Letter·34 CDF art. 87-2·30 December 1968

Letter from Parrot to Schaeffer informing him of the grants awarded for Enkomi and Ras ShamraClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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Typed in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 2 of letter 34 CDF art. 87-2 (Letter from Parrot to Schaeffer informing him of the grants awarded for Enkomi and Ras Shamra), typed in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 87-2, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Printed: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Printed: DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CULTURAL RELATIONS

Printed: General Secretariat of the Commission des Fouilles et Missions Archéologiques

Handwritten: ?C. Schaeffer

Paris, 30 December 1968.

The Secretary General has the honour to inform you that the Commission des Fouilles et Missions Archéologiques at its plenary session of ...06 June 196... has entered in its budget for 1969, a lump-sum subsidy of ..... [illegible] ... Vol. Ugarit ........ 164.234 frs ... intended for ........ Enkomi ........ 69.726 frs

Please inform me at the same time, if not already done, of to which account the funds are to be paid both in France and abroad.

The Secretary General of the Commission des Fouilles et Missions Archéologiques.

Handwritten: signature

André PARROT

According to the instructions ministerial, you must have undergone a reduction of 15%

Handwritten: Sub. / 69 726 / - 15.000 / 54 726 / BNP Pex

Handwritten: RS / 109 259 / - 25 000 / 84 259

Figure: handwritten rotated arithmetic notes in the centre-right of the page, with subtraction lines; labels: Sub., 69 726, 15.000, 54 726, BNP Pex; RS, 109 259, 25 000, 84 259

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