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© 2017, V&R unipress GmbH, Göttingen ISBN Print: 9783847107217 – ISBN E-Lib: 9783737007214 endlichdieExportgenehmigung fürdieAdler-Bibliothekerhaltenhaben.395Die Information wurde umgehend auch an Hugh Hodgson weitergeleitet,396 der sofortHubert J.Adler informierte, nichtohnegleichDruckauszuüben: „Since thenecessarypermithasbeen secured Icannotunderstand thedelay in ship- pingthecollection.Pleaseget intouchwithyouragentsandseeifyoucan’t find out somethingmore regarding thismatter.“397 Hubert J. Adlermeldete unverzüglich, dass die 22Kisten am22.April 1950 Rotterdamverlassenwerden398undauchderUniversitätsratvonGeorgiazeigte sich befriedigt: „It is good to know that after almost two years of effort the collection is at last on theway toAthens.“399AlsBeilagewurdedabei auch ein Schreiben desAmerikanischenGeneralkonsulsmit einer differenzierten Sicht aufdieAuslieferungsverzögerungmitgeliefert: TheLegationhasnowlearned[…]that theAdler libraryhasalreadybeenclearedand will leave for a channel port foronward shipment to theUnitedStates in accordance with the shipping instructions […]. The local forwarding companywill inform the HudsonShippingCompanybycableassoonastheactual shipmenthas leftViennaby rail. Withregardtothedelayswhichhavebeenexperiencedinobtainingthefinalclearance for the shipment of this library, your attention is invited to the fact that while the propertywaspurchasedbyanAmericancitizen, theproperty isofsuchanatureas to beconsideredbytheAustrianGovernmentsomethingofanationalmonument.Asyou are probably aware, there has been a tendency in recent years to purchase art and literary treasures to the cultural loss of the countries fromwhich such treasures are shipped.It isconnectionwiththeunderstandabledesireoftheAustrianGovernmentto prevent a complete depletationof its culturalmonuments and traditions that control has been exercised in suchmatters. This explains the delaywhichyouhave encoun- tered.400 395 UGL,Hagrett RB&ML,Manuscript and Photographs, GuidoAdler Collection,MS 1336, Guido Adler collection – acquisition, 1948–1955. Schreiben American Legation Vienna (Knowlton V. Hicks, American Consul General) an University System of Georgia, Mr. HarmonCaldwell, 3.4.1950. 396 UGL,Hagrett RB&ML,Manuscript and Photographs, GuidoAdler Collection,MS 1336, GuidoAdler collection – acquisition, 1948–1955. SchreibenOffice of theCancellor, Uni- versitySystemofGeorgia anHughHodgson, 19.4.1950. 397 UGL,Hagrett RB&ML,Manuscript and Photographs, GuidoAdler Collection,MS 1336, GuidoAdler collection – acquisition, 1948–1955. SchreibenHughHodgson anHubert J. Adler, 18.4.1950. 398 UGL,Hagrett RB&ML,Manuscript and Photographs, GuidoAdler Collection,MS 1336, Guido Adler collection – acquisition, 1948–1955. Telegramm Hubert Adler an Hugh Hodgson, 19.4.1950. 399 UGL,Hagrett RB&ML,Manuscript and Photographs, GuidoAdler Collection,MS 1336, Guido Adler collection – acquisition, 1948–1955. Schreiben John E Sims, office of the Chancellor,University SystemofGeorgia anHughHodgson, 21.4.1950. 400 UGL,Hagrett RB&ML,Manuscript and Photographs, GuidoAdler Collection,MS 1336, Guido Adler collection – acquisition, 1948–1955. Schreiben American Legation Vienna RaubundRückgabederBibliothekunddesNachlassesGuidoAdlers 185 Open-Access-Publikation im Sinne der CC-Lizenz BY-NC-ND 4.0