According to his widow writing many years later, Graves had "complete faith" in the authenticity of the manuscript because of his friendship with Shah, even though he never had a chance to view the text in person.
Enligt hans änka många år senare, hade Graves på grund av sin vänskap med Shah "fullständig tro på" manuskriptets äkthet, även om han aldrig personligen fått möjlighet att se det.