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E. I. DU Pont de Nemours & Co 
ESTABLISHED 1802 
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 
Wilmington, Delaware 
Mr. Bruce Bredln 
Box 87 
Wilmington, Delaware 
Dear Mr, Bredin: 
Your letter from W. L, Schmitt 
Smithsonian Institution, and attached correspondence 
on soil samples from Belgian Congo Expedition, has 
been referred to me. 
The du Pont Company is equipped to screen 
soil samples for antibiotic activity. However, our 
practice is to accept soil samples without any strings 
attached. We would be glad to test these Belgian 
Congo samples on that basis. In case such arrangement 
is not satisfactory, it is suggested that a contact be 
made with a company such as Chas. Pfizer, who are very 
active in testing of soil samples and might perhaps 
have different policies with respect to prior commit- 
ments. 
Thank you very much for bringing this 
matter to our attention 
Yours very truly 
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DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 
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