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June 4. 1940 
Hon# Clifton R* \^/3iarton 
Charso d*Affaires 
American i;,egation 
Monrovia 
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Apropos of our conversation in Honrovia last Sunday 
I am \7ritin£; the following facts relative to our trip to Cape Mount 
and Jiendaja* 
Mrs* Mann and 1 arrived at Cape Mount on May 7 on 
the fishing boat "Helene”# Kie ouner of the fishing boat had made 
arrangements with Mr# Paul of West c; Co. to disembark us in a surf 
boat. Ke received us in a friendly manner. We went Immediately to 
Miss McKenzie of the American Mission, v/ho already loiew about us, and 
she provided us with a house. 
We stayed at Cape Mount six days, malting one trip to 
Sugar! to sec the sacred crocodile there, and one to lose whore there 
was supposed to be a dance. 
The Coimty Si: 5 )erlntendent was not in Cape Mount. We 
could not find that he had left anybody there to represent him. The 
only official v/e Imd talked v/ith was the customs man, wiio was very 
courteous to us. 
At Crp)e Mount wo made siich collections as we oould 
ourselves, but wanted to go inland among the hunting people. We 
heard that the Superintendent was in Sugarij we heard also that he 
was in Mor3,bo* We hacl been to S\igari and he was not thei’e; Mombo is 
on the way to Bendaja, so ?;e left, e 3 q;>ectlng to boo iiim there. He 
v/as not there, so v/e went on to Bondaja, and presented the letter 
given us by the Secretary of the Interior, to government officials 
Including Paramount Chiefs, to the Paramount Ciiief there* Ko re¬ 
ceived -US and provided a house in which ¥/e stayed. 
ilr. Paul accoiipanied us. Mr. Paul has two branch 
stores on the road and, I believe, some business in the Bendaja region. 
He \ms most lielpfifL to us, knowing and being liked by the people. H; 
;i given a house by himself. 
On the afternoon of May 17 Dr. Koch of the American 
Mission J ospital came to Bendaja. He was accompanied by a friend of 
Ills, Dr* Kahl. Dr. Koch conducted a clinic in Bendaja, inspected a 
dispensary, and we walked with him to Darhala where he visited the local 
toaeher oncl insnccted tlio disuensarv# 
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