DEPARTMENT OF ORIENTAL PRINTED BOOKS AND MSS. BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON, W.C.1. 13 Aug. 1936, 627/56. Dear Sir, I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th inst., and am sorry for the misunderstanding. I have looked through our catalogues, both printed and unprinted, and regret to say that I can find no record of a translation of Umm al-kura in any European language. I am Yours faithfully, [illegible signature] Mr. Hichens.