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On the 10th December 2013 Hawass informed the Arab newspaper El Masry El Youm that "that the robbery of King Khufu’s cartouche was done on behalf of, Robert Bauval, an Egyptian Jew working in Belgium, who has been trying by every means to prove that the pyramid is a Jewish and not an Egyptian product... I would like to make it clear that the foreign vandals are led by an Egyptian Jew living in Belgium."
This rash (false and very anti-Semitic) accusation resulting in causing an international ebroglio and scandal involving Interpol, the German Embassy in Cairo, the Foreign Ministries in Egypt and Germany, the Security Police in Egypt, UNESCO, not to mention the hundreds of Newspapers and Blogs that were duped by Hawass to report such false and fefamatory accusations, and thus putting them in serious legal danger.

ON 17 DECEMBER 2013 the Minister of Antiquities sent a groups of SCA (Supreme Council of Antiquities) Inspectors to investigate this claim. The inspectors examined the five Relief Chambers, took many HD pictures, and submitted their report to the Minister and the Security Police.

ON 21st DECEMBER 2013 Hawass told journalists that he "had no evidence that Robert Bauval was involved in this crime (the alleged stealing of the Cartouche).

YESTERDAY, 29th January 2013, I WAS FINALLY SUPPLIED WITH THE PICTURES TAKEN BY THE SCA INSPECTORS SHOWING CLEARLY THAT THE 'CARTOUCHE' OF KHUFU IS SAFE AND SOUND AND TOTALLY UNHARMED. (I had on a previous occasion been supplied their report).

In view of the extremely high profile and importance, as well as grave legal implications of this affair (which will involve international lawyers and Attorney Generals), caused by the totally irresponsible and dangerous behaviour of Zahi Hawass, The Ministry of Antiquities has wisely decided to be totally transparent in this matter. Consequently, I hereby am pleased to publish the following official documents and pictures from the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities:
1) Copy of written instructions by Minister of Antiquities, Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim, to SCA Inspector to investigate the Relief Chambers in the Great Pyramid.
2) Copy of the report by SCA Inspectors of their inspection of the Relief Chamber in the Great Pyramid of the 17th December 2013.
3) Seven pictures (there are many more) of the SCA Inspectors showing the undamaged Cartouche of Khufu in the 5th Relief Chamber (Campbell's Chamber).

Please FEEL FREE to copy, share, distribute these official documents and pictures to your friends, your colleagues, your local media, National Geographic Society, UNESCO and anyone else you care to inform. Thank you.