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Would you therefore ask to a shipping agent reliable to take charge of the loading of the shipping of the crates on board a cargo ship bound for Marseille. The crates should be marked VERY FRA- GILE and addressed to the MUSEE DES ANTIQUITES NATIONALES St. GERMAIN EN LAYE (S. & O.). FE (= French Expedition) VIII (and following). I think that the insurance is illusory, but if the costs are not were not too high one could insure against loss and breakage for 5 to 10 Mill. francs.
Could the costs be paid by carriage forward? For they should be taken from the credit 1958. Otherwise I will arrange by an advance payable by cheque in £ angl. at London or £ ch. to you in Cyprus.
At Larnaca Limassol, the representative of the Serv. des Ant. very cooperative, could supervise the loading of the crates. He assisted us during our recent departure and happens to be a friend of the Miss. Franç. —
We returned the travelling rug to Karageorghis and warmly thank Madame Lapierre for her kindness. The return to Enk, in the evening?, indeed,
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain