AIRMAIL 
May 25, 19* 
Dr, Charles A, Ely 
6159 Pahukula Street 
Kuliouou, Hawaii 
Dear Dr. Ely: 
Fred has been sitting here beside cy desk dreaming new for several 
weeks and finally has had an ideal I 
Since some additional chiefs will be hoarding the ATF (this came 
from you, didn’t it?) at Canton, perhaps it would he nice for the SI to 
get two people off. (Fred volunteered first, so don’t put it on a 
volunteer hasis 0 * If Huber and Hackman could fly back from Canton, it 
would give them a break before the Marshall-Gilbert trip. 
There are problems, of course. We have tried in the pest to arrange 
flights in and/or out of Canton and it is very difficult to pin the 
people down to a schedule. Last time (November, 190) we had to have 
orders issued by Bushman for Clapp and. Bratley to fly back from Canton 
and requests were made bid; they were not sure if there was to be a plane 
back until they arrived at Canton. MATS flies there non scheduled but 
FAA has scheduled flights. I don’t understand the problems really. Can 
you contact the FAA in Honolulu (is there one?) to see about flights? 
The manager at Canton is the one who can say ’yes, this man is to go and. 
that one is to wait* at his end if such a decision were necessary, I 
think, and relations with him in the past have been good (probably have a 
different manager by now). 
Due to the time pressures, we could have the orders from Bushman cent 
to the man at Pago Pago. 
How do you like Fred’s problems? 
Uunrobleraed, 
Maryann© Sue How 
Research Secretary, Division of Birds 
