Correspondence between Dr. Aziz Atiya and John S. Badeau, James M. Buckley

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I*+ Sharia 'T>\'* -1-:il i 'I -idi - Cairo, Egypt arch J§ 1 J* • iy dear Br* Badeaus Your letter of January 19 gave us both so very much pleasure for more than one reason. For one thing we are re-assured that W8 are in your t • it as much as you are in ours*. 1 should have lilted to wrttl earlier but for i adverse circumstances which now belong to the past Just now as I am preparing a trip to Sinaif I think of you more than ever because I knew you wanted to go. I a taklj | the Jeff "fry n m t) Die., 2?he Clelands wanted to Join us, but they had^-to r/ivo it up at ante as they have to go to ] 6 I eysolf shall" remain bahind ii the ronaataay for about a month in order to rovis^ sene of the voatorial of tho aonu ant .1 catalog of the Arabic U C of !'t« Sinai which 1 am preparing for the Corpus Scriptorun Chris tianoram Orient-alimi -mblish I Louvain in nelgium. Yoii are right if you deduce :' j the al ov t I an a free nan. Indeed, as 1 lav rohahly intimated to yon bofce-* ' have retinae frc th . eyeti"r adversity without rorret or renors^. 'car 1 ran able to deal with ray literary arrears ti - ' ic i n with tit ' oc- • i I ;ary il terruptions ar.d journeyii ' •: • I have sever volumes awaiting their turns in i course. I a© seixlirig you tender separate cover mm of my recent papers, and I hone that it will not be very 3 I before 1 send an occasional volume. As a t Of faOtt it will he nice if 1 can eonhine with r:y writ5T * no-;raa a certain amount of teaching in, America, but J woul/ rather il first year at hone with v.y hooks. If something turn j U i afterwards9 ' . feel that I can be of real service, I shall be tenntet" bo ace^-at an offer or an invitation. My wife and 1 do not wish to discard tho idea that we shall see America again. i California situation If I .' Ii stand still thOUfi undet^ sta" it it is not dead* "• i I LX#| X tlaanlc you very much for the sun estion whieh yev pas#«o to "le ev- "; me in vie-- of le opening for astern History, Uttfe patience and tho *:ird thought good friends like yon*rsoif, somtthi] * Is - I to tur The .Tef'orys wart- ;;o go to Colmsbia e •• < Semester Heart ai ic session with extremely favourable terns, aut headquarters wanted a \lim thia tii e ai I said they would consider inviti: * ther occasion. It is needless to sa. 3Lo*>k &wm$4 to your forthcoming visit to ^ ;.• m file water ia at its best at Maadi and are shall prepare a big 'Seer' of It as soon as we have the dates of your arriv­al next winter, Pa " - thet great event, we i t> § i your hand-writing froi time to time. Mf wife Joins ne in sending you and ::rs* Badeau our vory kindest ronombrances and our warmest greetings and good wishes. Yours ever9 Azls Si Atiya