AIR MAIL 
c -c 1 lk 
November I, 1963 
Mr. James P. Ludwig 
US Coast Guard LORAU Station 
USN Air Station 3080 
FPO, San Francisco, California 
Dear Jim: 
It seems we have a bit of a problem concerning your proposed 
inter-island surrey in December. Politico are a sticky business 
and ire 1 re on the -wrong end this time. Mr. Takata, Director, 
Division of Pish and Game, in Honolulu, has objected to our contact 
with the Senator since we are proposing things which would interfere 
with his program which is drawn pretty thin as it is, from the stand¬ 
point of t ime of Ms field staff ttafccte. The Senator has to go 
through Takata since he controls the Wildlife Biologists and this is 
an awkward situation at beat and one we did not foresee. Mr. Takata 
issues the collecting and banding permits and allows us to operate 
and we have always been on good terms with him. A time or so before 
he lias been upset with us — f irst he was hesitant about issuing such 
broad permits to the SI and later seemed to be afraid we were not 
giving him a copy of all the information we collected on his refugee. 
All in aU, to have gone to some pains to stop and visit with him 
periodically and euc., to try and impress him with the fact we were 
working WITH him and not merely beside him. Be f s not a difficult 
man to get along with, but we must be very careful that we do not 
interfere with his program - especially by political contacts, 
nothing will, geo us in dutch f? faster or deeper it seems. 
Iiov, see the problem? And this time, I think we have to admit 
we wre not using our brain. It is only natural that anyone in a 
supervisory position is antagonised when it appears that someone has 
gone over his head. That is exactly how it looks to Takata. 
I hate to say it, but can you back out gracefully with the 
Senator without giving him the impression that Takata is aroused? 
Tell him anything you want and we will back you. Tell him we need 
jou to continue on Midway since Bill has to leave and you will be 
training new men to take over temporarily^ or the military has 
presented new requests for Midway (collecting tides) which will tie 
you down there| or a scientific excuse, if there is one, about later 
being a better time; or use your imagination - I know it's fertile. 1 
