Letter·34 CDF art. 168-3·11 September 1946

Letter from the French consular agent at Larnaca to Schaeffer on creditsConsulat de France en Chypre, Larnaca

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Typed in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 1 of letter 34 CDF art. 168-3 (Letter from the French consular agent at Larnaca to Schaeffer on credits), typed in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 168-3, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Printed: CONSULAR AGENCY OF FRANCE

Printed: AT LARNACA

Printed: (ISLAND OF CYPRUS)

No. 399

Printed: French Republic

LARNACA 11 September 1946

Handwritten: 41/13

Handwritten: Mon cher Pierre? illegible — handwritten note in left margin, partially legible:

Handwritten: My dear Colleague, / I have handed you ...

The Consular Agent of France at Larnaca To Monsieur Claude F.A.Schaeffer Director of Research Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique at Nicosia

Sir,

I have the honour to confirm my letter of 24 August 1946, a copy of which was sent to Mr Dikaios.

I hasten to inform you that I hold at your disposal a cheque on the Barclays Bank of Nicosia, cheque of £ 41.13.0 representing the balance of the credit of £ 2750 which was allocated to you by the Directorate General of Cultural Relations.

I would be grateful if you would kindly send me the receipts that I had sent on 28 August to Mr Dikaios, as well as those that I enclose herewith, and by return of post I will send you the aforementioned cheque.

Thanking you in advance, please accept, Sir, the assurance of my very high consideration.

Handwritten: Lapierre

J.Lapierre

Handwritten: marginal note, left side, partly illegible: "... funds received by Barclays Bank ... Mr ... £ 41.13.0 ... enc. ... the receipt to the ... funds ... for ... Mr ... of his ...

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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