Rejection of Invitation

August 30, 2004

Brenda Minion
General Manager
International Business Society Inc.
673 Hillcrest Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233

Dear Mrs Minion:

I am pleased and honoured by the invitation to participate in the conference organized by your society, which is to be held in Kansas, September 20-25, 2004.

I must apologize for the slight delay in replying to your letter. I have just returned from Paris after a visit and did not have your address at hand. I did write, however, to Mr Davis, who is to be chairman of the session in which I was invited to present a paper.

I very much regret to say that it will not be possible for me to make any major trip in the autumn owing to bad health. The only thing I can do is send a few comments to Mr Davis for him to use as he sees fit. Needless to emphasize that - were my health better - I should be delighted to attend your conference, which promises to be a great event. Thank you once more for honouring me with your invitation.

With every good wish for the success of the conference.

Yours sincerely,

SIGNATURE

Samuel B. Magdovitz