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Show 9: February U, 1951 fferra Professor Dr* Meyer, Professor fur Qrientalieche Spr&ehe. Ord'entalicchos Institut Ui&versitet &:. Basel Basely Switzerland Dear Colleague: In a recent letter from my pupil, Sobty Yanni JfcMh, ef the Central library of fareuk I University, he has spoken at length *beut you * a» he knows how interested X am in followi% news of you. 1 expect he does the ®w® with respect to ma when he writes to' you. Hovever, X have eonsidered this rather to be a reminder that 1 should send YOU theee few liisss to greet you from the Hew World, I'h-ve been invited by the Mbrary of Coqgxetes and a larpe number of Awrfefca Universities to oam to this country, partly as Special Consultant to the/ Ubrary and portly for a lectttring tour as Visiting Professor* 1 have also received a saaaber of invitations from' several universities iM Canada txad in England $ but it 383,"ht bo of greater interest to you to know that II have also. been invitad to Zurich University for a oourae of lectures betnean June 15t and JfteOy 10th,. I intend to speak there about ny recent diedoveries in tho mnnsnript collection of the Monastsje- of St, Catherine in Mt* Sinai, during last year*?! a-*pe^it5on, which zuict Krve already coma , to your attention. And, hv the way* while X am in Switzerland, X wonder ^/ whether your university night be interested in hearing about these die-i coveries, which will give the world of Oriental studies several new , •• orientations* ,\ i: i '• ./. 1 an planning to stay here until the clors of the lecture season to* ' wards the end, of Kay* elion, I hop© to CODO to Switzerland in the early e part of June where I hope t© spend part of the Swaaar. HOT-over, j aheH I be bmppy to hear fvm you ia Hie meantime at ay present address hmm at •; the Ubrary of Congress* With ay kindest ressembrances and beet wishes - fours very aiaeerely* lAim Asia S* Atiya |