At your suggestion a scientific hosting pensit is being requested 
of the Oeeeral Goverment of the Congp, through Monsieur P. Matagne, 
at Leo|M>ldville , and such other peraits as Eay be needed for the collec- 
tion of the aniKals and plants (including ferns and grasses) indicated 
above. The tw collecting pistols with iAich the party is provided will 
be declared on arrival in Leopoldville. 
At this iarltlng it is eaijected thiSt the party will arrive at the 
Oarawbs SstiomX Park and Gangala-na-Bodio about Ajad.! 28 or 29 for tw 
nights, and at Kagera Park for two nights about 22 cr 23. 
However, Dr. S<hmitt idll acre precisely iafoj® the officials in charge 
of these parks of arrival dates as soon as these can be definitely deter- 
Bdned. In the Albert Park, wliich Is generally open to visitors, it is 
playoned to spend several days at both the Hutwanga and ftjindi casps wider 
reservations secured tterougi! *fip. frlc fhornton-Dailly of Bakavu, who is 
handling also the hotel resmrstions earoute a®d providing Wie autos in 
wMcii the party will be travelling, between Stanleyville and Oostemans- 
ville and beyond. Permission • to collect mm specisiens lava in the 
Albert Park for our Oepartasent of Ceology will be requested of the 
Conservateur of iMs Park by IJr. Sch®itt on arrival. 
An outline of the itinerary as at present determined, wltt* dates, 
is enclosed fer your inforfflaticn, 
Drs, Schsltt and Baker will try to p^ their respects to you at 
the iKstltut in Brussels on April 6th or 7th, as th^ arc flying Sabena 
to Leopoldville on the late afternoon of tlie 7th. 
Ai^' courtesies that you way 
E^seditlen will be received wltis 
thw and the f«lthsoniaai-Brcd±B 
appreciation b: 
ttds Institution. 
Cordially yours. 
Leonard Camiciii^l 
Mcretary 
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