NO. I ETHNOGEOGRAPHIC BOARD— BENNETT 6l 



2. Smithsonian Mimeographed Materials on the Southwest Pa- 

 cific. A series of short statements about plants, mollusks, birds, 

 butterflies, and the like, was brought to the attention of interested 

 agencies by the Board. 



In total the Board had 35 separate documents of its own for dis- 

 tribution and was allowed to assist in the distribution of some 35 

 others. These were sent out in sizable quantity to Government agen- 

 cies and individuals in the Director's Washington card file. Other 

 copies were supplied on written or oral request. 



The distribution of some of these documents is tabulated in the ac- 

 companying table (No. 2). The Army and the Navy were the prin- 

 cipal recipients of most of these, especially the Strategic Bulletins 

 of Oceania. Other war agencies showed most interest in the person- 

 nel lists. The civilian agencies seldom asked for more than file copies 

 of anything. The Sponsors received copies of everything, and out- 

 side of Washington a few individuals and libraries requested or were 

 sent some of the materials, but the distribution was decidedly limited. 

 Members of the cooperating committees naturally received copies of 

 the lists which they had prepared but seldom any of the things pre- 

 pared by others. More attention to extra-Washington distribution 

 might have inspired the production of equally valuable materials. 



Table 2. — Materials distributed by Ethnogeographic Board 

 June 1942-March 16, 1945 



Personnel Lists of Oceania 



Personnel List 



123456 of Asia 



MIS 55 40 47 35 43 48 21 



Army 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 



ONI 43 44 41 48 46 50 27 



Navy II II II I 2 2 10 



Air Intelligence 10 13 5 3 3 3 5 



Air Corps 2 2 2 2 2 2 



War Agencies : 



BEW (OEW) 12 12 12 12 12 II 10 



FEA I I I I I 2 5 



OSS 37 32 32 24 23 26 32 



OWI I I I I I I 3 



WRA I I I I I I I 



Gov't agencies and departments ..666787 5 

 Others : 



Sponsors n 11 n 12 12 12 9 



Individuals IS I3 I3 I5 I5 I5 10 



Total 214 196 192 171 178 189 143 



