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I had then expected to go to Cyprus, as I wrote you, last of was in Cyprus for Feb. 6 to 11th of the mo. & & wrote you anticipation when I wrote you on Jan. 25- From Feb. 6 of eleven days // a change Cyprus & trip Steamer schedule enabled me to go earlier & to be back in Athens a day before the \mid-Feb. to mid-m- mid-m- trip could be taken/ as I for Italy earlier on Feb. 15th. Mr. McFadd can as I for Italy earlier than expected, & took the Feb. 15-22 boat repudedly during the for the 13th of the next 13-20 and I stayed here the many week & I remained in Athens, & left for the affairs of the by the 21st of the mo. to sail for Cyprus by 2nd-
In Cyprus I first called upon Mr. Hilton, the new Director of Antiquities / new Dept. of Antiquities/ made his acquaintance, & the next Director of the new Dept. of Antiquities, which is in process of creating, \Museum Committee/ & is to supercede the & take over the administrative duties of the Museum Committee & anc't Monuments. Wh. is under the Col. Secy. & to exercise the functions of the Museum Committee, the Curator & ancicut monuments- & in part directly by the Col. Secy's Office. So far as we are concerned the new arrangement applies for a distinct improvement. We had hitherto a 1931 o in 1934, after securing the consent of the mm. advise both 1934, then lets we had to file an application for the formal permit with the Col. Secy's Office, & which it was referred to the Mus. Cte. for approval … continues
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