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The Board placed no restrictions on the use of those articles, al- 

 though it did ask to read galley proof and suggested that a credit line 

 and the author's name would he courteous. In fact, the Director con- 

 stantly had to struggle to keep these practical survival articles from 

 being classified as restricted or confidential. For example, one article 

 which the Army marked confidential was "How to Identify Stale 

 Fish." Confidentially, it stinks, said the Director, and tried to get it 

 declassified. The humor is tempered when the weeks of struggle to 

 achieve this are recalled. 



3. EDUCATIONAL 



Five somewhat miscellaneous reports consist of outlines for quick 

 identification, statements on how to do things, and the like, as the 

 titles indicate : 



Oceania, a Tabular Outline. (The races, languages, and attitudes of the 

 natives in each of the Pacific Island groups, in tabular form.) 



Memorandum Concerning the Possible Use of Wooden Signal Drums in 

 Jungle Warfare. (All that remained of a general request on the value of 

 primitive methods of warfare for modern jungle fighting.) 



Quantitative Distribution of Chinese in Southeastern Asia (living outside 

 China) with Numerical Tables Regarding Dialects Spoken. 



Coral Reef Navigation. (Some practical notes.) 



Japanese Physical Characteristics versus Other Orientals. (Some notes on 

 identifications.) 



4. PERSONNEL AND SOURCES OF MATERIALS 



The remaining nine reports are lists of specialized personnel who 

 might have photographs, maps, or other materials for various areas. 

 All but one of these have already been mentioned in the discussion of 

 the use of the Area Roster. The exception was a request for a Hst 

 of American and British expeditions to the Southwest Pacific since 

 1920. This involved Dr. Collins in a bit of library review of Museum 

 Director's reports and notes in scientific journals. 



The following summary gives a clear picture of the soiu'ces of re- 

 port requests : 



Military Intelligence Division 6 



Other Army Divisions 5 



Office of Naval Intelligence 6 



Other Navy Divisions 3 



Air Intelligence 3 



Originated by Ethnogeographic Board 14 



In brief, only the Army and Navy made use of the Board's report 

 service, although it was in no way so limited by policy. Apparently 



