Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 7·1953

1953: McFadden's death (2 of 2)

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 104 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 7 (1953: McFadden's death (2 of 2)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 7, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 104 of 150

Stamp: Nov 9, 1953

No....45/37. DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES,

TELEPHONE No. 2189 CYPRUS.

Printed: coat of arms

THE ANTIQUITIES LAW (CAP.43) SECTION 16 (2) RENEWAL OF LICENCE TO EXACAVATE.

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WHEREAS by a licence dated 27th February, 1937, hereinafter called "the Principal Licence"), BERT HODGE HILL, acting for and on behalf of the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania, of Philadelphia (in the said Licence and hereinafter called "the Licensee"), was granted licence to carry out scientific excavations with the object of discovering antiquities on certain areas of land described in the said Principal Licence and the plan attached thereto, situated in the village of Episkopi in the District of Limassol;

AND WHEREAS by a Licence dated the 29th May, 1937, supplementary to the Principal Licence (hereinafter called "the First Supplementary Licence") the area of operations in the Principal Licence was extended to include other areas of land described in the First Supplementary Licence;

AND WHEREAS the Principal Licence as amended by the First Supplementary Licence expired on the 27th February, 1939, and was renewed for a further period of two years beginning on the 27th February, 1939, upon the same terms as in the said licences contained (hereinafter called "the First Renewal");

AND WHEREAS by a licence dated the 25th May, 1939, supplementary to the Principal Licence and the First Supplementary Licence (hereinafter called "the Second Supplementary Licence") the area of operations in the Principal Licence was further extended to include certain other areas of land described in the Second Supplementary Licence;

AND WHEREAS the Principal Licence as amended by the First and Second Supplementary Licences and the First Renewal expired on the 26th February, 1941, and was renewed for a further period of two years beginning on the 14th October, 1947, upon the same terms as in the said licences contained (hereinafter called "the Second Renewal");

AND WHEREAS by a licence dated the 12th November, 1947, supplementary to the Principal Licence and the First and Second Supplementary licences (hereinafter called "the Third Supplementary Licence") the area of operations in the Principal Licence was further extended to include certain other areas of land described in the Third Supplementary Licence;

AND WHEREAS the Principal Licence as amended by the First, Second and Third Supplementary Licences and the First,Second and Third Renewals expired on 13th October, 1951, and was renewed for a further period of two years beginning on the 14th October, 1951 upon the same terms as in the said licences contained (hereinafter called "the Fourth Renewal");

AND WHEREAS the Fourth Renewal of the Principal Licence as amended by the First, Second and Third supplementary

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