No. 3426 



Bogota, Colombia, December 22, 1941. 



Subject: Visit of Er. Edward A. Chap In to Colombia 

 for the Smithsonian Institution. 



The Honorable 



The Secretary of State, 

 7« r ashington. 



Sir: 



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I have the honor to refer to the Department's in- 

 struction no. 1086 of November 18, 1941, instructing 

 the .embassy to request permission for Dr. Edward i. 

 CHAPIK to visit Colombia for scientific purposes • 

 The Embassy is now in receipt of a reply to this re- 

 quest from the Foreign Office granting the necessary 

 permission. A copy of Note Ko. C-4919 of December 15, 

 1941, from the Foreign Office is enclosed herewith. 



The various laws and decrees mentioned in this 

 Kote have been studied by the Embassy. These apply to 

 scientific expeditions from foreign countries coming to 

 Colombia, the importation and exportation of arms, and 

 the exportation of specimens collected by such expeditions. 



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