dition. Naturally 1 would expect that all of ay work lie under your 
direct supervision as leader of the Expedition. Many times, during 
and after the Expedition I have volunteered, requested, and even 
tried to insist that t be allowed to do the above work, but to no 
avail. 
St is now sixteen months since the end of the Expedition. Not 
only have I heard no word from you in the fora of a request for 
assistance or advice but I have learned from various sources that 
you are undertaking the compiling and editing of the Expedition's 
motion pictures yourself. This is not only a very difficult job 
for an amateur photographer but a very dangerous one since mistakes 
made in editing down motion picture film can seldom be corrected. 
I find it very difficult to understand why you should want to 
undertake this long and tedious job of editing the Expedition's 
films when I know you have a terrific amount of work involved in 
the scientific reports of the Saithsonian-Bredin Expedition of 1955 
the irodin. -Caribbean Expedition, your regular duties, and your 
forthcoming trip to Tahiti. 
Also it has been exceedingly embarrassing to me over the past 
months to have to explain the whereabouts of the Expedition's 
pictures when questioned by members of scientific and professional 
organizations, my co-workers, and other interested persons. 
1 would appreciate a detailed explanation from you on all 
these piatters since I feel that a three month scientific expedi- 
tion to the Belgian Congo involving four men and many thousands of 
dollars cannot be dismissed by any of it's members as if it never 
happened , 
Copies of this letter are being sent to the other members of 
the Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition of 1955 in order to clarify my 
feelings to all. 
Sincerely, 
KOI h . SEXTON, JR. 
Asst. Chief, 
Photography Division 
Medical Illustration Service 
A.F.I.P. 
