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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2/ this woman very seriously. In a bibliography which she published in AJA 1958 she gives your initials as W. (!)

Now to the main theme of my letter : I made several hints in my previous letter about the establishment of a French Institution here in Cyprus. I also spoke to M. Lapierre who must have written to you on the subject. He must have written to you that I am in a position to know of several movements behind the scenes and of my conviction that a French cultural centre will be welcomed most enthusiastically by the new Republic. If you have had any contacts with the cultural Dept. of the Foreign Office and they look upon this favourably, I have been advised to write to you to send a letter to Archbishop Makarios, presenting your compliments for the new Republic and make such suggestions to him. No need to mention my confidential information. But you may use my name if you would like me to give further particulars etc and to testify the great benefit (from the Archaeologist's point of view) from an annexe of the Institut Franç. d'Archéologie f being established in Cyprus. What I

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