SI Bredin Exp* - West Indies 
AIR LETTER September 26, 19^6 
Mr. MLlliara B. Cobb, Jr. 
American Consul 
Fort de France 
Martinique, F. W. I, 
Bear !fr. Cobbs 
1^ this time you will have received a letter signed 
by Dr. Carmichael dated September 2it. I had wanted the 
letter from Dr. Carmichael addressed to the Secretary of 
State, but soznesdiere along the line some secretary 
changed arrangements and the letter went to you and the 
carbon to the Secretary of State. I hope it will suffice 
for jrour record because you certainly were of wonderful 
service to us. I am sorry I could not get matters put 
through as I wished. 
I still have a letter for Dr. Blanche that I have 
hesitated to send because I want to send him a little 
crab token, a key ring with a crab imbedded in plastic. 
I don’t recall whether I gave you one or not, but I was 
tfondering if I might not as the Diplomatic Ifeil Service 
to send two to you, so that you might give one to Dr, 
Blanche. In the old dsys I knew the man in charge of the 
Mail Room at State, and he would take aiything that I 
gave him within reason, such as little mementos as the 
ones of which I speak. N6w-a~days the State Department 
has gotten so large and so many of my friends have passed 
on that I no longer know ay way around up there. Have you 
some friend on the inside to whom I might deliver the pack- 
age for transmittal to you? I hate to run into the Customs 
authorities for things that are really worth so little* 
I trust all goes well with you, l&*s. Cobb and the baby. 
Good luck '. 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoology 
WLSteek 
