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Dr. Wetmore. 
she has had an opportunity of surveying them to see what material they contain. 
While they are subject to destruction by fire, they do provide us with valuable 
scholarly contact with many institutions and individuals. 
We are drawing up a letter to Fenimore Johnson along the lines of your 
suggestion, but we are planning to have the vouchers very carefully annotated 
so that there can be no misunderstanding as to the use to which his boat is 
being put. We have sent a letter of thanks to Captain Galpin for his cooperation 
with Fenimore. 
Regarding the Merriam papers, Druckef tells me that he has not seen ary of 
the material in the locked cases. The only thing he saw was in the open case, 
and he was quite unimpressed by its value. There is supposed to be a key 
around here and if possible I would like to have Brucker spend time in looking 
over the papers before we reply to Merriam*s daughter. The general feeling 
here seems to be that in the publishing of any of his papers only light editing 
is entirely out of the question. Some of the anthropologists think he is entirely 
wrong on some of the basic facts, and I think we should make it clear to his 
daughter that these papers may require a very considerable revision to put them 
in line with known facts. I think this is important to have set forth rather 
squarely before the will is probated since we do not want them to charge that 
we have not stayed within our agreement. 
Tucker Abbott’s papers are in process. Mitman, as indicated earlier, 
has been promoted to P-8 as Assistant to the Secretary for the Air Museum. 
Tom Nolan has left town and will not return until the 5th of April. We 
have had several telephone conversations, and I am going to follow up some of 
the matters that were under way before he left. I doubt very much whether 
ary appointment of the man will take place until your return; but if you have any 
ideas you wish to be pushed ahead, (investigation of certain personnel), I would 
be glad to undertake it before you return. It appears that the meeting of the 
Committee at the White House will not take place before April 5 and might not 
before your return. 
Tom Clark was in this morning and left a memorandum for you asking for 
consideration for appointment to the combined jobs of accountant on government 
funds and treasurer of the Institution. I told him that I would be glad to 
refer this matter to you on your return, but that I was not sure you were willing 
to combine these jobs after once having divided them. 
I assume you will spend a few days with Zetek before your return so that 
you can be reached at the Hotel Tivoli. 
JEG:mmh 
