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Show • 13, Sharia Mariette Pasha, Cairo (Egypt), October 23, 1950. Dear Br Graves, It was a genuine pleasure for both my wife and myself to receive your kind latter of September 20. We are delighted at the prospect of seeing you in the net-toe^far future in America. At present we am*beginning to think seriously of jyur preparations for the Amerioan journey. We hope* to leave at the beginning of December and spenji a couple of weejss in Europe oh our **y to the States. All being well, we hope to be in Washington by mifc-December. Naturally I shall ^at in touch with you en our arrival, ., Although I know'<m|pfpt> well how busy you are, I feel I shall ^ have £o depend on y&u. in "several func^pns. At any rate, we shall W have ihe time to discuss the possibilities on our meeting. ., V.VVXJ«& very gla^J^eea to know„ th&jL you have been informed about my findings in the records of the Monastery of St Catherine in Mt. Sinai. I am sure that,,.the harvest of ,our labours will be an enduring monument to v,,the«.Library of Congress which sponsored and financed ...the Mt. Sinai.,j£aspe<iition. ...... , _ ,)rtI have receive^ .&. number of invitations already from various American Universities ,for lectures and,.discissions on the manuscripts of Mt, Sinai, and I .ejcpect to have more in future. I should like to make ns many academic contacts as possible in America,- and, as I said before, I shaU^j^ly a great ded on your good offices in this field which is eminently yours. ...,.,.j$X.wife joins m.e in sending our warmest greetings jto. Jfrs. and 0 2^iss_Graves and yourself. ,,^ - A Yours very sincerely, >_•-*-• *' «&•**•?• ..Aziz S. Atiya. |