SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON 25. D. C. 
9 March 1963 
Dear Maryanna : 
Here gre more odds and ends '• 
1) Dayle Ousted has turned in car rental forms for the following periods - 
Dec. 27-30 (20)4. mi.) amt. ?; Feb. 13-17 (281 mi.) rmt.j Msr. 1-3 (paid by 
S.I. acc ount). 
2 ) Bill Wirtz has requested 200 lbs. excess baggage. Is it too late for 
this? If so, don't worry about it. 
3) Its now Friday and I've made arrangements to arrive in D.C. at my favorite 
time (about quitting time) on Tuesday. 'This will give me a chance to catch 
up on details that evening, rest up a bit, and be raring to go earh£ -'fed. 
morning. After t. ing to you today I'm in one of my optimistic^ 4 * - n. 
Now if we can just get everything (?) settled next week life will be worth¬ 
while again. I've had some second thoughts about making two trips but the 
more I think about having answers for the fellows BEFORE they leave again 
the more enthused I become. I'll hand carry anything that isn't ready 
right now. 
U) I have a rough draft (and its rough) of a possible contract introduction 
based on the first 13 pages or so of the old report (contract). I'll also 
have rough drafts of other possible policies. Won't it be wonderful to have 
things like this on paper and finished? 
3 ) I called Fat and have been promised his portion of the at sea guide so 
this can be discussed next week also. So can some of the special publications 
6) Bob Long has promised me a rough draft of the plant section of the Howland 
report so we should be able to have several sessions on the island reports 
and perhaps get those into "final" order. As soon as one is approved as a 
guide the others should be much easier. 
7) I'll bring the January at sea report and maybe December I96I4??? depending 
on the number of crises this week end. I also nave some Kure data from 
Kepler. I will have ideas and tentative dates on personnel too. 
8) If we can just agree on the problems of the past month and can get all of 
the policies down I can present them to a lot of people during the week of 
22 March. Doug will be backi 1 l 
9) Jan is glad she won't have to meet ships alone (she says). 
10 ) Lt. Smith just called about the "Jamesway" tents. S3000.00 and they will 
probably last a year on Send. I'm glad John decides mat kind of a structure 
to put up down there. 
