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I hope the filming of these people and their activities is as good as 
I think it is. We did not get all we wanted of them^ but there should 
be enough to make it worthvrtiile. We've revisited this "village'* right 
on the outskirst of Stanleyville four times this week whenever we could 
get away from customs. The ciistcros people want to tax all exposed film 
and we do not want to pay it but never we had to deposit 3,000 
francs ($21^0.) to get them out of '*hock" so to speak. The tax is 
supposed to be taken out (subtracted) when we send or take the exposed 
film with us. Naturally, w# put up a sqwak not to these people but to 
the folks back home. I have written Dr, CaCTuchael and the American 
Consul. We hope that Dr. Carndchael can get through the State Department 
from the Belgian Government, Scientific expeditions get concessions 
is 
the purely coranercial venturer, cannot, and that is why this/so "sudden" 
so to speak. I had several talks with folks at the Belgian Qnbassy, 
one indeed to film quite a bit of the Congo, but no one gave us aqy 
warning of any restrictions on film. It's not too bad and won't cramp 
us too much, but it's the first tiirie in many trips elsewhere that & 
scientific mission of this sort has been held up by this sort of thing. 
Blit we have everything now in the truck that follows the auto in which 
we shall be riding. Our deposit less tax on exposed filia wheai we leave 
the Congo the end of May will be returned to us, the expedition. For 
the Egiiptian part of the trip as planned we have film that will carry 
us through and be untaxedi-the Smithsonian is checking with all governments 
concerned, Uganda (British), Anglo-Bgyptian Sudan, and Egypt. I want no 
more red-tape such as we had in Leopoldville and here. 
