TAA i.2.2.45

Feb. 12

Moh. Pasha Zaghlul arrived in the morning, and

while Carter was shewing him the tomb Lacau came

posting up. We moved up to No 15 for quiet

and there discussed the matter. After some argument

Zaghlul & Lacau agreed to the list of visitors.

The question of a visit to the tomb on the following

day (Press Day) of the wives & families of the

scientists concerned was then brought up. Invitations

to these had already gone out for about 20 in all.

Lacau raised objections. Zaghlul stated he had no

objections himself, but must wire his chief for

instructions. So the matter was left for the moment.

At 3 the party assembled

During this interview both Zaghlul & Lacau made a

particular point of the fact that Lucas was a

Government Official, and insisted that he be placed

on the Government side of the list of visitors and

not on Carters.

At 3 the party assembled and filed into

the tomb for the ceremony. It was discovered

afterwards that a/<t>wo Egyptian officials, including

a junior officer of the Police were introduced into

the tomb, who had not been on the original list.

Planks had been placed for in the Antechamber

for the visitors to look do stand on so that they

could look down into the Sepulchral Chamber,

and it is worthy of note that the Egyptian

officials appropriated the front plank, Breasted

being the only outside Scientist who got a

place. Subsequently Lacau made one of them,

the Luxor native Inspector, make room for

Gardiner.

In the Sepulchral Chamber forces directed disposed

as follows -

Three workmen to east differential, Callender

and a fourth workmen at west differential:

Burton with his movie camera on the steps