Hovember 19, 1946# 
Chief, Personal Equipment Laboratory, 
t#8*E#A#P* H*Q# ATSC# 
Engineering Division, 
Wri^it Field, 
Dayton, Ohio# 
Dear Sir* 
Reference is made to a communication fron me .under date 
of September 12, 1946 addressed to Col# Millard L. Haskins. In 
this I requested your monthly report outlining new developments 
in field equipment, which has arrived and which has been such 
appreciated# .,. 
At the pro amt time I am planning aft^expeditio n to a re¬ 
mote part of Baridn in eastern Panasai in which I will be accompanied 
by one assistant# We win have to travel as light as possible be¬ 
cause of the fair amount of scientific equipment that must accompany 
us* I have heard, briefly, that your service has developed a very 
email, lightweight, walky-talky radio that can be carried conveniently 
in a pocket* If this report to me is correct would it be possible 
for me to obtain two cf these instruments for testing under jungle 
conditions? I appreciate that they would have a range of only a few 
miles but they would be useful for communication in working in the 
mountain area that we expect to visit. I will greatly appreciate it 
if I may hear from you with reasonable promptness on this matter 
since I am now assembling the equipment that I expect to take so 
that It may be shipped by ocean freight to a base that I have in the 
Canal Zone, there to be held pending my own arrival by air. 
If the equipment can be made available I will give it a thorough 
trial and will make concise report on its performance on my return. 
With appreciation of your attention, I am 
Sincerely yours. 
lp A# Wetmore, 
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