Under ftem 10. 
Please add the following sentence: 
' The foregoing provisions of this Item 10 shall 
not be construed to prohibit the use of the 
yacht by the charterer for carrying out the 
scientific purposes and objects of the Smith- 
sonian-Bredin Expedition t for which purposes 
and objects this charter is entered into," 
Enclosed is Smithsonian check No. 10,b2l, for $13U.50, 
as the initial deposit » drawn to the order of V. E. B. Nicholson 
and Sons, on the forthcoming expedition on the "Carlbee" April 1 
to May 6, 1959, starting Port- of- Spain, Trinidad, and ending If 
practicable at (English Harbour?) Antigua on the latter date . 
We shall expect the convicted contract forms for the 
charter, signed by you, that we shall sign, and return one to you 
as in previous years . 
Dr. Schmitt has e:!q>re&sed his gre^, pleasure in the fact 
that you will be along to assist with the work'll collecting marine 
invertebrates, as you have done so indefatigably on our other 
West Indian expeditions . 
Sincerely yours , 
Leonard Carmichael, 
Secretary . 
Enclosures 
