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Letter·34 CDF art. 169·29 September 1963

Correspondence between Schaeffer and Karageorghis on moving objects from an annexe building of the Cyprus MuseumClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer and Vassos Karageorghis

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Handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 1 of letter 34 CDF art. 169 (Correspondence between Schaeffer and Karageorghis on moving objects from an annexe building of the Cyprus Museum), handwritten in English. The transcription and translation follow.

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Cyprus Museum 29/9/63.

Dear Professor Schaeffer,

Here is one thing which I forgot to mention to you yesterday: Our Ministry decided that we discontinue hiring the monument of Kumarcilar Khan in the Turkish Quarter of Nicosia. This is an Ancient Monument 2nd Schedule, which is private property and has been rented by the Department over the last 20 years or so. Now the owners demand £ 700 per annum as rent, and our Ministry is not prepared to accept this. The lease expires to-morrow, 30th Sept. Though I wrote earlier to our Ministry it is only yesterday morning that I had their decision. In one of the rooms, as you remember, you have several objects (pottery etc) from your excavations at

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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