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July 27, 1944
Prof. Aldo Leopold
424 University Farm Place
Madison, Wisconsin
Dear Aldo:
As of course you know by this time, arrangements have finally
been made for the survey, arnd we are expecting Starker in
Mexico City as soonl as his passport and importation permits on
his car and guns come through.
I hope to wire him on the latter in a day or two telling him
that special permission has been arranged with the officials
at the border.
Fred Walcott was tremendously helpful in getting the money to-
gether, and $6,000.00 were contributed by the Wild Life Insti-
tute, the International Committee for Bird Preservation, the
American Section of the International Committee for Wild Life
Protection, the New York Zoological Society, the Boone and
Crockett Club, and Camp Fire Clubs. They have pledged them-
selves to make the funds available the second year, and indi-
cated that money will be available for the third year, should
it be necessary. The Mexicans are putting up 20,000 pesos a
year to cover fellowships for two young Mexicans and travelling
and field expenses. A new institution in the North wants to
put a Zoologist and a Botanist into the field to work in that
region under Starker's direction. This will give us another
outpost and will not add to the expense of the project. Since
a good deal of routine collecting will be involved, this sort
of thing is all to the good. There is much enthusiasm here
for the project, and I know that Starker will get a great deal
of cooperation.
Needless to say, I am very happy at having him head-up the
survey. With him in charge I shall be able to leave Mexico
with complete confidence.