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Aug. 20 th, 1958.
Dear Director Megaw, Thank you for your letter dated 20th Aug. I am looking forward to the new airphotographies, also more as we have on our survey already several roads of Alasia detected. Heights. I am grateful to you for your assistance and permission. Soil samples. I am informed by Aitken, that they have already arrived in Oxford and I thank you for your early help in the matter. The plan from where they have been taken you have sent me & him will greately be appreciated during our discussion next week, when Aitken comes over to Paris for the detailed preparations of the magnetic survey. Survey. This research will occupy the whole 1958 campaign of the French Mission. Where ever the instruments indicate underground conditions of interest for our archaeological purpose we shall make trialpits. Those which are positive will then be enlarged or combined for further systematic diggings, but only next year. We intend to operate all over the the surface of the ancient city, also close to the limites of the areas excavated by your
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