is calm S3 the Capt. feels that it would much too dangerous to try 
to shot from the pitching whale boat in the seas as it usually is. 
The whale boat crue worked very smoothly in picking up the tropic 
boads this morning. We are getting the utmost in cooperation from the 
Kayy on this trip and the Capt. has done everything he could in a efford 
to help us. 
Mr. Bushman told Pat today that he would give us e copy of what 
information we needed after he ( Bushman) had a copy for DDTC so we 
have gotten the weather and locality date third ahdn someone® copies 
it end gives it to Bushmen and then he gives us e copy from what he 
gets, I have no way of knowing whet alterations occur in the process 
and I don*t like this method of getting data, Bushman mention in conversa¬ 
tion today that there was likely hood we wouldn't go to Layssn because 
it wasn't important they operate on a short term bases and continuely 
change their plans ss they go along. It is bery likely many assoects 
of the operation will be changed in the future before the contrcct runs 
out. 
Day 9 
We ere heading northeast on the fourth leg today there is « strong 
wind blowing from the east perhaps 20 note the see is from the east with 
swells on 10 to flftteen feet it has been partially cloudy with one 
br tef shower and warm. 
From dawn to about 1500 today we ran through many large groups 
of mostly shearwaters the largest group this afternoon of two or three 
hundred. The gro ps were generally heading east or southeast though 
at ti-tfies circling as if feeding. Flocks were seen sitting on the water 
they appeared to be mainly Christmas island Shearwaters and until w© 
