F£B 2 3 1955 
Dr. V. Van Straelen 
President de 1‘Institut des 
Parcs Nationaux du Congo Beige 
c/o IRSAC, 42, rue Montoyer 
Bruxelles , Belgium 
Dear Dr. Van Straelen: 
.. J^J OXi informed, the Smithsonian Institution is sponsoring 
tne Snithsonian-Bredxn Expedition to the Belgian Congo for the purpose of 
collecting and studying primarily the invertebrate life of the region: 
mi i eS S* ti ? ks arid their feost Plants and animals (rodents, 
♦ i f* 1 P e f, m P s in s ««e cases, unprotected small birds), Crustacea, 
ll ^ * and aquatic, as well as other arthropods , shells, fish, and 
such herpeto logical specimens as may be permitted. 
Brpd-5 J h ySf^ na ^ n P f rty Wil1 consist of six People: a Mr. and Mrs. 
dredin of Wilmington, Delaware j Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt of this Institution, 
carcinologist; Dr. Edward Baker of the United States Department of Agricul- 
* VT +l aca rologistj Dr. I toy Lyman Sexton, medical consultant and photographer 
to the party, and his son Roy I^man Sexton, Jr., who will assist his father. 
It so happens that Ml*, and Mrs. Bredin find it impossible to take part in 
at — 6 ?! 3tSet 83 ori Ginally planned, but they have higu hopes 
of being able to join it at a later date in the field. P 
p „, ,y e write you as President de 1" Inst i tut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo 
^!ge as xt is desired to visit several of the Parks under the jurisdiction 
e C T amba National Park » the Albert National Park, 
anima? i^ e r Kaclona l Park > p or the purpose of photographing the wild 
r^tL Llfe t 5 ere f^tered. In the first and last named parks guest house 
vT le f 63 * l£ available » 31,6 respectfully requested for two nignts in each, 
^.tix, of course, the payment of the customary fees for such accommodations. 
