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14 october 1954Enkomi - Alasia.
Dear Mr. Megaw,
The work to close the gap at our westwall having taken more time, we postponed our departure to Friday. There was a little " door " at that point & another one some distance to the north. It will be necessary to do there some more digging before we can say if they are contemporary with the wall or broken through later.
Here are the last points I wanted to clear up. 1) It would be useful to provide the newly fenced area behind the expeditionhouse where bushes & trees will be planted with a gate entrance so that the watercarrier could drive in with a car. This entrance could be a simple mobile pole kept to the gate with a wire. (drawing) 2) All birds from Alasia join me in wishing you success to obtain their protection on the grounds of the excavations & the house. Guns & traps of the watchmen are their most immediate concern. 3) I left only a dozen papersacks with sherds of the wall for further comparisons in the house, inside
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