26 A 
032252Z 
2252 03 OCT 72 
GAJDUSEK 
GIBBS CANNOT COME. GARRUTO WANTS TO COME BUT HIS SECURITY CLEARANCE FROM NIH 
WILL TAKE SIX WEEKS. THUS WOULD BE JOINING AT END OF PROGRAM. IF YOU WANT 
GARRUTO ON THIS BASIS NOTIFY GEORGE DURREL BY CABLE OR RADIO TO PUT THROUGH 
OFFICIAL PAPERS REQUESTING SECURITY CLEARANCE AND GOVERNMENT PASSPORT AND FOR 
EXPEDITING TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR GARRUTO. MBAGINTAO HAS UNUSUAL CHROMOSOMAL 
BANDING PATTERN. COULD YOU ARRANGE SHIPMENT BLOOD SPECIMENS OF CURRENT 
EXPEDITION TO NIH FOR CHROMOSOMAL ANALYSIS. NEED 2-3 CC HEPARINIZED BLOOD 
SHIPPED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. URGENTLY NEED LIST OF CLINICAL MATERIALS THAT 
SHOULD BE INOCULATED AT DAVIS AND GSRI. KIRK AND FETCHKO CABLED. AWAITING 
REPLY. 
WIESENFELD/GAREY 
040300Z 
0300 04 OCT 72 
GAREY 
MOTALAVA STUDIES COMPLETED EMPHASIS ON DEGENERATIVE DISEASES. MUCH CHRONIC 
OTITIS, CATARACT, SOME CHRONIC NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND CONGENITAL CNS 
DEFECTIVES. SEEKING TORRES BANKS CHILDREN BOARDING FRENCH AND BRITISH SCHOOLS. 
DR STANLEY OF MOTALAVA JOINED PARTY THROUGH TORRES ISLANDS. 
DO NOT DISPATCH 60 LITER NITROGEN CYLINDER TO BRISBANE TOO LARGE FOR SMALL 
PLANE. REPEAT REQUEST INFORMATION CONDITION ERYTHROCYTES ARRIVAL CANBERRA FOR 
KIRK. 
INFORM YAVINE BORIMA HIS EPANGTUEI COLLEAGUES REQUEST INFORMATION HIS STATUS. 
KROEBER CABLE REPORT QUALITY FIRST CINEMA FILM AND MERALAVA IDENTITY 
PHOTOGRAPHS. WHOEVER JOINS AT SANTA CRUZ BRING FILLED DRY ICE CONTAINERS. 
GAJDUSEK 
1148 04 OCT 72 
DR JOHN SHERIDAN 
WALTER & ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE 
OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 
MELBOURNE 
AUSTRALIA 
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO REPLACE DR ALPERS ON ALPHA HELIX EXPEDITION IN SANTA 
CRUZ SOLOMON ISLANDS AND MICRONESIAN AREA FOR MONTH FROM 15 OCTOBER TO END 
NOVEMBER STOP IF AGREED PLEASE CABLE IMMEDIATELY SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE 
WITH SCRIPPS INSTITUTE REGARDING FUNDS TICKETS ETC STOP GAJDUSEK NOW IN NEW 
HEBRIDES ENROUTE TO BSIP STOP DO NOT DELAY REPLY STOP 
WIESENFELD/GAJDUSEK 
