Matagne, Dr, F. 
March 16, 1965. 
Airmil 
Dr* F* Mfitagix© 
Chef Sendee d© Chasse et PSoh© 
Gotiveniaaent G^nlral 
L©opoldvill©, Belgian Coti|^ 
Dear Dr. Matagne j 
With this I send to you tho itinerary of our Belgian Congo 
aepedition. Should it h© necessary to mk© any minor changes 
in it, I shall ootimunicat® wl'tti you again* 
As you Tidll not© from -Kais itinerary, we will b© in 
Leopoldtdlle from April 8 until April 16* During that tim© -m 
my want to set out stm© small animl traps that we ha's© with 
us. TifOuld it b© posslbl© to employ soiaeon® with the knowledge 
and ©xperdenc© in skinning animals to skin the specimens of 
■ttxos© that WO may secure? I haw® b®©n told that this is 
■virtually Ispossibl© in the C««igo becaus© those ■who know how 
are steadily employed. It was hope if w© need sucdi a 
person that he might be able to take lea*?© frm his regular 
emplcyBKit so that we may hire him to skin ■whatewr animals 
w© may obtain* .Ihioh would be no other ■than the common 
rodents of the regicai. 
I shall be seeing Dr* Tan Straehlen in 'Brussels and you 
a few days later - I hope* 
With kindest regards* 
Sincerely yours. 
f/aldo L* Solffiiitt 
Head Curator 
Dejmrteaent of Zoology 
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