The French Ambassador, in answering Father Piel, expressed his gratitude in being able to officiate at the opening of a further extension of the organization which had done so much to record and contribute to the cultures of both France and China. After stressing the importance of such institutions in maintaining good relations between the two nations, the Ambassador mentioned several of the important contributions the "Musée Heude" had made to the Paris Museum and referred to the large amount of detailed and difüeult work which has been carried out by the Jesuit Fathers in collecting and tabulating data concerning the culture and naturalistic specimens found in China.
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