November 23, 1951* 
Dr, P. H. ?erc«a»»-0«Bc jean 
Mologisie - Laboratoire 
Medical Provincial da Kivu 
Bukavu, Congo Beige 
Dear Dr. Vercmaaen-Orandjean : 
As Dr. Wharton kindly let me rave a carbon of fcis letter of November 
18 to you, I take the liberty of sending you additional details regarding 
our plans and asking you further questions. 
The group, with which Ear. Wharton will be visiting the Belgian Congo, 
will consist of five people. A Mr. and Mrs. Sredin, who, with the 
Smithsonian Institution, are sponsoring the expedition? Dr. Wharton, who, 
as you know, is our leading American acarclogist ? Dr. Rcy I.y»an Sexton, a 
prominent Washington physician who is also an expert photographer; and 
myself. Dr. Sexton will make a color film record of the expedition. He 
hopes that he can get pictures of t .e larger game animals in the National 
Parks, of characteristic native scenes and dances, and of our collecting 
operations. Dr. Wharton plans to collect mites and ticks, with their 
plant and smaller vertebrate hosts, while I, the fifth member of the party, 
shall look after miscellaneous Invertebrates , primarily shrimps and crabs. 
All this I have already written to Dr. James C. Chapin, of Bukavu, who 
must be well known to you. Since fr. Wharton wrote you last week I have 
been told that for our •peaceful* purposes we may not need a hunter-guide 
sue ; as Mr. Thornton, however fine a man he may be. se are not interested 
in securing trophies nor do m intend to hunt the larger animals and birds. 
Vith the cooperation of the official local game wardens, we should have no 
difficulty in getting pictures of the larger animals in the parks as long 
as we stay with out automobile. So if you have not already approached Mr. 
Thornton,’ that action might he held in abeyance. However, as Sr* Wharton 
has already suggested, it might be helpful to have your confidential 
opinion of Thornton or of some other good hunter-guide. Co you think that 
we shall need one, in view of the fact that the two automobiles we hope to 
engage will each have an English speaking chauffer-guide. 
Trie Smithsonian Institution, in due course, will approach your govern- 
ment for its sanction of the expedition, suer, cooperation aa it may be able 
to render us, arid for all necessary permits. 
