DRAFT 
Our Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt has written you briefly regarding his 
impending visit to the Belgian Congo with a small group representing 
this Institution on the Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition. The expedi- 
tion is primarily interested in collecting and studying the inverte- 
brate life of the Congo, chiefly mites and ticks their host plants 
and animals, Crustacea and other small forms of life. It is hoped 
that it may be possible for you to accommodate them in the guest 
house or houses at your station for Him nights about tssaidviipiqssr 
Should there be any change in the expedition's plans, Dr. 
Schmitt will apprise you at the very earliest opportunity, and 
otherwise inform you of the progress of the party. The party, as 
at present constituted, consists of four people: Dr. Schmitt, Dr. 
Edward Baker, acarologist of the United States Department of 
Agriculture, and Dr. Soy Lyman Sexton, physician and photographer, 
and his son, Roy Lyman Sexton, Jr., as assistant photographer. They 
will be travelling in two automobiles, with chauffers and a guide 
provided by Mr. Eric Thornton-Dailly of Bukavu. 
Any assistance or courtesies extended to the party would be 
much appreciated by this Institution. 
Cordially yours , 
Leonard Carmichael 
Secretary 
