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Dear M. Megaw,
Thank you for your letter of 17th Aug. received in Cambridge where the meetings where very successful, well organized & often very interesting. According to a certain M. R. A. Crossland who lectured on: The arguments for locating "Ahhiyawa" in Cyprus, Enkomi is proposed to be an important kingdom since the XIVth c. B. C. I replied that I would be glad, but that Dik.s and my finds have not yet provided sufficant materiel for this assumption. —
At the same day, I received a telegram from my second arch. M. Kuss who was promised leave from his military duties, but was refused at the day befor his departure to Beyrouth & Nicosia, Aug. 20th. That is a very serious disappointement & complicates my plans. My third architect, my son Jean Claude beginning his archit. studies, is not able to leave befor end of Sept. because of an examination. So I am left with Forrer alone for the beginning of the work at Enkomi. —
Would you know of any young architect or topographer who could help Forrer for the plan of the wall? In that case would you kindly inform Forrer on arrival, so that he could see him & eventually engage him? Pending my arrival, Forrer will trace the city NW wall in order to
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