UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY 
NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM 
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 
SMITHSON IAN IN STITUTION 
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS 
FREER GALLERY OFART 
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE 
CANAL ZONE BIOLOGICAL AREA 
March 25, 1955 
Friends and Correspondents 
of the Smithsonian Institution: 
The bearer of this letter. Dr* YJaldo L. Schmitt, head 
curator of Zoology on the staff of the United States National 
Museum, is traveling as the leader of the Smithsonian-Bredin 
expedition to the Belgian Congo for the purpose of collecting, 
photographing, and studying primarily the invertebrate life of 
the region* His expedition v/ill include Uganda, Tanganyika, 
Anglo -Egyptian Sudan, Egj^pt, and countries enroute* 
Any courtesies and facilities that may be extended to 
Br* Schmitt and his party in pursuance of this work will be 
highly appreciated by the Smithsonian Institution* 
Secretary 
