something about genera that survive in Japan(it turned out he could not tackle 

 fossil material), Muller will conttobute a paper—to be read by Jane Gray— on 

 pollen evidence to do with the history of the mangrove formation — and then 

 Balme of W. Australia (if he can come) will give a survey of pollen and 3p4re work 

 for older deposits of Australia. 1 end up with "THE CRETACEOUS ROLE OF NOTriOFAdUS". 

 It will thus be a sort of progress report on poller: work in the Pacific • 

 To my chagrin D r. Smith wrote last week to say that he thought I wanted a four 

 hoursession. I have been told, I understood, to arrange one, of 2 hours with 3-U 

 speakers. He left the matter open, so I wrote back at once accepting the longer 

 time and explaining that kt would help greatly in developing the arguments. Chaney 

 will now have more time to introduce*] to lead comments aft#r papers or at the end , 

 and I have suggested that he give his introductory Comments a title* so»ethir,gJ like 

 a ,f Macropilaeontologist looks at Fossil Pollen" . He can be as critical or as 

 appreciate as he likes and thus inform the audience about what is going on in general 

 in palaentonology.He has been most co-operative so far, and all will be v*ll, if he 

 turns up. I have heard that he can change plans without much warniqg. 



He wants to add in a fi r* Tokunaga from Japan. He has fiffered to "head 

 his paper — on Eocene pollen from Japan, so I have now accp^ted. m says neither 

 Tokunaga nor Ueno(the other man, whom he recommended first and whom,unf ortunately, wc 

 invited) should try to deliver paperdjfin English). 



Thus there is some chance to compare the northern and southern 

 deposits and microfossils over a considerable period. .. .The mangroves will be of 

 general interest as a lot of attention is now being paid to them in Europe, in this 

 country, and by Croizat* The southern hemisphere is a little short just now, and I 

 m worried as Balme has not written since term began at the beginning of March. He 

 had had no word then about getting any financial aid. Without aid from the N.S.F* 

 he is in a bad position in seeking aid from his University or his Govt...^ went to 

 India two years ago and is afraid the Univ. won't help now, as they are so short of 

 funds, fte suggests very aimably that I could read his paper If he failed to turn 

 up, % but it is rather beyond me. He is a to-notcher, and most highly spoken of 

 by Dr. Edna Plumstead, who is just about to come out with a strking contribution 

 on the older fossil depo ait3 from #hich &g Fuchs-Hillajy Exped. collected. . .•You 



