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"fillet of beef toughest think I ever struck 
anywhere. More like sole leather. Returned it 
and got chicken. Music was so loud & long, 
, could hardly think let alone talk. 
Afterwards took me out to new bridge. 
To bed near ten, up at 5.30 for shower and 
shave. 
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Breakfast at 6.45 with? Zeteks, after letters. 
We should check in with Cabanillas & I was 
glad to see him. He took me to Cummings’ 
office. Passed 
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me on street in an official car & recognized 
me but I didn’t hear. So he delivered other 
officer & stopped in to see me at Zeteks. 
Saw Cummings who remembered me from 
time Picking introduced me. By Cummings [I] 
was handed over to Lt. Commander W. C. 
Russel & he called in Lt. Com Drouilhet who 
has charge of transportation. Prob. will go 
over on a tuna clipper on monday. This is 
wed. 10th. 
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June 10 contd. 
Cummings invited me to dinner at 6.30 & 
asked Allens too. Cocktails I /2 & I /2 grapefruit 
juice & rum with ice. 
Went back to Zeteks to tell him that I prob. 
would leave monday. Had lunch with him. 
1. Beef soup with noodles. 
2. Avocado, mellow & mild, eat raw no salt 
either, is grand. 
3 (cubed) Beets (salad) with lettuce. 
4. Salmon loaf mixture but not in loaf shape, 
baked I guess. 
5. Rice (natural) looked like our wild rice. 
6 Beef & 
7. Potatoes crumbly, nice but not smooth 
mashed. 
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8. Canned pears. 
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After Zeteks took wire for Wetmore back to 
communications officer. Walked back to 
Allens place (but did not stop at Zetek’s), 
wrote letters. Went back to Zeteks to get 
address Ecuadorian Consul. Got back in time 
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[to] dress for dinner. 
At Naval reservation where Cummings lives 
is grand place nicely landscaped. Dinner beef, 
mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, lettuce & 
tomato salad. Strawberry ice cream, coffee 
upstairs afterwards. Mrs. Cummings in States. 
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