April 3, 1939. 
Honorable James H. Moyle, 
Commissioner of Customs, 
Treasury Department, 
Washington, D. 0, 
My dear Mr. Moyle* 
Word has Just been received from Dr. Alexander We trio re, 
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, that he expects 
to return from Mexico to the United States via teredo, Texas, 
arriving April 20*25• 
Dr. f@taore has been on an official expedition to collect 
natural history material for the National Museum. It will he very 
greatly appreciated ..if the Collector of Customs at teredo can he 
instructed to facilitate the passage of Dr. Wetmere's collections 
ihlrd skins) and collecting outfit through the Customs upon his 
arrival there. 
With thanks for your cooperation, I am 
Very truly yours, 
J. 1. Graf, 
Associate Director. 
