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May 17, 1972 
Stephen L. Wlesenfeld, M.D. 
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke 
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, Maryland 20014 
Dear Dr. Wiesenfeld: 
The following regard questions advanced in your letter of May 10. 
The budget commitments for the Solomon B expedition are; 
Flights: home institution-Vila; Ponape-home; plus per diem 
(Drs. Alpers, Brown, Ferber, Gajdusek, Gibbs, Guiart, 
Wiesenfeld and Mrs. Meyer) $10,100 
Shipping: Scripps Inst. Ocean-Hawaii ; Ponape-SIO 2,500 
Equipment & Supplies: All items on print-out of 
19 April 1972 4,000 
$16,600 
Uncomitted funds 3,400 
$ 20,000 
Address shipment to our agent in Hawaii: 
Castle and Cooke, Inc. 
Ship Agency Division 
P. 0. Box 2990 
965 Nimitz Highway 
Honolulu, Hawaii 96802 
HOLD FOR ARRIVAL OF R/V ALPHA HELIX 
Probable agent in Vila: 
Burns Philp 
(New Hebrides) Ltd. 
Vila, New Hebrides 
HOLD FOR ARRIVAL OF R/V ALPHA HELIX 
The Alpha Helix is scheduled to arrive in Honolulu on June 23 for at least 
a 9 day stay. The definite starting date for your program at Vila is dependent 
upon the resolution of a crew rotation problem at Honolulu. We will forward 
this schedule information when it becomes available. 
Best regards. 
Sincerely, 
Walter Garey 
