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Show ST*; -x /IL^ Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey July 12, 1950 'Professor A. S. Atiya \ h 13 Sharia Mariette Pasha "Cairo, Egypt * v; \•••• Dear Professor Atiya: ' h :'". This is to welcome you beforehand to the United States. Albright has told me about your, plans and the possibility of your giving some lectures in the' , universities in this country. I immediately told him that we would be delighted to have you lecture in Princeton, I thought it would be appropriate to have our Department and that of History sponsor a couple of scholarly lectures on the history of the Crusades to be attended by our students and faculty and then perhaps a public lecture deal-. ing with some phase of modern Egyptian JLife. I wrote to Professor Strayer, chairman of the Department of History, but he is now away on a vacation, and T; shall soon be going away myself. However, I thought it may'be worth while' to acquaint you with what we are planning before these* plans mature and hope you will give me your thought on this matter. Warm salams and best wishes for a successful and enjoyable sojourn in the States. ;" Cordially yours, • Philip K. Hitti PKH:mjd jl^Uc^^ m 4n^^- |