPER ROW, PUBLISHERS, INCORPORATED, of 49 East 33rd Street, New York 10016 («HARPER ROW»), and COPEX ESTABLISHMENT, of Vaduz, Liechtenstein, care of Staehelin Giezendanner, 39, Alfred Escher-Strasse, 8027 Zurich, Switzerland («COPEX»).