January–April 1954

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of course. At the same time I hope it will be possible to get a few really good things (comparatively speaking, of course) which would be suitable for exhibit. In this connection, of there has just come to me a copy of a letter written by Peter Megaw 29 Nov 48, which deals with a tentative division by him and Pete of the material departure for Turkey. I gather that none of the material assigned to Philadelphia in this division was ever sent, and that it still remains here in Episkopi for the most part, if not all. (you may have a copy of this letter in the files, since one was sent to Pete and one to Mr. Hill). Aside from tomb groups, which we would still want to have, presumably, there is listed a fair amount of trench material: stratified sherds, contents of a room, etc.; and he had asked for on a loan (which could have become permanent) the contents of a pit, a cellar, and (subject to division later) all the catalogued sherds. I don't know how you feel about this; perhaps you will let me know. My own feeling is that unless we are prepared to cope in an adequate fashion with such material and make it accessible as a study collection we would do much better to leave it all right here. Views solicited.

To continue answering your letter, I suppose I should have the nerve to write to you. be surprised that David would have the nerve to write to you. The gent is just plain unconscious. Christophis tells me that the impact of his goings-on in the village was ten times worse on the villagers than the Fales matter. But the misery he caused us is just water off a duck's back, to use a mmmmmm he phrase homely but apropos, as far as he's concerned. All he has to do, to his way of thinking, is to say he's sorry, and of course he will be forgiven, and everything will be made as smooth and easy as if nothing had happened. Pardon me, if I growl. I cannot imagine why he volunteered his version of Beverly's ambitions unless perhaps she told him that I wrote her that she would be welcome at the museum, but not he. Perhaps so. I do know that she was interested in going on with archaeology before she left, and liked the idea of a job at the museum. Possibly now that things have settled down a bit she has come to think a family might help to make a go of the marriage. Who knows. Perhaps in her earth-mother wisdom she is right.

The Power of Attorney did arrive finally on the 12th. I don't wonder it took two months. It made Sir Panyotis very happy. A magnificent document - I in the manufacture thereof.

That's all to answer in your letter - the gov't's acceptance of the property I have already written about, previous.

As to news from here: Estate: Sir P. is negotiating the sale of the stocks. Passouri stock, face value $2,800, ca. $8,000 - 8,300. Cyprus Airways stock, still, de spite a will do well if it returns us value, ca. $10,500. dividend paid in July (coming to us). Total ca. $13,300. conservatively. One other big item is George's personal checking account (in the English language, ca. $1900. George left us in the Ottoman Bank in Limassol, which, it seems, in legal and any money on deposit in his name, strictly speaking, include money in banking language does not, strictly speaking, include money in a checking or current account. Sir P. and the bank manager are inclined to feel that he did mean us to have the checking account