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Rhodes, 30 June 1939
Dear Pete,
I sent you a letter by today's airplane and now learn from M. Stavros of "Amith", who has just paid us a surprise visit (on the "Galilea" en route to Trieste), that the weekly Adriatic-Palestine ships are to stop at Rhodes the day after (going westward) & the day before (eastward) Larnaca. So the "Palestina" should be here tomorrow and letters sent by it should be in Limassol Monday & beat the air service by a day. I shall be interested to learn just when you receive the two letters. On the chance of the arrang. actually the earlier I enclose my copy of the other.
Perhaps you can get the first accounts- I ask for -- that of for Sat. June 24 & 50, of this week & to July 3, transcriptof payrolls -- off by the Rumanian line July 4 (bag closes 8.45 am Limassol). There seems to be a possibility that Benge left some of his acct. memoranda loose in his room. If they are there, please have them sent to 9 Plutarch St. as early as possible (air-July 4 perhaps?). The news and requests in this and the enclosed letter are meant for both you and John. Please divide the jobs between you as is convenient.
I send back the Westholm letters -- most interesting & promising! Good luck in … continues
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