Show Carter Holds Keys t to Inclosure Inclosure but Department Depart Depart- Depart Depart- ment Inspectors Keep Close Guard to Prevent Entrance I LUXOR Egypt g Pt F Feb eb b. b 16 16 By ByA By-A. A. A P P. R gur the the se be between je tween Howard Carter and the Egyptian government In connection with the tomb of Tut Ankh the Press was officially Informed today today that the hG Egyptian government had dedd decided d to take energetic energetic energetic en en- steps to fulfill what It considers considers considers con con- conI I siders are its obligations ns toward science and the public The Tho situation existing In the valley valley val val- ley Icy of the kings has no precedent in the tho annals of Egyptology The rhe differences between Mr Carter and the Egyptian authorities have placed Tut-Ankh-Amen's Tut tomb virtually virtually vir vir- in No Mans Man's Land for Mr I Carter holds the keys to the wood and steel gates while the Egyptian government has put the tomb out I of bounds by announcing announCing- that the officials of at the antiquities d department department depart depart- p ment have the right to call upon tho the arm armed d police on duty In the valley to repel any attempts to I enter It INSPECTORS ON GUARD A permanent watch has been es established established established es- es by three native nathe inspectors of the Department of antiquities to see that at these orders are enforced Direct telephonic communication has been established by the valley and tho the headquarters of or the chief tho-chief chief Inspector of antiquities for upper Egypt situated outside of Luxor on the Karnak road the telephone box being within a hundred yards of Ankh Amens tomb The rhe chief I Inspector who Is an Englishman I and whom tho the government has haq In In- In I trusted with the execution of ot its orders is thus in Immediate contac contact con con- tact tac t with the tomb guards In recognition rec rec rec- of ot the fact that the present present present pres pres pres- ent situation is wholly untenable the general expectation here Is that the Eg Egyptian government will claim to exercise Its Its Its' rights under the contract with Mr Carter and take takeover ser over q er the tomb and complete th thee e e I work of exploration In au an all event It Is assumed that the ex excavators excavators ex- ex will vili resort to legal proceedings proceedings proceedings pro pro- to determine whether the government is entitled to exercise this right EXCAVATORS WORRIED Luxor is buzzing like mee a a. beehive for every foreign excavator fears the tho Egyptian government may make the present incident the occasion for revising the tIle whole system under under under un un- un- un der which foreigners are granted li licenses fl- fl I censes to dig For many years the situation by which the tho bulk bulle of ex excavation cx- cx in Egypt t had been done I by foreigners with foreign capital and taking a sharo share of the findings or a reward has created constant I friction between the he government I and ann and the excavators I The brunt of these tro troubles bles has I fallen Inevitably upon the he department department department depart depart- ment of antiquities s the head had of which under the Fran Franco British agreement regarding Egypt Is al always always always al- al ways a Frenchman aided aldea however however however how how- ever by a staff of British chief hief In In- In CAIRO Egypt Feb 16 The The ac action action notion no- no tion of the Egyptian government regarding Tut-Ankh-Amen's Tut tomb i It is declared here will be based entirely upon the terms of or Howard I Carters Carter's concession and the agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment of February 7 governing the admission of ot visitors to the tomb of or which Mr Carter was a signatory sigma signa tory and the government will act entirely within Its legal rights Every measure will be taken to preserve the he valuable treasures of the tho tho tomb I I Premier Said Pasha Itis It Itis Itis is said Id indorses the the decision decision of ot the ministry of public works WASHINGTON Feb 16 The The Egyptian legislation today made this explanation of the much discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed Incident of the closing of Tut Tutankhamen's tomb According to an understanding In which Howard Carter participated participated tho the Egyptian government decided to regulate the visits to the I tomb Wednesday February 13 was nas reserved exclusively excl for tor the press I Mr Ir Carter asked permission for fora a certain number of at his personal frien friends s to visit the tomb on that I I da day Tho The Egyptian government re- re his request In Jn accordance with the tho agreement and Mr Ir Carter not satisfied with the tho refusal sal of ot the government threatened t to take legal proceedings and closed the them tomb m The Egyptian government nt could not allow defiance of Its Us authority and took steps to have the laws j and regulations respected ted The Eg Egyptian legislature stated that It hoped that Mr Carters Carter's actions actions actions ac ac- ac- ac would not fall fail to create universal universal 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