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I would be glad if you would order as many new ones. I enclose a cheque of £ 50 - 0 - 0 to replenish my deposit in case the level is low. I would then also answer immediately the request for photographs of the Cups in your letter of Aug. 4th which I found here on arrival. The ones I have here have been slightly spoiled by the printer of the plates. It would therefore be better you would order prints directly from the Brit. Mus. where the negatifs are preserved. Probably you will have to pay a small charge as I had to do. I was glad and relieved to read in your letter of July 30th that you appreciate the fundamental differences of opinion between Dik. & myself concerning the vital question of the dating of the ashlar buildings at Enkomi and all the difficulties which have arisen from this differences. As far back as July 1951 I told you in my report written at Pardyri the reasons why I shall not be able to refer to Dik. report before publication and I repeated the reasons in my last letter. Indeed
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