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le 9 July 1954
Dear Mr. Megaw,
I was on the point of replying to your letter of July 2nd, when I received the news of Dikaios' illness. Please give him my best wishes for a speedy recovery. — Our this years season is scheduled to begin on the first days of September with W. Forrer (& R. Kuss) in charge of soundings along the perimetre of the South & Ouest wall. Everything must be over by October 15 or even earlier. I shall arrive in Nic. in the second half of Sept, probably. Exact dates depend on arrangements here. As soon as possible, I shall give you final information.
Concerning the communiqué announcing the termination of the combined expedition, I wanted to propose you a later date (possibly 1955) for two main reasons. 1/ There remains a lot to be done for your expedition still on the North wall, in the section now opened or to be opened on the crossing of the present road. And suppose, during that work, you would make an important find which would necessite special research? It seems wise to keep this termination business as an interior affair of our enterprise until time for real departing is near. — 2/ When I announced at the Commission of Arch. Res. at the Ministry of For. Affairs the termi-
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