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Mr# Waldo Smith, 
United States National Musenm, 
V/ashington, D# C. 
I am attempting to arrange with various Central 
American consuls in Los A^ngeles that we obtain peimission to stop 
in such places along the various coasts as are desirable, on some 
form of an expeditionary basis, one which will provide 
that we are not required to enter or clear at any port. You may 
remember that this was arranged for Ecuador last year, as well as 
Mexico. It is a considerable saving financially and a great saving 
mentally in the arguments which almost always ensue from the entering 
of and clearing through the custom house. 
I may ask for a permit for our wireless department 
to ccmmunicate with amateur stations in the United States. This can 
only be obtained on an expeditionary basis, and good cause must be 
shown for obtalnii^ sarnie. I will take this up with Vmshi.ngtoii, and 
may refer them to you as a representative of the United States National 
Museum. Should they call you, my reason for wishing this permit will 
possibly be the desirability of keeping in touch viitb various museums 
and scientific departrrients of universities through amateur radio, 
showing the progress made in the collection of the various forms of 
marlrB life. While I do not think that there is any real need for 
this permit, if granted in this case, it would be an opening wedge 
for future similsr conditions which might be very desirable. 
Should any of the scientists whom you are bringing 
have anything specific in mind with reference to photography, or 
pictures which they might like, I would suggest that you take the 
matter up with them and get very definite information, so that proper 
provision may be made. 
I would judge from some of your letters that at least 
two of these men would be available for lookout duty during night running 
I would further suggest that you study up on all 
arguments which you can possibljr conceive, for while we will not have 
Cy, Dr. Harry, or George along, we will have a doctor who is quite 
equal, as far as the argumentative side is concerned, of taking the 
place of all three of them. You will no more be able to win an argu- 
ment over him than you were to win one over the, shall I say, holy 
trinity, of George, Cy, and Dr* Earrjr. 
Yours very truly 
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