17 September 19 6U 
Dear Cara and Phil* - Ja r 
Better cheek ray last letter and see if there isn't a note 
requesting information on the availability of bird Slipping boxes, 
and the estimated weight, volume (cubic feet), and no* of boxes for 
a shipment of 1$0-200 Booties and l£0 Gadget ails. 'Phis data has to 
be given to Pan fm before they can guarantee transportation of the 
bird shipment. It is especially import aunt this time because half 
of the shipment goes beck East on another airline. Also keep us posted 
on the availability of Sooties and the possibilities of filling that 
part of the order. I have an informal Ok from Pan Am but they cannot 
be sure of connections without an actual set of figures. 
The present situation concerning the bird shipment is* 
a) Salt Lake has the request for orders and has promised to request same from 
J.I, Immediately} if a confirmation is received by the 18th I can have 
the orders here by the 21st. 
b) if no authorization of orders is received by the 21st, Ray will remain 
in D,C t en( j the shipment will be postponed. 
c) If orders arrive, Ray will be here on the 22ndj get clearance, ate. on 
23rd| leave on 2iith and return with the birds on 25th. 
d) I am quite disgusted - exactly one week has passed with no new developments 
made since I made the preliminary checks with JTF 8. 
a) As soon as I am sure that the shipment will go through I will send you 
formal notice of this so that you can get prepared, 
f) This bird shipment is top priority for the "and station. 
As for other parts of the project nothing seems to have changed 
very much* Tuesday we received confirmation that the UTE would NOT replace 
the TAKAKGNI for the ATF trip, *fednesday I met with the C.O. and officers 
fof-Tand we pretty much ironed out the problems. Not thirty minutes after this 
meeting, P.L.O* received word that the TAWAIONI would be replaced by the 
LIPAN. No one seams to know jus# where the LIPAN is at the moment. So 
Monday we start all over again. 
Bob Standen arrived from the mainland last night very anxious to 
return to the field. He is ail checked out for a cruise on the GILBERT 
around tne Line islands and NE ofthet group until about 30 October. ’% 
have permission to do some collecting on this cruise and ha will be taking 
motion pictures of feeding behavior. 
Next week things start getting complicated again with two ships 
coming in and the final preparations for all of the October cruises, 
I just hope that the bird shipment works out OK - it should be the last 
from Sand for awhile, Hast is the behavior of the Sooties at night? Can 
they be captured by hand or with nets? If not (don't scream) perhaps 
you could use mist nets, just this one time. I know what a mess mist 
nets can be. Also you might consider the possibility of either catching 
some of the birds the night before (if CG doesn't object) or asking for 
help from individual C.G, men (unofficially of course) if some might be 
willing. Please send me tne information concerning the boxes. 
c W v i 
