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The Egyptian Government ankl

The great temple of Abu Simbel. An artist's sketch of how the tremen- UNESCO with the help of the dous rock mass will look during the jacking-up process. It will be temporarily

Committee de- Super-Experts elded on the

onclosed in a concreto box. Italian project two months ago, he said. the jacks into operation while Ho also took part in the kind has planned to lift as

Then, a body of engineers many lights will flash ca to University symposiums und seientists from different indicate which Jack is working "Land Use and

on much tonnage in a lump sum Mineral Re- Coutitrics, including Martin, formed another com- do 30," he said.

as the Abu Simbel temples, Prof properly and which one fails to sources In Southeast Asia."

In between meetings and "And it is the biggest pro- In seven years' tine, it will turn will be placed under the con- mittee whose job

"In the case of an individual engagements, the couple

took tection

work for ancient the whole upper Nile valley for free box to give us scheduled to commence on ck dogging, all that the man and shopping in sightseeing buildings that

millimetres at a some-ing to do is just to push

has been the Colony. 372.6 miles south of int of two After a gigantic reservoir, submerging time.

every of 30 time next winier.

other button for adjustment."

They left on Tuesday, by sir mapped out on earth," he said. Although Egypt abounde in The whole temple stretches the famous Abu Simbel temples centimetres technicians will let

on their way back to Hanover. Professor and Mrs Martin

"It is nice... very nice ... back 210 feet into the rock. The some 200 feet beneath the water concrete into the bottom. labour, the professor believes came in by air from Ilonover outer walls Of the chambre levet.

The origina! idea was con- that the entire operation will via first entrance hall

Bangkok on Saturday, The Abu Simbel temples, in funking the

As a result, UNESCO with the colved by Prof Petra Gazzola be carried out mechanically. September

rumours are ripe in all parts 9, "when tropical nemary of Egyptian Emperor are 154 feet apart,

co-operation of the Egyptian and elaborated on by Professors There will be no

of the world of human cen- need fur storm Olga was in full rage." Ramuses who

be- reigned

"Twice a year-on Murch Government asked technicians E. Morandi and G. Colonnetti, Egyptians to work the

and suave fiets and mutual destrucilon, The scientist gave a lecture professor; "We have lifted tall time and money is being spent suggestions to save the temples, of Italconsult.

the ancient days.

"The Geology of the Iron Ore There were two projcels sub- It is estimated that it will fake "At the control panel, a man Deposits in the Western Part of tons before. But this is the countries to save the world's mitted for consideration-dine four years to the two temple may just push a button to set Indonesia."

first time in history that man- ancient culture."

and will take six years to com- plete.

In memory

way

'Very nice'

Said the tail

to know that, at a time when

1,290 B.C. and 1,223 and Scptember 1-the rays of and scientists the world over for was drafted by the Italian firm hey did under the Pharaohs in on Monday, September 11, on buildings of 30,000 to 10,000 in one of the frat civilised]

tween

BC. and his Queen, Nefertari, he vising sun stream right are situated come 100

the inlies through

temple gate. south ur Aswan in the upper luminating the four figures of

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