UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY 
NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM 
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
Wers/iim/ton 25, D. C. 
USA. 
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS 
FREER GALLERY OF ART 
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE 
CANAL ZONE BIOLOGICAL AREA 
January 24, 1950. 
Dr, Alexander Wetmore, 
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
Washington 25, D.C, 
Dear Dr, Wetmore: 
On or about February 1, 1950 you will proceed 
from Washington, D.C., to Miami, Florida, and from 
there to the Canal Zone and points in Panama, You 
will be accompanied by Watson M. Perrygo, Scientific 
Aid in the U. S. National Museum, as assistant, 
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You will be allowed usual travel expenses for 
yourself and Mr. Perrygo, including travel by air as 
required, not to exceed $650.00, payable from the 
appropriation “Salaries and Expenses, Smithsonian 
Institution, 1950.” Your other expenses will be paid 
from other funds. 
It is contemplated that this work will require 
not more than three months for its completion, when 
you will return to your official station at Washington, D.C. 
Very truly yours. 
rraf. 
Assistant Secretary, 
- - Aiir* 
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