UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY 
NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM 
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS 
FREER GALLERY OF ART 
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE 
CANAL ZONE BIOLOGICAL AREA 
February 16, 1951. 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, 
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
Washington 25, D.C. 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
On or about February 21, 1951 you will pro¬ 
ceed from Washington, D o C 0 , to Miami, Florida, and from 
there to the Canal Zone and points in Panama. You will 
be accompanied by Watson M. Perrygo, Exhibits Prepara- 
tor, U* S. National Museum, as assistant. 
You will be allowed usual travel expenses, 
including travel by air as required, not to exceed $320 o 00, 
payable from the appropriation “Salaries and Expenses, 
Smithsonian Institution, 1951.” (Management.) Your other 
expenses will be paid from other funds. 
It is contemplated that this work will re¬ 
quire not more than two months for its completion, when 
you will return to your official station at Washington, D.C. 
Very truly yours, 
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/JTE. Graf, 
Assistant Secretary. 
