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April 11, 1955 
Dear Bruce and Mrs. Bredin, 
The getting started as it were has been a bit more delayed fnan 
expected. In clearing the collecting outfit we learned for the first 
time that film pays duty unless personally carried out of the country 
by him who brings it in, —this is at the local customs house. However, 
film "shot** in a humid climate such as this, should be developed forth- 
with and we can't take each batch of film out as it is exposed. It's 
a funny law, when exposed film spoils if not developed promptly, and 
is of nu use to anyone else (and so of no coranercial value). Fortunately 
we have a very fine letter to the Governor General of tne Colony from 
Van Straelen in Binssels, which the Consul says will do uhe trick. 
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Our appointment with him to deliver the letter though is not till 
Wednesday, but that's soon coming up. The Sexton's father and. son 
(his assistant,— his father has paid his round trip air fare) arrived 
at nocn today so soon the picture taking will get undearway. The weather ^ 
has been warm, but not too warm today was the hottest so far 96 degrees / ^ 
outside in the shade, -88 degrees in the room where this was written. 
Took the temperature at li p.m. however. In the hotel you do not notice 
or mind it, because is the typical, tropic hotel, a bit on the Victorian 
side, huge rooms, way high and with I glass (double^^nd 
at least 9 ft high not counting another 2 feet or more of transom above, 
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