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of the conquerors of Cambodia with one of the Hindu races, and will throw some light on the exact place of their origin and the period of their exodus.

The few bronzes which he had excavated gave promise of the rich finds which will surely be made when digging is undertaken at the great and populous sites of Angkor.

The unglazed pottery which he had found was of a primitive type, with comb incisions and pinched scolloped borders. The glazed ware, of which he had only three or four samples seemed Chinese in origin or influence, and belonged to the celadon group though I could not attribute to it even an approximate date. The unglazed conch tiles were remarkable in having a protrub^[[e]]rance on the concave surface to keep the tile from slipping down over the rim of the one below.

M. Groslier (1) and M. Charles Gravelle are closely associated with the study and preservation of the antiquities of Cochin China. They welcomed the idea of the establishment of our School in Peking and volunteered that we should be kept constantly in touch with the work done by the French scientists. They also agreed that any member of our School who might in the future desire to take up his studies in the French colonies or Protectorates [[strikethrough]] would [[/strikethrough]] ^[[should]] be given opportunities for investigation and independent field work.

[[underline]] ANGKOR [[/underline]] For several years past I had earnestly desired an [[underline]] WAT [[/underline]]opportunity for studying the remarkable sculptures at

(1) Author of "Danseuses Cambodgiennes Anciennes et Modernes."