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C. Koford
10
Journal
February 14, 1962
To Bangkok, Thailand.
Via JAL to Bangkok. Plane 2 1/2 hours late in starting, so arrived evening. Stayed at Kings Hotel -
February 15, 1962. Rode buses (2 1/2?) and walked around town. Visited Ministry of Public Health, where WHO office located. Old un-air conditioned clergy building. I was directed to Mr. SIRIVAT VISESHSIRI, administrator in P.H.. He said his cousin, THONGLAW PUNYANITA, used to export animals from Thailand. I went to see Punyanita. He plump, about 60, very talkative about himself. He said he gave up exporting about 3 years ago. He said rhesus perhaps rather scarce in Thailand, tho many M. ciris in the southern parts. He did not think we could get over M. ciris at $10 locally, in numbers.
/ His address: Boon Vanit Travel Agency, 8-12 Bunapa Rd., Box 49, Bangkok. / I went to SEATO headquarters, a separate inspection type building in park-like area. Talked with Information Officer. He said that Gordon Young, U.S.O.M. 70040-9, Pitchburn Road, north Bangkok, was animal exporter living in west who might know about availability of rhesus monkeys. / Possibly also could get information from SEATO General Medical Research Lab., Royal Thai Army Inst. Pathology, Rajvithi Road; Lt. Col. Oscar Felsenfeld. / In evening left via Air France flight 173 for Delhi. / Dr Boonsang away in Java.
Delhi, India February 16, 1962. Was met at airport by two men from Patterson Co., and was installed in Ashoka Hotel. Huge size, but service and food poor. Crews, bowlers, circled about and landed on building canopies by dozens in morning. Country wide, scrubby tree, little shade, instructive. / Visited Zoo Farm
(makey exporters)