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13 NOV 72 
NIGHT LETTER 
DR. MALCOLM SIMONS 
WHO IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 
UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 
SINGAPORE 3 
APPRECIATE INFORMATION ON EXACT NUMBER OF SPECIMENS SATISFACTORY AND EXACT 
NUMBER YOU RECEVIED OF RED CELLS TO DATE STOP ALSO IF FROZEN CLOTS AND SERUM 
WOULD HELP IN TYPING ON UNSATISFACTOORY SPECIMENS STOP CARLETON ASKS AGAIN HOW 
MANY OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED FURTHER SPECIMENS FROM BSIP YOU CAN HANDLE STOP 
APPRECIATE CABLE REPLY STOP 
BROWN 
141908Z 
1908 14 NOV 72 
REVCO FAILED. SPECIMENS THAWED. GAJDUSEK ATTEMPTING TO SALVAGE. TEMP INDICATOR 
ON MINUS 38 AND POWER IN UNIT AT TIME OF DISCOVERY BUT UNIT NOT COOLING. SHUT 
UNIT DOWN TO BEGIN RESTART PROCEDURES TOMORROW. WILL KEEP ADVISED. RE MSG 
032030Z NOV IMPORTANT WE RECIEVE REQUESTS PONAPE. 
SCHNEIDER 
14 NOV 72 
DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER 
PONAPE ISLAND 
UNITED STATES TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC 
MELANESIAN ASSISTANT FOR DR GAJDUSEK ARRIVING THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16 ON 
CONTINENTAL FLIGHT FROM HONOLULU STOP IF POSSIBLE COULD YOU HAVE HIM MET AT 
AIRPORT IP NOT HE WILL COME TO HOSPITAL STOP DRY ICE SHOULD ARRIVE FRIDAY OR 
SATURDAY STOP GAJDUSEK SHOULD ARRIVE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY STOP APPRECIATE ALL 
ASSISTANCE STOP 
BROWN 
