Stirling ms here Is the office to disease the matter 
with Hr. Willard, since he had already corresponded with Stir¬ 
ling previously, and Stirling indicated at once that the work 
Ml completely -outside of the field of the Bureau, sine® they 
war®' Halted to ib® Americas.- MX told this arrangement looks 
swob like the trip of Sir* Stirling*® to South America, at least, 
in so far m our mm having anything to- say about where tbs 
v*®«««! went, where it ©topped, and how long s mh stops should 
question as to what is back of the whole 
Willard very frankly that 1 hardly expected 
to hear of any altruistic endeavor on the seal® of this on® 
occurring in tises of depression* 
I ®®WM ^ presume you will. hear fro® Mr* 
this letter reaches you* Seedless to say, no comitaents were 
s»d®, and. I assured hi® 1 was not connected with the Smithsonian 
except that it supervised the organisation of which I was connect¬ 
ed, and he understand# that any action one way or another will 
have to- eon® fro® yoa* 
lour© very truly. 
(3* • E* Graf, 
Associate Birector. 
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