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but these fellow who attended the meeting at their own expense are real 
supporters of the Island and I am convinced that they have the welfare 
of the Island at heart. Cleve Soper regards Chichi very highly as an 
all-around mechanical expert and here again I am inclined to agree with 
him. Chichi kept the power plant running; he kept the boats running; he 
was able to make repairs on all types of plumbing and mechanical equip¬ 
ment; and he made repairs on the buildings. We certainly can't jeopardize 
that type of all-around service unless we are sure we can duplicate it, 
however, we did hear the remarks made about him and as far as I could 
judge, he did not have a defender among the visiting firemen. I had 
intended to write some of this, but Jim's absence, coupled with the fact 
that it would take a lot of writing, made me hope that the matter could 
be told to them. I think you could do this very well since you could 
simply report what was said, and since you no longer have the complete 
administrative responsibility for the Island, you can speak as a neutral. 
Jim should have arrived in thj|s Zone by this time. I think your 
assessment of his condition is probably very accurate. Jack Keddy has. 
said for sometime that Jim probably never would return to the Zone. Since 
you will have a chance to see and talk with Jim, I am looking forward to 
getting a really dependable and accurate report from you. 
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Your description of your headquarters at El Volcan sounds very good. 
Following our rather nasty and unpredictable winter and early spring, the 
temperatures you list sound very good indeed. I am looking forward to 
seeing you before too long. I am wondering whether you have trained 
Mrs. Wetraore to prepare bird skins; I am still betting against iti 
Very sincerely. 
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J l E. Graf 
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