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Proposed Trip to West Indies by 
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RPTD INFOS PARIS, LONDON 
The Itepartment has been inforn^d by the anithsoniaa Institutim 
that the Institution is sponsoring a scientific expeditionj knoisn as 
the «aHithsGnian*“Bredin“Garibbean Expedition,” which will traTrel 
through British, French, Duteh and American West Indies during 
The purpose of the trip is to uactertafee biologieal studies and 
to collect si»cifflens of plants, insects and isarine Hie of the 
Islands. It is expected the specin^ns obtained mil supplemnt the 
present collection and add S 5 «cies not previously represented. This 
work is said to be especially desirable since Infomation will be 
obtained on the disteibution of plants and insects in parts of the 
West Indies that are little knows biologically. 
Four iBembers of the staff of the United States National Museum 
are participating, namely. Dr® W^do L® Schmitt, Head Curator of 
Zoologyj Dr. Fenner A, Chase, Jr «, Curator of Itorlhe In-wertehratesi 
Dr. J. F. Oates Clarke, Curator of Insects j and Dr. Albert C. Snith, 
Curator of Fhanerogaais. 
Three members of the party will travel from New York to Trinidad 
in early March on the SS ILE DE FRANCE. Ihe fourth monber. Dr. 
Clariw, will fly direct to Dominica and will join the expedition 
there® The expedition will travel among the Islands on a charteared 
twin-^i esel schooner, the FREEMHGE, owned and mastered by Capt* 
?. E. B. Nicholson of Antigua, B.W.i, The expedition expect# to 
visit the GrenadLnea, Domlnioa, B^ionda, St. Eustatius and 
Curacao, MartinKiue, and Guadeloupe, and if time permit# postil^ 
Barbuda, Scmibrero and St, Croix, 
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The addressee missions are requested to inform the apprejaiate 
au^oidties and to untitertake to obtain whatever clearances may be 
necessary 
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West and Lancaster 
