u 
February 8, 1926. 
My Dear Lovaridge: 
She trxp has at lust beca officially approved by 
the powers who have telegraphed me to go akc&u arid make 
definlt e plane . Accordingly, I am getting off letters for 
the permits** ,-iS far as I can see, the cooperation of the 
Gasie Departments of fang any ik&, and perhaps Kenya, is the. on¬ 
ly thing necessary to niks ou.r trip a wonderful success..' 
I may come up to hew fork the letter part of th 
week, or the first of next, ana when i do 1 shall wi to 
to come down and meet me. 
r . X,' ' ■ . 
Maturally 9 we astp v-jry much pleased about the way 
things are coming* If this trip works out all right, it is 
simply t nv beginning of an extensive line of work of the 
soffio sort. 
reason, 
1 oh clX have funds to finance everything within 
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Very truly yours. 
w • s'. 
Director, Smtthsonian-GhryBler Expedition. 
Mr• Arthur Io . -.. ■i ..ye, 
Museum of Comparative Zoology, 
OaxiilTi & ge, Mass. 
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