SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
April 11, 1946. 
Dr. Alexander Viet more, 
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
Canal Zone Biological Area, 
Drawer C, 
Balboa, Canal Zone. 
Dear Dr. 'ftetmore: 
Dr. Hoffmann in the Division of Insects apparently has to 
make a decision by the 16 th as to whether he will stay with us for a 
year or longer or return to China. Since he had already discussed 
this matter with you, I told him to try to stall off the necessity 
for a reply until your return. 
The question involved is tied up with our additional $44,000, 
which was agreed to in Conference and^in our bill as approved. From 
that $ 44,000 some funds would be required for other obligations, and 
we have $ 76,000 in new positions (originally asked for) as follows: 
— CAF-3 — Budget 
CAF-4 — Photographer, B.A.E. 
P-7-N.C.F.A. 
P-4-N.C.F.A. 
- SP -5 - N.C.F.A. 
- CAF-4 — Crafts & Industries 
" P-5-Plants 
SP-5 - Plants 
p _3 -Engineering 
•™ SP-4-Crafts & Industries 
P _3 —— Invert. Paleontology 
SP_3 - Invertebrate Paleontology 
P-3-Archeology 
SP -6 - Ethnology 
P-3 - Insects (This is the Hoffmann job) 
SP-4 - Insects 
P-3-Fishes 
— 5 CPC-3- Departmental laborers (This is urgent) 
GAF-3 — Personnel (This should be approved) 
P-1-Library 
P-1-Library 
SP-3 - Library 
CPC -5 — Library (This is urgent) 
4 CPC-3- Library laborers and messengers 
2 CPC-2- Char 
I told him frankly that while I certainly would like to have 
him here not only for the work on the collections but also for the possible 
use of his services on cultural work to China, there are some of these 
jobs which are most urgent and that we would simply have to have in our 
operations, and also that some of the amount would have to go for> 
other obligations. 
