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Iit is not known who sent this draft to WHFT, but it apparently was intended to confirm the outcome of a face to face meeting between WHFT and the Commissioners. It was possibly sent by Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2^nd Earl of Granville (1815-1891), MP & diplomat (see ; ; ; ). For WHFT's personal notes about his interpretations of these meetings (sadly falling just short of this date), see Doc. No: 15000].

Draft of letter to
M^r Fox Talbot

Dec. 5^th

Sir,

I am directed by the Executive Committee to say that as it is their desire that in any steps they may take, in the preparation of the Photographs to be presented with the Jury Reports to Foreign Governments, &c.^<1> they should act, when possible, in accordance with your wishes as Patentee, and they are prepared to recommend to Her Majesty's Commissioners, after the verbal communication they have had the pleasure of holding with you, that your proposal to have fifteen copies of the Jury Reports, bound with the Photographs, placed at your disposal, be accepted; you undertaking, both on your own part & on that of those licensed by you, to give to Her Majesty's Commissioners every facility for the free introduction of the impressions which are to be made in Foreign Countries, the climate being more suitable, & that you waive all claim for royalty, beyond the fifteen copies already alluded to.

In reference to your wish that M^r Henneman¹ should be permitted to sell copies from the negatives belonging to Her Majesty's Commissioners, after the 140 copies required by the Commission are prepared, it is not in the power of the Executive Committee to promise that such an arrangement will be made, as they have granted this permission to M^r Bingham,² subject of course, to his obtaining licences from you as Patentee, for the sale of impressions in England. At the same time the Executive Committee will be happy to try, in their individual capacities, to arrange between M^r Bingham and M^r Henneman -

I am, Sir, your obedient Servant
[unsigned]