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Dr» lAialdo Schmitt, 
United States National Museum, 
Washington, D. C, 
any type of raessage* In the use of either of these codes, they allovf ten 
letters to the word, and they can combine two five letter code vrords to 
make one ten letter code word, which in the count stands for one word only* 
This alone cuts the cost of the message one-half, and it is further cut 
by the fact that most of the code words can be used to indicate more than 
a single English word* You can further advise them that when their messages 
arrive, they can be in both of the codes at one time, if this is to 
advantage, as we are sufficiently familiar with the codes to tell by the 
appearance of the word Just which code it comes from* The mixing of the 
two will not interfere in any way* 
Will you investigate, through local sources without going 
too much into detail, and see if you, as a representative of the United 
States National Museum, will be permitted to bring a 35 mm* exposed negative 
film into the United States as the property of the museum, without the 
necessity of paying an import duty? Unfortunately, when it is brought in 
by us, as individuals, we do have to pay somev/here between 1^^ and 2/ per 
foot . 
Should we deem it advisable, can you order for your account 
alcohol to be delivered to the ship from Los Angeles supply, we eventually 
to reimburse your institution for this cost, and if so, what would be the 
cost? We can probably obtain it through the university here, or the 
Steinhart Aquarium, but I am looking for various sources in case one should 
fail* 
We are accumulatfjig the necessary newspapers desired by 
Dr* Taylor* Likewise, I am today ordering twelve 11 ft* buckets for 
scientific use only, and have pro-vided something like 24 gray enameled 
washbasins* Those were in stock and so I am taking them* I will arrange 
to build the so-called plant dryer* 
Regarding the next to the last paragraph of your letter of 
November 29th, Captain Hancock seems favorably inclined toward your sugges- 
tion* I can get a definite decision should you desire it, or can take it 
up when you arrive* 
Yours very truly. 
WCS:H 
