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indicates that collaboration between the two leading field undertakings in Cyprus should proceed smoothly and be very fruitful. If the big size of the "Corpus" work necessitates collaboration between several institutions it is, on the other hand, desirable to limit the number of such institutions, especially in view of the difficulties in organizing the work. Difficulties would certainly be encountered if more than three institutions were concerned. The following institutions are therefore suggested: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The University of Pennsylvania, and The Swedish Cyprus Expedition. As to the planning of the work the following particulars might be suggested: 1. Cypriote antiquities of all museums, and as far as possible, private collections, should be investigated and recorded. 2. All main types of architectural remains, tombs, etc.,(immovable antiquities) as well as objects to be reproduced in good drawings or photographs. The classification established for Volume IV of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition might form a basis for the classification in the "Corpus". In Vol.IV of the said publication all the architectural main types such as palaces, temples, domestic architecture, tombs, etc., will be treated separately. The same system has been adopted as regards the objects. Years of work with this classification have thus already been spent by the Swedish expedition, and the result of these researches would naturally be placed at the disposal of the editors of the "Corpus". 3. The text to the "Corpus" should simply be laid out like a catalogue with short descriptions and classifications with