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cause of some delay there is of course the possibility that one or another owner may hold up the preliminary negotiations or that it may not prove p[handwritten: possible]ossible for a representative of the Cyprus Museum to begin negotiations promptly. However, I am sure that there will be no undue delay do its best for us and am confident that there will be no undue delay at any stage of the procedure once the first step -- that of negotiation with landowners -- has been taken. And passing this stage should be facilitated by the fact that the Cyprus Museum was working in the vicinity last year and is to work there again in 1934 on its own account.
If we have two or three fields ready for the start of our [handwritten: o]perations it will be a comparatively simple matter to get out permit extended to other areas as we may find desirable; though of course the territory actually dug will necessarily be small.
I count upon hearing in due time what are the financial arrangements. Must the $1500 available cover all expenses, or will there be some other money, to meet preliminary charges, for example, so that the 1500 may be used solely for actual excavation? As you know, the Cypriote pound is kept at par with sterling, and London drafts are readily cashed by the banks of the island. Dollar drafts are salable enough but, judging by 1932, at a shade under the market. When I was in Cyprus in 1931/32 I dealt mainly with the Ionian Bank and have since kept my account with it open. It will probably be convenient to continue with this bank as it has a branch at Limassol (10 miles from Curium).
Sincerely yours,
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