- Created by
- Marie Seton 1910–1985
- Recipient
- Ronald Moody 1900–1984
- Title
- Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald Moody, addressed from New Delhi, Kotah House
- Date
- 28 October 1961
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented to Tate Archive by Cynthia Moody, the sculptor's niece, 1995.
- Reference
- TGA 956/1/2/58/39
Description
This letter regards Indira Gandhi's attempts to contact James Cameron and asking Moody to arrange a meeting between them. Marie Seton writes of a rapprochement between Nehru's sister and herself and mentions this sister's loyalty to Paul and Essie (Paul Robeson and his wife Essie). Seton describes family in-fighting and her fears that this sister is putting pressure on Nehru regarding Menon whom she hates. Seton writes about Menon's relationship with Nehru and Dr Allchin's advice that Menon have psychiatric treatment. She tells Ronald that she has had a word with the detective guarding Nehru to keep an eye on Menon in case of any threat of violence or efforts to frame him. The letter concludes with a description of a baby elephant given as a present to Nehru, fears about the unhappiness of Indira's younger son, and news of Paul and Essie Robeson's illnesses.
Archive context
- Papers of Ronald Moody TGA 956 (248)
- Correspondence TGA 956/1 (84)
- Correspondence with friends TGA 956/1/2 (84)
- Letters from Marie Seton TGA 956/1/2/58 (71)
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