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June 28, 1942. Sunday. 
Slept through until 8.00 a.m. after turning in at 10.00 p.m. 
June 29, 1942. Monday. 
Dried plants first thing. Zetek's at 9.00, with him to Pan Am office 
in Panama, which sent me to air field office, which sent meio Col. W. C. 
Christy, who gave me priority #4 for Thursday,from him to Culp for slides 
priority. From Culp back to airport for ticket, from ticket back to passport 
at Administration Building. Got to Fred Whaler at 12:15; stayed until 2.00. 
Saw Cummings and Drouillet until 3-00* Then to James Baker, Major in 
Army, re meteorological work. Very enthused over prospect, hopes we’ll get 
started soon. 
R.? Elliott Bailey, of Lima, Peru, with Pan Am weather service .^Minnesota 
man as are Bailey and Fleet. Also all M.I.T. men. Stayed with Bailey till 
near five-thirty p.m. Got back to Allens and Dorothy drove me over to 
Komp’s, left note on door for them to go to dinner with us. 
Saturday when we got in everything was wet; passed through quite a bit of 
rain during day and at Atlantic side spent quite a bit of time circling around 
before making landing. At Mount Hope learned that they had had about 1^ hrs. 
of heavieist rain for long time (years, I want to say). 
Allens, between 2.00 and also had terrific downpour,heaviest I've ever 
seen in Panama. So hard and driving in window that I had to cover over foot of 
bed nearest window and pull it away (as far as I could) from window. 
Paul had been out all day (Sunday) getting plants for Army re shorts 
business (to save cloth) for examination by Congressional committee working on 
the matter, in order to show them how risky it was to be in outlying camps (in 
jungle and bush) if shorts were made standard uniform. Paul got in cold and 
wet to skin near 6 o'clock. 
