TAA i.1.memo.3

Evidence of robbery

Being a report upon the evidence of robbery           = A. Lucas                I
                                                     in the tomb 

Having occasion to visit/<inspect> the newly discovered tomb of Tutankhamen 

in connection with the work of conserving some/<those> of the objects which 

were in too fragile a condition to stand/<bear> removal to Cairo without 

treatment, I was asked by Mr Howard Carter to let him have a 

short report on the evidence, if any, of robbery having taken place in 

the tomb, the subject to be considered entirely from a modern and 

non-archaeological aspect. I was asked to undertake this/<This request was made> on account 

of the/<my> experience I have had in scientific criminal investigation, which 

has included cases of robbery.
The contents of the first two chambers/<tomb> when found were manifestly in 

a state of considerable confusion and the problem to be solved was 

whether this condition was due to lack of arrangement of carelessness 

when the objects were originally placed in the tomb, or whether the 

disorder had been caused by robbery/<robbers>.
In my opinion there can be no doubt that robbery has taken place. This 

opinion is based on the following facts:-

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