Dear Dr. Gaon:

The enclosed copies of letters speak for themselves. I assume there was an overlapping of correspondence, and that your instructions to Bombay were received while Dr. Kahana wrote to me.

I am anxious to hear from you concerning the Sassoon matters. My latest information, reaching me this morning, is that Rabbi Unterman of Tel-Aviv, has joined the opposition to Rabbi Nissim, and that the "Heter" is just about dead. I have the feeling that any significant information from Rabbi Sassoon can possibly bring Rabbi Unterman back to a Pro-Heter stand.

Please be kind enough to look into these matters as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Rabbi Norman Lamm

CC: Dr. Weiss/w/encls