261 
270100Z 
0100 27 SEPT 72 
GAREY 
MERIG ISLAND STUDIES TOTAL POPULATION COMPLETED MORE EXTENSIVE LABORATORY AND 
MEDICAL WORK DONE THAN ON MERA LAVA ALSO NINE ANTIGEN MYCOBACTERIAL AND MYCOTIC 
SKIN TESTING. PROCEEDING GAUA TO LOCATE POPULATION OF PREVIOUS TWO ISLANDS 
RESIDENT THERE. PLEASE URGE DR. JOSEPH GIBBS AND NANCY ROGERS TO REPLACE 
WIESENFELD AND ALPERS AT SANTA CRUZ IF AT ALL POSSIBLE WE NEED THEM BADLY. 
OTHER SUPPLIES URGENTLY NEEDED SANTA CRUZ INCLUDE 100 TB SYRINGES WITH 500 
NEEDLES GIEMSA STAIN 1000 STERILE 20 ML VACUTAINERS WITH NEEDLES 500 HEPARINIZED 
HEMATOCRIT CAPILLARIES TWENTY RED LEDGERS HALF INCH ADHESIVE TAPE SMALL 
MEMORANDUM BOOKS MAGIC MARKERS CLOTH MICROSCOPE SLIDE LABELS DIAMOND PEN AND 144 
BALL POINT PENS. IF GIBBS AND ROGERS CAN ARRIVE SANTA CRUZ WITH DRY ICE 
SUFFICIENT TO MAKE SHIPMENT OUT TO NIH THEY SHOULD DO SO. NEW SUPPLY LIQUID 
NITROGEN AND TISSUE CULTURE CELLS FOR ENTEROVIRUS ISOLATIONS NEEDED SANTA CRUZ. 
SUGGEST RESERVING SPACE ON HONIARA/ SANTA CRUZ PLANE VIA SOLAIR FOR GIBBS ROGERS 
AND SUPPLIES. 
GAJDUSEK 
ALPHA HELIX HONIARA RADIO 
RYC ONLY TWO FLIGHT SOLAIR HON/SANTACRUZ IN OCT STOP NANDI/HON AIRPAC OCT 15 
HON/SANTACRUZ SOLAIR OCT 17 OR NANDI/HON AIRPAC OCT 22 HON/SANTACRUZ SOLAIR OCT 
24 
TRADE 
MASTER ALPHAHELIX VILA RADIO 
NO 111029 SUPPLIES HELD HERE 2000 TUBERCULIN SYRINGES 5000 NEELDES 37 SETS 
EARLIES BASE 100 PIPETTES 2 BOTTLES KI SOLN 100 NUMBER 8 VACCINES 280 
VACUTAINERS 15 NOTEBOOKS 1 CAMERA TRIPOD STOP PLEASE ADVISE URGENTLY 
BRITMED 
