Mr, A• Wetmore 
Secretary 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington 25, D. C® 
My dear Mr, Tifetmore* 
Your letter of 5 February was received a few days ago, and 
I am pleased that the Caribbean Air Command can be of assistance to 
the Smithsonian Institution. 
xAlbrook Air Force Base does not presently have any command 
cars, which we recognize as, primarily, a personnel carrier# Be¬ 
lieving that a four-wheel drive weapons carrier would satisfy your 
requirements just as well, if not better,than the command car, I 
have instructed my Albrook Air Force Base Commander to make avail¬ 
able one weapons carrier for seven weeks beginning on or about 28 
February# The weapons carrier has an open steel cargo body with a 
tail gate and folding hardwood bench seats along both sides of the 
Decu It has a rated capacity of 3/4 of a ton (cargo) or can accom- 
modate about 12 persons® It is covered with a heavy canvas top sup¬ 
port a a by wooden bows# A weapons carrier was used recently to trans¬ 
port Smithsonian personnel and supplies to Ocu, Republic of Panama# 
Prior to your arrival, a weapons carrier will be selected and 
checked for condition# 
Please accept assurances of iny high regard for the Smithso¬ 
nian Institution and its personnel, and my best wishes for a succes¬ 
sful season# 
Sincerely, 
Brigadier General, USAF 
Commanding 
