March 29, 1955 
Dr, Waldo L. Schmitt 
c/o Dr. V. ¥an Straelen 
President de I'lnstitut des 
Parcs Nationaux du Congo Beige 
c/o IRSAC, h2, rue Montoy er 
Bruxelles, Belgium 
Dear Dr, Schmitts 
You will be much too busy to be bothered with a lot 
of mail from those who miss you so I shall not rush 
details your way unless I think it might be soraetiiing of 
vital importance. I sent you an air mail note yesterday 
enclosing a letter from van den Berg he and from Thornton- 
Dailly. 
Excerpt from letter from Dr. Coustry in answer to 
your request for type of weed used to panel his recrea- 
tion rooms the wood**is called 'limba* in Belgian Congo 
and in Belgium, and coryna in United States. It really is 
Terminalia superba and grows in Low-Gongo and Mayurabe. 
As I think I toTc” you, the wood was given to me in the Congo 
It is sold in the States by U. S. Plj'wocd. I have sold the 
projection rights of none of my films and I shall, be glad to 
talk about this with you upon your return ." He 
does not mention amount used, etc. 
Following from Abs. Balss, (13b) Planegg, Hutfeldstr.lO 
dated March 25: "Sehr geehrter Heer Dr. Sclimitt, es freute 
mich seiir, aus Ihrem Brief e au ersehen, dass Sie bald nach 
MUnchen koramen und wir uns werden person s'dnlich k€,nnen zu 
lernen. Ich hoffe, dass Sie tair rechtzeitig schreiben, 
wann Sie hierher kommen, damit ich frUhzeitig dem Chauffeur 
raitteilen kann, wann er mich nach Nymphenburg wird fahren 
kb'nnen-es ist dies die beste Art, wie ich noch au unseren 
Saiamlunggen koinmen kann. In der Freude, Sie zuesehen bin 
ich Ihr sehr ergebener” 
I will mail the stamps which I had saved for you to 
Leopoldville in a day or so. Dr. Sexton loaned me his 
copy of the itinerary and I shall copy it so that I can 
follow you sun burned creatures along the trails. 
Best regards, 
Virginia Beets 
Secretary 
Dept, of Zoology 
