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WASHINGTON 6, D. C. 
THOMAS W. McKNEW 
Vice President and Secretary 
August 26, 1957 
Knowing of your interest 
in the Province of Chiriqui in the Republic 
of Panama I thought you might like to see the 
notice of United Fruit Company that they are 
going to explore for oil in that area. 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington, D. C. 
