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Chier, Contact Division FOR·: G/A Cher, G HCese Crocodile Gall Eladder

l. We have approached the problen of picking up a Tangeuyikn crocodile's gall bladder froa two pointo of viev. The first is to hare ae of ourbuddiesin Tançanyiba find, capture and eviscerate a mative crocodile on the spot and then try to ship its gall blaßder and/ar other poisonois viscera to the United States in a condition vhich villperait analysis af the poísoos contained. The secand alternative vould be to acquire a crocodile ou the spot in Tanganyika through a licensed collector and ship the live anisal to the United States through the of Berpetology. Departaent

2. viaited vith Dr. H
of Ferpetolagy at C Zoo, and discsaed the posaibility of acqiring
e live crocodile of the Nile variety in Tanganyika and shipping the
enizal to tbe soo. Dr. infoned that bs thouzht it-wouldA
be possible to pick up a nedí m sizeile crocodile froa Tangeyika
through a licensed collector. The cost of such en aninl volld be
in the neighborbooã of two hunired dollars. An adult anizal, veighing
ap to taree handred pounds voild be a little more expensive. Dr.
feels that the caly sure vay of getting the gall vladdet to the United C
States intact is in the live crocojile, since teperature and clinatic
conditions as vell as ahippinsdelays wder poor refrigeratia conditions
vald mike it almostimpossible to deliver the bile or gall bladder in
an unchsnged condition.Dr.
purchose of a crocodile vhenever he gets the so shead sigal from us. s vill be heppy to arrange forthe C 3.A on 1 Pebrunty 1962 H and C discussed tne matter of getting the gall B
bladder and relzted imards directly fra Tanganyika.
wiitten to has C
and to a forer contact of this office MD, a foner
guite sure that vho are both nov in Tanganyika. -We are 工 cas provide usvito the details
coocérning methods and techniques emploed by the vitch doctor in preparing

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Cthe poison.Beand willprobably be able to collect more data concerning otber natural poisons dsrived fras otber reptiles
Cand/or vital organs. Se hava askod to develop the necesrary information cancarning any special preptration of the gall bladder prior to shipent.

h. One of the rain dirficulties of Eetting the gell bladder and/or otber vital organs to the Uaited States is that the ahipoent mist proceed fron independent Tanganyik tarougt: iritish controlled Kenya. Britiah colonial lav forbids the dandling of toid mterials üerived froa sick Tanganylkan crocodiles oithe Kile variety.

hH 5. Perteps we can ahip the material throigh the fro that point. should be able to cevelop. an accepiavlc snipping plan. Flease aárise.