March 6, 1965 
Dear Maryanna: 
Arrived on Kure as planned. Glad to get away from Honolulu. They 
had me helping load the Shearwater and were eyeing me speculatively as 
another warm body for the Leeward trip. 
Weather here is bad, as usual, bht we are getting a lot done. We 
have been working 15 hours a day since I areived. Hope to see daylight 
sometime next week. Some of the present studies are being changed, 
stppped, or streamlined in anticipation of increased blood sampling, 
ectoparasite collection and the addition of a Sooty Tern study. Sooties 
are flying over in small numbers during the day now. 
We saw three Gulls yesterday but so far they have foiled all 
attempts at collection. We persevere } 
An inventory of supplies on hand shows that we need the following 
items in the quantity listed. 
1 75 watt light bulbs six (6) 
plain manila folders — - - -—— 2 doaen (2k) 
_small'green record books— — " ~— three (3) 
V large loose-leaf notebooks two (2) 
I -SL- I. Recovery Schedules 500 ( five hundred) 
( plain £ 1/2 x 11 typing paper . __ one ream 
KO-REC-TYPE ~ one roll 
We have remaining on hand exactly five weeks supply of blood 
sampling equipment as determined fnora our present rate of use. We 
will need at least 500 of everything to continue sampling through June. 
I almost forgot - please sent out three pair of ten inch shoe 
laces. We want to practice working under tighter conditions. 
Guess thats all for now. Love to all. 
Robert R. Fleet 
Research Curator 
Pacific Projedt 
Copy to Ely. 
