Soptssaber 6, 19Sf 
Sr* J* 3ruo® Brsdia 
P. 0* Bos 87 
lliXiaittgtonji Dslawr® 
Bsar Mr* ar#diai 
fhwak you very mxoh for your letter of September 3 from 
Haatuoliet* As soo» as a satis faotorj* reply to 2r* Sohialtt*® 
letter to De^iesid Sicholsoaa is received* I iffill 'teJc® the steps 
necessary to clinch the "Preelaao®*’ olmrter for a cruise start- 
ing cn iiarch 21* I rather hope thfc*t hr* Sehaitt will be bacflc 
■before we hear from licholsoa so ttet h® etui take oar© of 1h« 
miter personally# 
fharik you also for your kind ramrk concerning ^ partici- 
pation in the expoditioa#' I would ®iJoy being -s-dth you on tS^ 
“Froelanoc” again* but my satij^ithy for travel ansi the- backlog 
of work here at the l&is«m have lod mm to turn a deaf ear to 
all of Dr. Sohsaitt*s pleading* 1 hope that at least one mabor 
of the- party will share our views aa fro© eaterpi'iss so that 
you will not hav® to defsad our philosophy singlehandedly* 
ilith kindest regards* 
Sincerely* 
Femror iu draco , dr» 
Cur a tsar 
Divisitsi of Marin® Invertebrates 
fACh&ocsalb 
oe I Dr* ^ikrhBitt 
