December i£, 1925 
Mr. W. Chiis, Swett 
Holly wood Securit-y Building 
6581 Kollywooa Boulevard 
Hollyrrood, California 
Dear Mr. 
Swett: 
I have just been in touch with the Custoins House here in 
Washington and they stc-ita that I can bring ”iay** S5 mai, film bach into t.he 
States witho&t duty, inas/auch as it is jiHiericrn filia ceirried out for 
scimtifle pui’poses and brought back as being of the same category and 
not for coisimei’cial use. Should any question arise ?dth the customs 
people on the 'A'est coast, the Washington office tells ae to shiti all the 
xilm back to the MaDional Museiiis in bond anc Uiat they fdll pass it for 
us at this end. The only delay woulc be the shipplxig to Washini^ton and 
its x*etum to you, but that would be only two weeks or less. 
I am 
As regards eJLcohol, you sill not nead to oroer mr/ yet. 
exideavoi’ing to have the dfriithsoni^ai make arrsingements to purchase a drum 
fi’oa the liavy quartermaster nearest Seii Podro. This sill bo delivered 
aboaro- in >T.y aasie, in cai'e of Captain Haicoca, ajic there will be ample 
for iill rny puri;>oses, those of the visiting invcstig.-itors, and surely for 
your pui’poses, too. By doing this, we will save the cost of siiippirig one 
out froja W'ashiiigton and enable my outfit to coxisist of fewer boxes. 
For the preservation of its cable, the Carnegie Laboratoiy in 
Floriua uses a cable coiapound Ef-uauf ac tured. by the Texas Oil Cosapany. 
They tell me it XB used on all areages tii^A.t mork in salt water and that 
their personal experience sboas it to be good# Thnt la the heavy black 
>il I mention.8d in ay last letter to you* 
Siacerelo 
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