Letter·34 CDF art. 169·12 April 1959

Correspondence between Schaeffer and Karageorghis on publications and a possible French cultural institute in CyprusClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer and Vassos Karageorghis

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Nicosia, 25.3.59.

Dear Professor Schaeffer,

Thank you very much for your letter of 5th March, and all your good wishes for the future . Before reaching the main object of this letter, may I first deal with some others

1) Ras Sh. chariot crater : I hope you have found the drawings or that M. Kuss knows where they are. I am anxious to have them to go ahead with my contribution to your book.

2) CNRS. As things are now, I feel that I may not be free before March next year, so I think that I shall have to defer my application for the Session of Oct. 1st. But I shall let you know in advance of my decision. Things are changing so rapidly here, and I feel that I should not be away at critical periods.

3) I still think that your material should not stay in the Khan. But you may take this up when you come next autumn.

4) Thank you for sending me Vermeule's article. I never took

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