THE FOREIGN SERVICE 
OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
American Consulate General, 
Leopoldville, Belgian Congo 
March 15, 1955. 
Dear Mr. Schmitt: 
The carbon of your letter of March 10, 1955 preceded 
the original being smt via official channels. 
I am writing now to say that we will do everything 
possible to coaply with your instiructions to get your 
equipment on to Stanleyville in time for you to pick it 
up there. At this point I am not siare what ccm^lications 
there will be, but I feel certain we can woric the matter 
out, provided the S. S. STEEHSTRAETE arrives at Matadi 
in time to make all the transshipments. It looks as 
thou^ it will be a very close race with time, but I am 
sure that all idio will be asked to help will cooperate 
in view of the scientific natiiire of your mission. 
Sincerely yours. 
liiAert G. McGregor 
Aii^ncan Consul General 
(/ 
Waldo L. Schmitt, Esqtdre, 
Head Curator, 
Department of Zoology, 
Smithsonian Instituticm, 
Washington, D. C. 
