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12 October1947.
Dear Sir.
I have just become acquainted with Coche's letter. I in my turn am going to speak to you about the financial question which does not fail to cause us some anxiety.
By employing the staff you proposed, namely some thirty workmen, men and women, plus the supervisory staff (KoLiVAS, Mickaël, Night Watchman) + the driver, we arrive at a daily pay of 20 to 22 £. That is for one week 132 £.
Your arrival, probable, being due to take place around the first days of November, we will have excavated 3 weeks without you. Approximate expenditure. 132 × 3 = 396 £
These expenses are understood without prejudice to our hotel costs and some pocket money. —
On the one hand I can draw on the Barclays' Bank of 350 £.
On the other hand Mr Dikaios has handed to Coche 100 £ out of the 300 £ deposited by you into his hands, 100 £ already reduced by expenses and advances in order to cover the first costs of starting up and setting up here:
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