DENMARK GRANTS MACMILLAN PERMISSION TO ACCOMPANY HIS ARCTIC EXPEDITION
Copenhagen, Denmark (JFK+50) On May 20, 1925, the Danish government...granted Donald MacMillan* permission to accompany his expedition to Greenland."
This follows "more than two months' negotiation with the American State Department."
The Evening Star reports the two month delay was a result of a member of MacMillan's previous expedition having killed an Eskimo.
*Donald MacMillan (1874-1970) was born in Provincetown, Massachusetts & became an explorer, sailor & researcher making 30 expeditions to the Arctic over his 46 year career. DM pioneered the use of radios, airplanes & electricity in the Arctic.
SOURCE
"Denmark Grants MacMillan Right To Land in Arctic," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., May 20, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
