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[printed: LE CASTEL-BLANC]
Printed: 14, RUE TURGOT
Printed: ST. GERMAIN-EN-LAYE
Dear Director, I think you are busy with the organisation of the Congress and I hope you enjoy good weather for your research. Here there is still the rest of winter weather. I have been asked by Mr. Vrachas to write a note on the present state of Cypriot Archaeology but have declined by pressure of work and asked that you would be best scholar to resume these problems. They have written again and prolonged the date of delivery of the paper and I will try to do it in spite of the work here & the complications in the restarting of normal research & teaching activity in our Univ. & Coll. de Fr. world. – The architecte of Fam. M. Toumazis informs me that the new buildings will be ready and the place cleaned for the visit of Congress. I have the memory of a glorious szene with red flowers all over the ruins in April 1967 and wonder how the place looks this year when the visitors come. I would be glad if you could when going to Salamis pass there and decide if any cleaning of the area excavated be done before April 18th_ - I also
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