MBAJADA DE PANAMA 
Washington 8, D. C. 
March 1, 1949 
Mr. A. Wetmore 
Secretary 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington 25, B. G. 
Bear Sir: 
Thank you for your letter of February 22nd., 
and for the March issue of the National Geographic 
Magazine that has an article by Boctor Matthew W. 
Stirling, and which _L have read with great interest. 
With my kindest regards, I am. 
Octavio A. Vallarino 
Ambassador 
