Letter·34 CDF art. 168-3·15 November 1946

Letter from Schaeffer to the director-general of the Commission des Fouilles on balancing the Enkomi mission's budget, with an expenditure statementClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 4 of letter 34 CDF art. 168-3 (Letter from Schaeffer to the director-general of the Commission des Fouilles on balancing the Enkomi mission's budget, with an expenditure statement), 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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Statement of expenses of the Enkomi Mission Excavation campaign September and October 1946. (L. = Cypriot or English pounds)

L.
Travel expenses Turkey - Cyprus - Syria
-charged to the budget of the Ras Shamra Mission
Maintenance of the Mission for 47 days (est. 360)318
Transport and hire of car and lorry (est. 180)147
Purchase and hire of excavation equipment (est. 225)62
Salary of the architect and the draughtsman-
charged to the budget of Ras Shamra (est. 200)
100 workmen (average) for 40 days of excavation1.860
(est. 1.350)
Foreman for 50 working days at 2 L.100
(est. 100)
Hire of land and allowances (est. 350)263
Pounds2.750
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Budget of the Mission Credit 1946 Pounds 2.750. =============

I certify this statement to be true and accurate amounting to Two thousand seven hundred and fifty Cypriot Pounds.

Handwritten: signature

Printed: Commandant Claude F.A. SCHAEFFER / Directeur de Recherches / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Handwritten: signature

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