Letter·34 CDF art. 176·24 November 1957

Letter from Schaeffer to Megaw on the progress of the excavationsClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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Scan 5 of letter 34 CDF art. 176 (Letter from Schaeffer to Megaw on the progress of the excavations), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

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to be asked on loan. – Finally I would like to pack in the strong boxes (6 in all) I bring with me, the minor objects divided on Saturday together with on loan, those of the French finds which have been allocated to the C.M. except the already published ones and sufficiently well reproduced ones. In order that this operation for which I set aside Tuesday and Wednesday is going on speedely and in good order, I would be grateful to you to give me the help of M. Karageorghis, who could make a list of the numbers of all objects to go out and to be packed by me & Mrs. Schaeffer. This list will then be signed by me for your documents of the division. Departure of the first lot of the antiquities allocated to the French Mission. I am embarking at Limassol on Saturday 30th, S/S. Corinthia to Beyrouth together with Mrs Sch., my assistant M. Willm, the Jeep + all the luggage of the expedition. On that occasion I would export the first lot of antiquities I shall come to pack as said in the preceding § on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. Kuss stays behind, returns to Nicosia to begin the drawings of the pottery in the Museum on Monday 25th. If the weather should prevent us from embarking

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