SI Bredin Exp. --Society Ids. 
Dr* Leonard Garwichael fair uary 20, 195? 
thru* Dr* tedngtoa Kellogg 
Waldo L. SsMitt 
Saitheoniaa-lredin Society Islands .Expedition, 
This matter of the 11,000 liability 
yacht SaEIII has gotten beyond s®. 
the letter which I believe covers 
for th© parties involved , at least 
concerned. 
damage to Mr. onnaughey 1 s 
you «y advice and drafted 
adequately and satisfactorily 
a* Mr. MeContiaughey sad I are 
la ny fifty years, less four souths, in to® Governnent service, 
official travel froa toe shores of Arctic Alaska to the Antarctic, 
South Shetland Islands, and froa Jmn Fernandes in toe Pacific to the 
waters of the wile in the Anglo»I®rptiaa Sudan and %anda, these jsaag 
cautions net up by Mr. Bamcn were never needed. 
«k 
With all due respect to Mr. Hansen, able lawyer that he is, m has not 
correctly read the letters involved, nor hsa he any real understanding of the 
watt era or issues before us. Mr. Bredin is in no sense involved. The fund 
is wholly the Smithsonian ' a responsibility. In no way should these ’‘troubles* 
be brought to Hr. Godin’s attention. 
I shall, be happy to abide by Whatever safeguards the Institution feels 
it met raise, but the Institution will have to set tom up. 
