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Mr. John Seago -~ 2- | August 13, 1968 
5. The National Geographic would like very much to get a shot 
of the bongo in the wild, as I have stated in previous letters. 
To this extent they have been experimenting with the strobile 
light which I have also described previously. I am quite sure 
Tony does not want to use this in the trapping and I am wondering 
bf he would want to try this in the national park some place 
that is permissible? 
I realize the chance of getting a bongo picture is very remote 
and we will probably end up with pictures of bush pigs or other. 
animals that use the trail. I have impressed upon everybody 
concerned that this is not a photographic mission and that Tony 
is in charge of the trapping operations and his word is final. 
Your thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated. 
6. Time of departure. I have given this a good deal of thought. 
I really think we should leave here about September 1 even if 
you are not ready to go into camp until around September 15. 
This would give me time to visit the museum, Mrs. Roberts, and 
some of the other people I hope to see. I am sure Nelson will 
like to see some of the other places also. I think I could 
go back and spend all my time in Tsavo, but then there would be 
Serengetti, etc., etc. So we would like to leave about Septem- 
ber 1. With the Labor Day holiday on September 2, we may not 
be able to leave until later in the week. Would this be agreeable 
to you? Does it cause you any inconvenience? Let me know. 
There may be a number of zoo directors coming through Nairobi on 
their way to Pretoria. Some of them are Roger Conant of the 
Philadelphia Zoo (he replaced Preeman Shelly who retired) and 
Len Goss from the Cleveland Zoo. I suspect some of the others 
will be Don Davis from Colorado Springs and Bill Conway of the 
New York Zoo. Pierre Fontaine will go on to Pretoria and perhaps 
return by Nairobi. 
I am anxiously awaiting a reply from you. 
Sincerely yours, 
Theodore H. Reed, D.V.M. 
Director 
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THR:mcb 
