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In any case, regarding this additional grant there is no time lost since, moreover, the additional grant awarded by the Cultural Relations and the Finance (Departments) in January February 47 have remained in Nicosia for six months then have been in your absence, after advice from the Department and according to your wish transferred to the Barclays Bank in Famagusta, not without some observations on my part, (certainly ones which do not touch you personally on account of your title and of your capacities,) on the danger of generalising the transfers abroad to accounts of persons absent for a year from the place where they are supposed to receive the grant. In short, I hope within 15 days the Ministry of Finance will have replenished my cash box for the French Consulate in Malta and in Cyprus in general as well as for your grant in particular and I shall make the transfer at that time through the Barclays Bank, which takes a short time of eight days. But as I told you the transfer of the 1st half-year is already in Famagusta and will allow MM Coche de la Ferté, Pivano and Furrer to wait a fortnight. I have not failed to send to Jules Lapierre at Larnaca your interesting article on the archaeological news of Cyprus, but not without having first read it for my information and personal satisfaction.
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