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to avoid offending him but to obtain a date for ("definitive" publication 57. I also made him understand that it is necessary now to stop his excavation and publish. He still wants, this autumn, to carry out a verification excavation in the "temple area" for which the stratigraphy in the "enceinte N" sector was very instructive. I propose to him possibly 2 vol. 1: Enceinte N; 2 Temple Area, if that were to go faster. He promised to consider it. In any case, he assured me that excavations at the N are finished, except for a few small verifications and this year yet one last campaign in temple area. – The softening of his attitude is prob. due to the fact that he had to realise that my criticism of his first datings is justified. – Make a gift to the bibl. of the Museum of PRU III. And leave for Enk. – at 12 1/2 h Arrival 1 1/2 h drop luggage Camp which is washed and look for Forrer and Comp. at Famg. where I find them. Lunch and return with them to Enkomi.
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