UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY 
NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM 
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS 
FREER GALLERY OF ART 
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE 
CANAL ZONE BIOLOGICAL AREA 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
March 26, 1951 
VIA AIR MAIL 
Dr. A. Wetmore 
c/o Mr. James Zetek 
Drawer C 
Balboa, Canal Zone 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
We have just received a restricted bulletin from the Bureau of the 
Budget dealing with a plan for the emergency relocation of essential 
units of the Executive Branch to permit carrying on of operations should 
the need arise. The reply must be furnished by April 5 and follows a 
rather specific questionnaire which requests certain basic information 
at this time. This job has been turned over to Mitman to whack at the 
draft form. 
Nothing new has come up regarding either the appropriation hearings 
in the Senate or the Bill to give the Administrator of General Services 
certain powers over the Smithsonian. We are, however, getting all of 
our material together and today Jack will contact the Bureau of the 
Budget since, of course, our reply to Senator McClellan must be cleared 
through the Bureau. 
As to appropriations, the economy group in the House started in too 
late on the first Bill to really do a good job but they did discover that 
they had a very powerful working majority and they will undoubtedly get 
going in force on later bills. The attached clipping shows that these 
cuts are going to have rather powerful backing in the Senate. It is 
generally agreed upon that the drive in the House will have three objec¬ 
tives, - (1) To make certain that nondefense agencies have their person¬ 
nel cut by a total of not less than !&$>; (2) That there shall be a reduc- 
I am sending you this information so that you may be able to make 
your own determination as to the importance of the Senate hearings. 
Very sincerely, 
Acting Secretary 
Enel. 1 
