Janua ry 9, 1926. 
My dear Haweis: 
Yesterday X sent to Mr. MacManua rather long, 
though hurriedly-gottbogether plans for the expedition. 
Prom what I can gather, I had very much underestimated 
the amount of advertising that such a project would bring. 
As I told you, the Pathe people were not only 
agreeable to the idea but enthusiastic about it, and Mr. 
Patk, Assistant Manager, after talking it over with the 
Manager there, has come to Washington for a weekend to 
talk things over. Before coming, he had lunch in Hew 
York with the head of one of the big publishing houses — 
Putnam--and talked with the still picture producers, giv¬ 
ing them a ge neral idea of the affair, but without names. 
Both of them expressed much interest, and one of them 
tried to make a contract at once for the release of still 
pictures to be taken on the trip* 
The Smithsonian has agreed to authorise the use 
of its name, and to use its best efforts to obtain for us 
permits to capture the animals desired. This, as you know 
is sorne eh at difficult to get, ascertain of the things that 
we want, liice giraffes, are carefully protected throughout 
all British territory. 
How all that we oan do is to await news from Mr* 
MacManus, though X shall send him some additional informa¬ 
tion, at both his Hew York and Detroit addresses, this 
afternoon. I do not wiah to wear him out by excessive 
correspondence, but X should like to get the facts of the 
publicity probabilities before him. I do not think that 
the same amount of money expended in any other way cou-ia 
secure nearly asmueh dignified and lasting publicity. 
I may come to New York for the Explorers’ Dinner 
on the 30th. Will you be there at that time? 
As u sual, 
Mr. Stephen Haweis, 
120 Bast 40th Street, 
Hew York, H. Y. 
