(DRAFT) 
February 20, 1956 
Hr. Bruce Bredin 
P. 0. Box 87 
Wilmington, Del* 
Dear Hr. Bredin • 
Inasmuch as the Caribbean Expedition is about to take off on 
March first, I thought you would be interested in knowing the current 
status of the Congo Expedition funds. From the sale of the stocks 
you left with me, as you know, $23,095.37 was realized. A total of 
$I8,U3U.5U was expended in the course of the field work, and in 
preparation therefor, leaving at this writing a balance of $5,160.83. 
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This, however, cannot be considered as all clear- gain, for against 
it we wish to charge the cost of two prints of the master film that 
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Dr. Schmitt has assembled.' We had hoped to deliver the original A to 
the 'film laboratory of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, where the 
copying is to be done, last Monday, but the National Geographic 
Society, which kindly has undertaken the splicing and some editing, 
will not be able to complete the splicing before next Tuesday or 
Thursday, Wednesday being a holiday. There will be a total of about 
U,000 feet of film available for projection. The several reels con- 
tainirg this footage will be sent you as soon as Agriculture can com- 
plete the copies. With them will be some brief notes or indications, 
identifying the episodes and scenes photographed. 
Regrettably, we do not have the proper sound recording equipment 
in the Institution. Here again the Geographic Society has promised 
further assistance, but I am afraid we shall not be able to avail 
ourselves of this until after the Caribbean Expedition returns. 
