TAA i.2.3.1

Sept. 23^rd. 1925

Left London for Egypt, via Trieste and Alexandria per S.S. 'Heluan'.
The Channel crossing was bad, but the voyage from Trieste to Alex.
very beautiful and quite hot.

28^th

Arrived a/<A>lex. 3pm, Cairo 10.15pm, where my boy Abd El Aal
met me. Put up at the Continental Savoy Hotel. They gave
me the same room as poor Ld. C. used to have

October 1^st., 1925.

Saw Edgar at the Cairo Museum. Arranged with him
for the electric light at the Tombs of the Kings to start from
Oct. 11^th. I also conveyed to him my programme for this
season's work (1925-26), and the necessity of making the
Examination of the Royal Mummy as early as possible,
mentioning that the arrangement was for it to take place
on or about the 25^th of Oct., when Prof. Douglas Derry and
Saleh Bey Hamdi would assist. That this scientific examination
should be carried out as quietly and reverently as possible, but that
I should delay rewrapping the Mummy until I knew whether
the Ministers would like inspect the Royal Remains. The
question arose with regard to M. Lacau being present during
the Examination. As he would not be back from leave
before November, I asked Edgar, so as not to delay the
work, to cable Lacau and ask him if he had any
objection to Edgar representing him during the Examination.

Lucas to come up either with me on Tuesday (6^th) or the following
Friday.

Called upon Bedawi Pacha at the P.W.D. He was away at
Alex.