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copy of the the concession [?received… not being able to follow matters. as well as] I enclose an official letter informing you of the change of the date of the first campaign au printemps and requesting authorisation to begin in the spring 1946 without chang other change as to the plan and to the personnel of the Mission. I hope to find transport which will allow me to begin early in the month of March. After Enkomi, I shall go to Ras Shamra if circumstances permit and in any case in June in July Turkey where I shall resume work my the excavations at Malatya in agreement with the Turkish Gov. Turkish authorities. I hope that Mrs D. you are well, Mrs D. and yourself, and you are well, as is the case, happily with us. We have returned to the Château Bl. devastated and have begun to rebuild our home. I shall have much to discuss with you concerning my chronology of Cyprus inserted in my 2 volumes on the Str. and Ch. of Western Asia in press at Oxford. Je And you know how much I look forward to seeing you again and Cyprus. My homage to your home, and cordially. Yours
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