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Faiehaven, Mass, March 9, 1959. 

 Mr. John McCaet, 



Lrpi.'ilatire Director, American Federation of Government Employees, 

 Washington, D.C. 



Dear Mr. McCakt: Attached is a summary of Information fnrni.«;he(l b.v the 

 master, chief officer and second officer of the re.search vessel AJhntrnss ITI 

 which is, in effect, a rebuttal to the report issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

 Service, concerning the deactivating of the Alhatross III. 



This summary represents the beliefs of the crew of the vessel, some of whom 

 have been attached to the Albatross since it was activated in 1949. It is not in- 

 tended as a personal gripe of one or more crew members, but rather a desire to 

 make known all the facts by persons genuinely concerned and critically involved 

 in an action effecting the very economy of our country. 



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