Correspondence connected with an invitation of a representative of a foreign firm to moscow

Письмо1 Moscow, 18th July, 20..,

Dear Sirs,

We thank you for your letter of the 15th July on the possibility of developing mutual trading relations between your company and A/O "Rosimport".

We shall be very pleased to meet your Managing Director Mr. James Robinson and negotiate with him here in Moscow.

As to the time of Mr. Robinson's visit, we regret that our Vice-President Mr. V. D. Ivanov and the Manager of our Export Department Mr. M. G. Petrov, who are dealing with this matter, will be away from Moscow at the beginning of August. We suggest therefore that Mr. Robinson should visit Moscow² after the"l5th August if this time is convenient for him.

We should be obliged for an early reply.

Yours faithfully,

П и с ь м о 2

London, 22nd July, 20..

Dear Sirs,

We have received with pleasure your letter dated the 18th July in response to ours of the 15th July concerning the development of mutual business relations between A/O "Rosimport" and ourselves.

We greatly appreciate your invitation to Mr. J. Robinson to visit you for the purpose of discussing this matter. The time of the visit suggested by you, viz. After the 15th August, is quite convenient for us. Mr. Robinson proposes flying to Moscow about the 20th August³, and we will advise you of the exact date after his flight has been arranged.

Yours faithfully,

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