SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 
February 5 , 1942-• 
Dr. Alexander 1e tnore, 
Attention: Command®*^ in- 
Special Project, 
A.P.O. 4063, 
New Orleans, Louisiana. 
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Dear Dr. betnore: 
Nothing of great importance has occurred since you left. I called up Mr. 
Lindholm on Monday, January 31, to find out about permission for the trips for" 
Cooper, Killip, and Kellogg. He said he had not heard anything but that when Cooper 
came up for his passport the preceding Saturday, he had decided that it was time to 
send the follow-up to Mexico and had done so. I told him that the time was getting 
short on the other trips and I would appreciate his following those up, and he 
promised to do so. 
I had a call from Ross Moore of the Division of Cultural Relations, and he 
wanted to know what salary McClure was getting from us. He said he was especially 
anxious to find out in connection with reorganizing their office and that he was most 
anxious to get hold of McClure when we finished with him. In case you have any plans 
for McClure beyond the end of March, I will be glad to know of then since I an sure 
we can work it out- with Moore. 
On the third, the Belgian Ambassador called you and when informed of your 
absence asked for Mr. Tolman, who is home sick. He then put his request to Brvant in 
the hope that he would bring it to the attention of the proper person. His request is 
for assistance in securing exhibition space for a series of important photographs 
taken in the Belgian Congo by Andrea Cauvin while on an official mission for the 
Belgian Government in Exile. When I learned that the exhibition for the Foyer for 
March had been cancelled, I told Bryant that we could furnish him space in the Foyer 
during March. His show consists of about sixty enlarged photographs and could be 
accomodated, he thought, in the first two alcoves. He is being informed that we can 
take care of him, but it might be well to have a letter from the Belgian Ambassador. 
He is, as you know,, going to lecture before the Geographic about the 25 th of this 
month; and he would like to give an illustrated lecture here in connection with the 
Foyer showing. I think this can be arranged on short notice since we have the space; 
and I assume the Belgian Embassy will help with the advertising. He gave as references 
Dr. Janes Chapin of the Museum of Natural History and Benson of the Museum of Phila- 
delphia. Of course, if the Belgian Ambassador backs him up, he needs no further 
references. I think the exhibit would be most timely: and since it is largely anthro- 
pological in nature, Mr. Setsler can handle it and possibly work out a supplemental 
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African exhibit to be in the additional alcoves. 
Dr. Bush just sent a letter down indicating that his executive committee had 
agreed to the transfer of the collection of diatoms, the equipment, and the supplemental 
fund. He is being informed that steps are under v.ey to set up the job, and he will 
