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to be regarded as preliminary publication or as comparable to the type of articles you have contributed to A.J.A. or other journals on your work at Enkomi. However we feel that if we use these media to give up-to-date information about our work we can dispense with publication of any preliminary reports properly so called.
All you say about the work in the lowest levels in our area will be borne in mind when we resume work in the summer. It is certainly a complex site, and I for one am very satisfied that we should have the benefit of another season's digging and the advantage of studying your report before we commit anything to print ourselves.
I have asked for another reminder to be sent to the British Embassy about the bowl. It is really very tiresome that so much delay has occurred and I hope the bowl has not suffered as a result. I am glad to hear the statuettes arrived in good order.
With all good wishes,
Yours sincerely,
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