AIRMAIL 
August 21, 1964 
Cameron E, Kepler, Philip H. Lehner 
Smithsonian Party 
US Coast Guard LQRAN Station 
APO 105 
San Francisco, California 96305 
Dear Cam and Phil: 
I am very pleased to hear that the Coast Guard relationship is much 
better. Everyone concerned was happy to know this. 
The contracting agent desires some more live birds (Wedgetailed Shear¬ 
waters ) from Sand early in September. We are sending 50 boxes with dividers 
as soon as possible via MATS. The boxes down there are too l ar ge for Wedge- 
tails and they don’t have pre-cut dividers. Ray JiHson will come down 
there to escort the birds back. We still do not know how many they want, 
but it vtU probably be between 200 and 300. Don’t get banded birds if you 
can help it. We are sending 2 more rolls of green tape for the boxes ?>ud 
Ray will bring some cord. Do you need any more spray paint? 
Ray will probably also bring back the frozen sera samples you have 
been taking (unless they are needed sooner). 
A request has been made for blood samples from mice on Sand. We tried 
this last year and found this impossible since the mice are so small. I 
have suggested that we send them live mice and let them take the samples 
or whatever they want to do. I think they will supply shipping cages. 
You my have to build a holding cage, however, which would hold 100+ mice. 
Then the mice could be live trapped over several days. Ray may be asked 
to bring some mice back, but we trill let you know ahead of time. 
We got a report that Ron Walker . (USF and-V/) captured an orange tagged 
booty Tern on Imnai last week. It was just banded in February. I sure 
tope Dave picks some up on Midway, 
Phil, you will be interested to know that three of the Gilbert Islands 
will also be included on the Marshall Islands trip. You should plan to 
leave Sand about September 24. Make your plane reservations at the M ATO 
office as soon as possible. 
Keep up the good work. 
Best regards. 
Binion Amerson 
