TAA i.2.2.53

{13 February 1924, continued}

this order with all desirable courtesy. M^r Carter

has been advised of this measure

Directeur Général

Service des Antiquités

    (Signed) P. Lacau

Luxor. 13 February, 1924

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The Marmur asked if Carter would lend him his

car <to take him to M^r Mond's work. Knowing where he was <really> going Carter replied that he

would let him have it as a friend, but that if he were

taking anyone with him he could not lend it. The

Marmur hesitated & finally Carter told his driver to

go home.

We then went over to Luxor and had a conference

with Breasted, Gardiner and Newberry. It was agreed

that in view of the Governments repeated interferences of

which this was the culminating example, the staff should

refuse to carry on work until things were put on a more

satisfactory footing. A statement to this effect was

drawn up and typed, to be put on the notice board

in the hotel.

Carter and I then went to call on the Under

Secretary on his boat, but found he was not there.

The statement was put up on the Notice Board

of the hotel at 12.30 P.M.

Lunched with Fanus who had come up to see

Carter & who professed utmost sympathy.. He

advised sending a telegram to Premier which

Carter did. In the afternoon we called on the

Under Secretary at about 2.30, and Carter announced

that he had closed the tomb & was going

to take steps. The Under Secretary seemed to think

the whole thing was a joke.

We then returned to the hotel, and set Merton