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Round trip ticket to Honolulu—4554*30. Took airline terminal bus to 
Friendship Airport* Plane departed 1 hour 10 minutes late« Excess 
baggage #3*38/kg* Cost $43*94* Bub to Friendship $2*50. Flew 
United 7)3* to Chicago. Misse conne ion. United 849 to S-m Francisco 
with stops at Omaha, Denver and S It Lake City. Arrived San Francisco 
0815* Flew-Pan Am 1, Arrived Honolulu 12:00. Cab to Pearl Harbor $1*30# 
Porno confusion at gate but managed to get a temporary visitor*s permit. ATF 
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105 U.S.S* Moctobi moored at B 10. 
Met Li# Gad*. ■ ,-ooden and ship*a officers. Made arrangements for 
centrifuge I supplies, discussed our itinerary, projected work and 
ility to carry it out. Work space a ined and a few changes made. 
SHw chnrlc for islands we hope to visit. ( -ot some cion concerning 
cloud formations from Pan Am Opt. S. F. Sloan* 
January 24 yb- : *g 
'■'Discussed possi le anchorages at Sttidy Is. with 0?pt. Gooden, Went 
iboard AG-40, talked h . C« I eok, Lt., Ad’ trative Officer. 
AG-39-and AG-40 are Converted Liberty ships also associated with DESERET. 
CFO Hieman then took us to see CP0 Skinner at HS C medical section. No 
centrifuge. Than went to NS Hq. in Bldg,475• Hr, Kong not in, talked with 
Arthus Char, his asst. Also mot Tommy Young and Harry Saito. Things 
were bogging down until we got to Ga.pt, Stokes, He managed to move the 
mountains. Bill called D.C. for more money. Our meals will probably cost 
us 51.15 to 1.30 per day. Returned to s' i to find s11 of our gear had 
arrived. Only three days in transit from SI to ship. Trunks in good 
