Bredin Exp, -West Indies 
William B, Cobb, Jr, Amer, Consul 
THE FOREIGN SERVICE 
OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
American Consulate, 
Martinique, F.W.I,, 
February i7, 195b, 
Dr, Waldo Schmitt, 
Head Ctirator of Zoology, 
Smithsonian Institution, 
Washington, D«C* 
Dear Dr. Schmitt: 
Word of your forthcoming visit to the Caribbean has been 
received frcm Desmond flicholscoi and from the Department of State. 
I wish to assure you that we look forward to your arrival with 
keen anticipation. 
This Consulate has long maintained cordial relations with 
the Nicholsons in Antigua who frequently call heri^d your proposal 
to charter one of their yachts for 6 weeks strikes us as an 
exceiJLent way of covering the islands thoroughly, for the 
Nicholsons are well and favorably known, not only in Martinique, 
but throughout the Antilles, 
While I know that your travel win be determined by your 
success in collecting specimens of plant, insect and marine life 
and it is not possible to say at this time vtoen you will arrive 
in Martinique, I hope that your visit here will provide us with 
an occasicxi to .gntertain you and the members of your party as 
wen as a sma 1 1 group of local residents interested in the field 
of your endeavor. We will also be pleased to hold for you any 
mail which your families may wish to send; and, if there is any 
other way in which we can be of assistance to you, please let me 
know. 
William B, Cobb, Jr. 
American Consul 
