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and began to enter in order to "arrest" the suspects. They had observed our lamps and claimed that we had been making signals in favour of the Eoka. I received them rather coldly, saying that they deought to know that we are an archaeological mission and inform themselves with the police, who know us, before jumping on us. I asked to see the officer who apologised and explained that they could not keep the police informed of their movements, because it is riddled with secret members of Eoka. Finally convinced of their error and of our "innocence", and after some verificat in the fields at night under the light of their headlights, they withdrew. All armed and somewhat nervous, it was still lucky that they did not make any accident in rushing at us. Several soundings yield walls interesting or industrial installations (?) that it is diff. to interpret before we have
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain