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not tell you much about the nature of my work but it has so far proved hard but interesting. Several days I have stayed in the office here from 9 am until 7.30 pm and have not even gone out go lunch. How would that appeal to you or perhaps you do 10 1/2 hrs at a stretch. Actually it is so much fun to be hard at work again and to feel wanted once more after my two years of "resting" that I have to keep an hold on myself so as not to get [[underlined]] excited [[/underlined]]. Next week I go to a conference at the British Legation in Beyrouth (Lebanon) and from there I go to the Embassies at Ankara, Athens and Rome with a call on the Consul General at Istanbul on the way. Quite romantic don't you think? Now to turn to more personal [1 of 6 1951]
Transcription Notes:
Beyrouth is French for Beirut.