Letter dated 9 November 1949 from Wendell Phillips to Aziz S. Atiya

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,^- Professor A.S. Atyia November 9, 19*+9 I would further appreciate It if yi:u would be good erio to contact the Near East Superintending Company of Port Said. I believe that they also have an office in Cairo. This oganization handled many of the details with regard to our African Expedition In the form of landing equipment, etc. We will need a tugboat to bring out a liter or some kind of a small barge so that we can unload this tanker while it is still out on the water In that we will not want to tie the tanker U P on the shore. to the ahov^ will charge Please notify me as soon as possible with regard QLXXU n c f* o : much the Near East ^ucertentiing ^o« mioad^four trucks from this tanker. AS this party wil December 18th, I would of c "to the Monastery of St. Cat soon as possible. Therefor can make with regard to the 1 arnv in Port Said T T i I n i*1 . . . ourse liKe it to get underway herine's and to begin work as as many arrangements as you Egyptian Government will be all to the good in that outside of the Terrys none of the people that I am sending over have ever been in Egypt before and won't know where w. .11 cable you ttohe geox aacntd who to see. AS I sai^ ntwrir very greatfui to you your fellow members our who to see. AS l said previously time of arrival and would be would go to port Said and greet Sinai Expedition and Introduce shippment. I a shor oe with tms p ro] il mins r*t'* dO iope now i tame with Professor to come through and Albright a little later 03 With best personal wishes to you, SadekeBey Gohar and Professor Mitwally and again with my greatfui thanks for the wonderful way you have handled everything for me with the sincere hope that we will be together in the field in the very near future, I remain Phillips, President AHfrrrcan Foundation For The Study Of Man p S Please use my New York address for the time being. Hotel Van Cortlandt l*+2 W. i+9th Street New York 19, New York