SI -15 
Rev. X2I1I53 
SMITH30WIM IlISTIi'UTION 
Washington 25, R. C. 
REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC (NOT GENERAL) TRAVEL AUTHORITY 
(in triplicate) 
Name Waldo L. Schmitt Title Head Onrator of Zoology 
Authority is requested to travel via / / common carrier; /x / commercial air- 
line; £__/ private automobile @ per mile (see justification); £J Govern- 
irent vehicle or place; / / (Other, specify) (see justifica- 
( temporary) 
tion) ; on official business from (official) station at Washington > 
(residence) 
on or about March 26, 1955 ^to: Belgian Congo, Africa 
and to such other points as may be found necessary, and in the order found to 
be most advantageous, revisiting any of said points as may be necessary; and 
to return to the (temporary, official, residence) station not later than 
June 50 « 1955 • 
A per diem allowance of $ none is requested . 
The amount of $ nono is request’d for procurement of supplies, 
materials, or equipment. 
This travel. is for the purpose of: Studying, collecting and filming 
life of central Africa, particularly the invertebrate fauna 
with especial emg^asis on the Aearina and Cruatacea. 
There will be no e:^en3e to the Smithsonian Institution except 
my salary, 
Bmice Bredin Fund 
Estimated cost: 
Transportation $ 
none 
Per Diem $ 
none 
Other expenditures $_ 
none 
; TOTAL COST OF TRIP $. 
Ho. of transportation requestes desired none 
none 
i\ppropriation chargeable: 
Approved by: 
Travel^Drder No. 
Date 
The going travel rec^ueFtod is authorized except as Tollows • 
c. 
C( 
Secretary 
