Continuation of May letter 
Paul Harroy whom I»ve known by correspondence since 1939. He apologized 
for not asking us to lunch, but his wife was in a "state* getting the 
house ready for the King of the Belgians who was coming through just 10 
da 3 rs later. To tell the truth, the whole Belgian Congo is seeting 
with excitement. There are thousands of natives working on the roads. 
It’s virtually clean-up week for the entire colony. Harroy also is 
the man that appointed Marlier to his present position. You yourself 
would have enijoyed this brief visit with Harroy. Harroy was a foi'mer 
National Parks director, at Qeuramba Park \diere fferc Mioh4 now holds 
forth and first of all a zoologist. His present appointment and 
departure for Ruanda was a half day affair just two months ago, and 
was made. I'm convinced because they wanted a man of his personality 
and intelligence in charge here when the King arrives. 
Sunday morning the 22nd we got away after packing up at 10:00 
a.m. after having a last round of coffee with the Marliers, ti tWi 
I've imbibed enough coffee day by day to see me through the rest of life 
if I never touch another drop. ¥e pushed right fchrough to Astrida 
where Baker and young Sexton had gone from Mulungu and Bukavu. Over- 
nighting in Astrida, we made Gabiro (the Kagera National Park) 
at 6:ii$ p.m. and darkness. Because of need for more time to get 
packed at Entebbe from which place the specimens and outfit are being 
sent heme, rail to Mtmibassa, ship to New York, we had moved up our 
schedule a day. So it was we were not expected at Gabiro until the 
next day. Again, Dr. van Straelen's letters provided the open “sesame.” 
Not only did the director of this Park, J. Haezaert, have us to cocktails 
twice and to dinner but his wife saw to it we were provided with a very 
ccanplete luncheon for a next days all day tour (and photoing) of the Park. 
