MEMORANDUM 
October 21, 196k 
TO* All "At see" project 
FROM* Field Director 
personnel 
SUBJECT* Addendum Pacific Project Policy for data end specimen collecting. 
The oceanographic studies of the grid survey are being undertaken 
through a subcontract with the University of Hawaii, Department of botany 
under the direction of Maxwell C. Doty. 
Personnel assigned to the oceanographic work are considered as 
Smithsonian Institution employees during THAT PERIOD of time when actually 
collecting, compiling or analyzing data. As such they are subject to the 
same P.O.B.S.P. policy as other members of the project. All employees 
should have a copy of and be familiar with the memorandum of 13 February 
196k "Pacific Project Policy for data and specimen collecting." 
•*C 
All parts of this Policy statement are applicable to field employees 
under the University of Hawaii subcontract. For clarification section 5 
will include all field time (aboard ship) and all laboratory time as 
determined by Dr. Doty or his office. 
All subcontract personnel are to be considered a part of the regular 
S.I. field party and subject to the same privileges and regulations as 
regular Project employees. The oceanographic work, however, is lower 
priority then the visual bird observations and may be modified if a 
sacrifice is needed due to ship schedule or insiste ice of the CO of the 
ship. The At sea party leader is in full charge of all S.I. personnel 
aboard and all complaints or requests to ship’s officers should go through 
him. 
If any future islend landings are made special arrangements will be 
made to enable the oceanographic party to go ashore and assist with any 
survey to be conducted. 
In view of recent developments I wish to re-emphasize that Project 
Personnel are prohibited from making any private collections and from 
using any data* collected for private use without prior approval from 
Smithsonian Institution. 
Charles A. Ely 
