INSTITUT POUR LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
EN AFRIQUE CENTRALE 
INSTITUUT VOOR 
WETENSCHAPPELIJR ONDERZOEK 
IN CENTRAAL AFRIKA 
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Dear Jo c to r J chrni 1 1 . 
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thanka for ^/our letter and t-ie ne atives 
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The.' seem to be extrearel/ ood . 
and I J.ave ^iven them to Drant Lambrecht to mate conies. 
Fracv, however, has ^one off to Iran.! for a weex, aad oo 
I ^uess I shall just have to wait a little. 
Wnen „'Our letters came, Jim had left for the Quelea 
conterence in Senegal. He has also taken advantage of the 
o ta^o rtunit^" to make a little excursion in the French 
Oameroun. I expect him back soinetirae next week. meantime 
I have been holdin^ the fort at Tshibati for the last three 
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"too, for the information on Christmas cards. 
_ ai;i surprised to learn how reasonable the prices are. 
^■e c^an probablp have the cards made here--not as well . no 
dourf , and, at a higher cost. But I shall save fe folders 
0 r fill ocCv.isio/1 wn6ri nscd not bo cozisidonod. 
-u li i s ^"1 vX v 0 b) 0 0 n li luthq i n ' s i n c* 0 n 1 1 Vv' 0 t* p h p t* p pi p « 
Baudouin, t^ our lon^‘ trip to^South"' 
(two and a half montns), followed b a Ibree weeks* 
safari to .Lake Libert. Then Jim took off for Sene al 
have scarcel/ had time to breathe, but it has ail been fun. 
^ iJS are awfullp ^lad pou felt the African ventu.re was 
hoT L'”' to do a little to 
Pfwt[aes have no real connection with us o-r- 
oo i„^lj^. pr. van den rer^he invited them to out their 
near our workers' camp in the hoo« of'h-yin t iptn 
(alive). This'thej'do^sJmiumes. 
- b enough meat for taem- 
+ 1:1 ' ’ IBe law prevents them from sellin an/. Qne of 
'•"aporale, name — had been settin^^ snares for 
It t*. numerous times if he would come and trao 
p'littio succeed in traooiL 
t marsh M whica we could" 
i;;, r.1 t f^ancoUn. ms efforts were ver, 
, ^r.d finailp when no matabish (so. 7 was fortncomin 
w i t h out bird 3 , h e 
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Pygmies onl ^ 
prob^oly be around a^ain. 
tneia--or when they are hun^r-lor thirst"'! 
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la she dexto.os 
One of these da^'s he will 
w o r r: w n erj. it pleases 
5 Baker) 
Since p el - 
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