B"H2 Elul, 5725
Aharon Cousin
7 Durlston Road
London E. 5, England
Greeting and Blessing:
In reply to your letter of Menachem Av 28, I wish to inform you that the Rebbe שליט"א consents to you buying the house you write about, with the condition: "באם לדעת מומחים התנאים הנ"ל טובים"1
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Rabbi M.A. Hodakov
Notes and sources
On the stationary of the Rebbe's Secretariat.
Rabbi Aaron Avigdor Cousin, is a veteran educator, who served in wide range of educational positions in London, England. At the time of this writing, he was studying in the Manchester Yeshivah, and had begun to come close to Lubavitch, especially through the influences of his mashpia Rabbi Dubov. For more information and additional letters from the Rebbe addressed to him, see letter dated 23 Tammuz, 5712.
1) "If it is the opinion of experts that the said conditions are appropriate."
Source: Photocopy of Original.
Published: Teshurah (Kramer-Neuman, 12 Tammuz 5785).