UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY 
NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM 
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS 
FREER GALLERY OF ART 
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE 
CANAL ZONE BIOLOGICAL AREA 
VIA AIR MAIL 
March 21, 1951 
nr. A. Wetmore 
c/o Mr. James Zetek 
Drawer C 
Balboa, Canal Zone 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
I just had a call from the Senate Subcommittee on Appropria¬ 
tions for Independent Offices informing us that we have been 
booked for a hearing on April 10. I informed the clerk that this 
hearing should be postponed until after April 1% as you were in 
Panama and you would certainly desire to be heard. He told me 
that this was about as late as we could be booked since several 
Senators were planning to be out of the city and they want to 
terminate the hearings at that time. I told him that we would 
only accept the date as a tentative one, that we hoped he would 
make all possible effort to have the hearings delayed. He said 
that he would do so in case their plans changed. 
I asked him whether the House Bill had been referred to 
their Committee and he said that it had not, that they were hold¬ 
ing these hearings now and unless unusual circumstances arose, 
these would be the only hearings held by the Senate Subcommittee. 
I do not know what to recommend to you. Obviously the safe 
thing to do would be for you to be present here on the tenth in 
case they maintain their schedule. If you are not here on the 
tenth, I am sure the hearings will be held then. If you happen 
to be here, they will probably be delayed until about the 
twentieth. 
We would be glad to have word from you as to your plans. 
Sincerely yours, 
Acting Secretary 
