Green Island, Kure Atoll 
November 21, 1963 
Mrs. Maryana Smellow 
Smithsonian Institution 
Division of Bir ds 
Washington D.C. 20560 
Dear Maryana: 
I suddenly realized that you had asked me to write in r egard toiny 
situation with the draft board. Just remember as you struggle through 
this that I am having even more difficulty thumping it out. 
I sent a letter from Sand Island to my draft board just prior to 
receiving the copy of the one you had sent them. Judging from the cloak 
of secrecy you had spread around me, I probably told them too much at 
that ti me. ^informed them where I was, that I was employed by the 
S.I. under contract to Deseret, and that the work consisted of ecologi¬ 
cal studies on the birds of the central Pacific. I will ask Bob Sundell 
to send oou the carbon if it is still on Sand. Jim tells me that his 
classifi cation was changed after he gave his board m&tSc detailed 
information on just what he is doing. I told them that I would be 
glad to supply further details if necessary though I cant see what more 
really needs to be said. If you think another letter from me would 
help, let me know. Isincerely hope something i s happening at that end; 
I want outl 
Being the quiet type myself, I think Sarah will suit me fine. I 
do wonder if her many admirable qualities make up for certain very 
vital deficiencies which I note in her picture. 
Jim and Bill went over to Midway toni ght, hopefully to get ticks 
and the house. Therefore at this point I'll ask you to excuse me while 
I catch up on about 20 hours sleep. Dohttelll 
Kenneth Amerman 
