Letter·34 CDF art. 169·2 March 1972

Correspondence between Schaeffer and Karageorghis about Schaeffer's arrival and a visit organised on a public holiday in CyprusClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer and Vassos Karageorghis

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[printed: ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ [emblem: dove in shield within wreath; 1960] ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ]

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MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND WOR KS DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES NICOSIA.

2nd March 1972

Dear Professor Schaeffer,

Thank you very much for your letter of 25th February. I shall be glad to see you here in the morning of 17th March and shall arrange for a visit to Kition on a day which will suit both of us.

vertical pencil line beside this paragraphWith regard to your talk our last day is Friday the 31st of March and the 1st of April, Saturday, is a public holiday and we shall devote it to an excursion to Kyrenia-Bellapais. If you do not mind talking on Friday (which is Good Friday) then I shall arrange it as you wish. We shall speak about this when we meet on the 17th.

With all good wishes and looking forward to seeing you both with Madame Schaeffer,

Yours sincerely,

VKarageorghis

(V. Karageorghis) Director of the Dept.of Antiquities.

Professor C.F.A. Schaeffer, Membre del' Institut L' Escale La Croix-Valmer, P.B. 16, Var, 83, France.

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