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Ministry of Lands and Agriculture 
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Department of Fisheries 
Calcutta, India, 10th January lQJO. 
My dear.Dr. Wetmore, 
It affords me pleasure to present herewith 
Dr. Bainl Prashad, Officiating Director of the Zoological Survey 
of India and in charge of the Zoological Section of the Indian 
Museum in Calcutta, who is visiting America for the purpose of 
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studying museum administration and technique. Dr. Prashad is 
planning to spend several weeks in Washington and will, I am 
sure, be heartily welcomed and cordially assisted by the staff 
of the National Museum and Smithsonian Institution. 
With kindest regards. 
Yours sincerely, 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, 
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 
Washington, D.C., 
U.S.A. 
