SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM 
Washington 25, D. C, U. S. A. 
No. 3 
May 10, 1953 
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt 
c/o Louis van den Berghe, Director, IRSAC 
Lwiro (Katana) D. S. Bukavu, Belgian Congo 
I'®ar Dr. Sclunitt : 
No. 3 to this address and am writing in great haste to catch 
the last mail. 
I just received your letter of May 3 from Bunia and showed 
it to Miss McCain. Even though I have already written you the 
problem of the film here, i. e., Strauss (and Mr. LeCroix) ^ f eel 
that it cannot be returned here unless Sexton writes them to 
release it (see letter of April 26 in which I mentioned the ^ 
matter of a request for release*/ of film).. .Miss McCain thinks 
it should be emphasized further, to you, 
I have just talked to Mr. Strauss by phone and found that 
Mr. LeCroix is out of town for today. Mr. Strauss refieated that 
they need a letter from Sexton and they will turn the developed 
pictures over to this office as you have told me you want it at 
the USNM to await your return. They have received their orders 
from Dr. Sexton to hold it until he calls for it on his return. 
It does not seem to me to be a matter of such- great compli- 
cation. I imagine that you and Dr. Sexton just haven't touched 
on the point of the developed film's being turned over to me; v 
I would hate to think that your wishes were being disobeyed pi- 
because of other orders. Strauss must have misunderstood the 
orders frcrni Sexton. An 3 rway“-somewhere there is a misunderstanding 
and the only way to clear it properly and painlessly is wopd fran 
your end. If you want the film (colored and/or black & white) 
turned over to me, please have Dr. Sexton sign a note to Strauss 
or LeCroix giving them such instructions. 
I have kept a letter with the film listings, showing to 
whom I sent it, etc. Don't worry. I will keep records of any- 
thing I see. So far I have received no more than that , about 
wiiich I have already written you. 
Sorry if this troubles you. It's a simple mix-up of instructions 
but we all want to handle things as you specify. 
No secretary in Birds or C.&Jl. this week. I am serving triple 
duty and have no room for sermons from the Belgian Congo. After all 
I like hot weather and electric storms and you seem to have cornered 
the market. It is quite cool again here. 
Regards , 
’ , Secretary 
