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Letter·34 CDF art. 176·1956

Correspondence between Schaeffer and Megaw on the division and continuation of the excavationsClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer and Arthur Hubert Stanley Megaw

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

Scan 1 of letter 34 CDF art. 176 (Correspondence between Schaeffer and Megaw on the division and continuation of the excavations), handwritten in English and French. The transcription follows.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 176, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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26.3.56

Dear Mr. Megaw,

Thank you for your letter of March 19th and the good news that your Salamis research has not been interrupted which will give hope that we also, can carry on at Enkomi next autumn. The necessary funds have been approuved. Berard will write you about his material & I shall be happy if you could arrange to pack Vounous for shipping to Australia. As soon as you know the approx. cost, please send me a note (packing & shipping par cargo). Please give our best regards to Mrs Megaw, my souvenirs to Dikaios and believe me, dear Mr. Megaw, Yours sincerely C F A Schaeffer.

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