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Show Alexandre Papadopoulo 13 8,bd. de la Republique, (92 210) Saint-Cloud, France. lH)97- VU&m fed CwH* MAY 2 7 1975 Paris,May 15th 75. Professor Khosrow Mostofi, Director,. Middle East Center, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112. U.S.A. Dear Professor Mostofi, Since I came back to Paris,I have wanted to write to you to tell you how much I enjoyed my visit to Salt Lake City and mailing your aqurintance.lt has really been a pleasure to exchange ideas and informations with you and to see how well your fine University is getting on.T have been impressed"" by the many beautiful and functional buildings in such r wonderful setting.You are doing a remarkable work ' to foster Oriental studies and I have been really impressed hy the library which Dr.Aziz Attiya has collected in such a short time.It is to mark my appreciation of his wonderful work that I accept to part with a complete collection of La Revue du Caire,which is really lacking in the Oriental Library.You will find herewith a copy of the letter I am writing to him to day to materialize that promise. I have been interested also by the various projects we'have been talking about,such as the eventual editing of the work of that gentleman who collected photographs of muslim architecture and who has left notes.This could be done if I cone to lecture for a garter to Utah University.lfe will have to talk about this possibility more fully on another occasion. I have also appreciated very much meeting your collegues and especially Dean Tierney and the dean of the Human Sciences Department,-! am sorry T have forgotten his name,-and your Swiss friend. That evening at the Creek restaurant was very pleasant and unexpected.. _ Please convey also my thanks and my regards to Mrs.Barbara Frye. Of course T do not forget the kind welcome of Mrs,Mostofi.Please transmit to her my thanks end my best regards. T have barely freen back three weeks now that I h^ve to go for a week to Istanbul,starting the 18th and for a week of lectures to Tunis,starting the 26th.I will be back in Paris on June 3rd. Yourfs sincerely, |