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Dikaios20. XI. 1945. My dear friend, I very much regretted having been obliged to postpone until spring next the excavation campaign at Enkomi planned for the autumn. Since I was due to be back in Nov. for the meetings of the 5 commissions of excavations at the Centre de la Recherche and at the Aff. Etrang. , I could not postpone to October the start of the excavations. On the other hand, the lack of sea transport made the movement of the Mission and of the luggage difficult. In the end and after several attempts to still set off I had to abandon and to request the transfer of the credits granted to the next year. I hope that these changes did not affect have not caused you any trouble. In According to the best tradition, of the Quai, the the offices have taken made an endless time before sending the telegrams to warn you to send of the change of date. I apologise for this. I was myself at that time on an inspection tour in the South of France and in the East and … continues
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