AIRMAIL 
August 2k, 199 V 
Mr. Robert French 
Fishery Biologist (Research) 
Biological Laboratory 
2725 Mont lake Boulevard 
Seattle 2, Washington 
Dear Bobs 
Thanks very much for the infom»tlon in your letter of August 18. 
I am sending a copy of your letter and attachment today to Messrs. Thompson 
and Socman on St. George Island with instructions to get in touch with you 
direct if one of the® can be spared for the second fishing cruise. This 
possibility will have to be weighed by the® against other opportunities 
in the light of time available. 
In any event, any gill-netted birds, if aecosapanieti by the essential 
collection information, such as date, place of collect ion (latitude and 
longitude) and other pertinent details, will serve a useful purpose for 
us. I presume they win be saved by freezing. If so, perhaps one of our 
Alaska party could stop off enroute on their return trip to Washington to 
assess the skinning and/or transportet ion problem. 
If you do not hear directly from Messrs. Thompson or Hoeoan you toll 
know that we do not plan to put a man aboard the Kclez . In that case, 
please communicate with us further regarding the disposition of specimens 
upon the return of your research ship. 
Thanks again for your generous cooperation. 
Sincerely yours. 
Winston Barsko 
Pacific Project, Division of Birds 
c: Smithsonian Field Party, Pribilof Islands 
