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Nuyten, Dr. G. 
Filed s Belgian Congo 
August 30, 1955 
Air Mail 
Dr. G. Nuyten 
Institut des Parcs Nationaux 
du Congo Beige 
Rue Montoyer, 21 I 
Bruxelles, Belgium 
Dear Dr. Nuyten: 
First of all, greetings to you and your wife. I have not forgotten 
that very happy evening we had together with Dr. Baker in Brussels. I 
saw more of your fair city in those altogether too few hours than many 
another friend who has visited Brussels and had more time to devote to 
sightseeing than I. 
In the Congo we had a most wonderful time, especially in the several 
Parks over which your organization holds jurisdiction. I recently wrote 
Dr. van Straelen a long over due letter making some acknowledgement of 
his and your Institute's many kindnesses to our party. The highlights of 
the trip were the visits to the Parks. To each of the superintendents I 
also owe a letter of appreciation but, as I wrote Dr. van Straelen, I did 
not have their complete addresses and asked if your park service had a 
small directory or annual report which carried them. 
I am still grateful to Felix for taking those moving pictures of 
Dr. van Straelen, Baker, and myself, and would have reimbursed you before 
this if you had but sent me the bill. Enclosed is a draft for $58.00 
(fifty-eight dollars) which was the exchange rate generally given me for 
dollars in the Congo. Here in Washington, they offered about 186 or soj 
in the Congo it was usually 1,96 or better. Do not concern yourself 
about the difference, if anjr. 
There is one thing I forgot to ask Dr. van Straelen and that was 
for a copy of the lists we were shown in your offices of animals of all 
kinds, chiefly insects, for which you were seeking identifications. You 
may already have sent Dr. Baker copies of the insect lists. He is with 
the Department of Agriculture | but I also want copies for reference here 
at the Museum, and especially of the lists of unidentified invertebrate 
animals other than insects, if any. 
