March Hi, 1957 
Dear Miss Weiss s 
I have received your letter of March 12 with enclosures of 
GBL and packing lists covering the collecting outfit for Papeete. 
Tahiti. ~ * 
For Dr. Schmitt* s purposes of taking care of the unloading 
•at destination, I believe tnat it would be more expeditious if* we 
handed him the signed original ocean bills of lading to take with 
him rather than airmail them to care of the yacht "KAREVA" • 
„ Accordingly, I would suggest that you advise me where 
Dr. Schmitt will be staying in San Francisco prior to sailing, 
or have him telephone me at TUkon 6-3111, extension 69k. upon 
his arrival in this city. 
Sincerely yours. 
Stephen E. La to 
U. S. Despatch Agent 
i'dss Helena M. Weiss, Registrar, 
Smithsonian Institution, 
United States National Museum, 
Washington 25, D. C. 
