AIR MAIL 
November 5# 1963 
Mr. Fred C. Sibley 
c/o Smithsonian Party 
USS Tawakoni (ATF 114) 
e/o FPO, San Francisco, California 
Dear Fred: 
Ho inter-island survey around the Hawaiian® in December ■with 
Ludwig because Banko is afraid Takata would get upset at having Jim’s 
Senator friend request assistance from Takata's wildlife biologists. 
In addition, he told Fleet to go ahead with King and look into these 
islands. So - no pleasant litter interlude with wahines from a variety 
of locales, no 10 day tour with all expenses paid, and no excuse to 
leave all the Tawakoni packing to everyone else. Sorry. 
You've missed a lot of funnies while you cruise around. 
Sincerely yours. 
Maryanna Smellow 
Research Secretary 
Division of Birds 
Enclosure 
