As from 
Museum of Comparative Zoology, 
Cambridge, lias a. 
October 31st. 1935. 
Dr. W. M. Mann, 
National Zoological Park, 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Mann, 
Many tnanks for yours. of October 36th. received yesterday. 
I am very 3 orry you are unable to name a date for coming down as 
Dr. Barbour was going to talk tilings over with^ you. As he i® very 
busy and off to tne A. 0. U. meetings in New York shortly, he says 
I had better send you the approved scheme, time oeing desperately 
SHORT. 
Mr. Henahaw and he have carefully gone over and approved 
the plans for a joint Harvard-National Park expedition as outlined 
in the accompanying pages. The only thing that is lacking is a 
contribution from the Zoological Park of 3,0u0 whicn T.B. thinks 
is a very good gamble for you,even if I only sue i in getting one 
young rhino or elephant j and if I fail 5 you ’.Till get a numoer of 
smaller things. ' 
If you can get this sanctioned you will probably be able 
to- come down and talk things over with me, if not I must write you a 
tremendously long letter. I can draft suggested letters along the 
desired lines for the State Dept, to pass on to your consular agent 
at Dar es Salaam on the subject of free entry of.equipment, rifles, 
ammunition; a free Governor’s license for scientific collecting; and 
possibly a suggestion that we could defray expenses if the Game 
Department’s sharnba protectors could obtain a young elephant or rhino. 
As I have copies of the Game Ordinances and Custom’s regulations I 
can quote section and clause under which application is made. 
There ia the dickens of a lot to accomplish before Dec. 10th. 
when I hope to sail for England so as to catch a boat at the end of 
January after outfiting in England. Trusting you will be successful 
Sincerely, yours, 
