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My pronostics, / as you know, / were right.(your cable of 25 nov. 1948), I also agreed in spite of the fact that you choose an area to in the middle of my research, where, as I wrote cabled back, there are interesting buildings to be expected, according to my previous soundings. I have therefore thus shown that I endeavour try to adhere in word letter & spirit to the agreed undertaking. And I would be glad, if you would do so now also, what concerns and give me satisfaction, by excavating to the / rock,/ this vital area of the building of the statues, the rooms of which need to be finally excavated to the rock for the reasons stated above and stated early before by in writing & by verbal information to you. When this is done, as I have did done it with regard to the so similar building (18) in my 1949 and 1950 dig excavations immediately to the south-west of your "temple" site, then, and then only, is the time to develop an a preliminary account of the (if you wish to fix your ideas of the historical conclusions regarding before the final<s> main / report)/ the this important building where the above which the statue was found.
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