c: 
Dr. Pyle, Files / 
September 12, 1966 
Mr. Richard Chandler 
Pago Pago, American Samoa 
Dear Chan II: 
I haven't told Chan Robbins yet that someone else in the 
bird world has his name! He comes back from the AOU Meeting 
this week and I will let him know that if he hears about an 
upstart Chan out in the Pacific, it's you and it's all right. 
Many thanks for the check which came at an opportune time 
as we have just moved and I seemed to have bought out every store 
in sight. I'll just remember the large backlogs of checks of 
yours which went in and ask you if I can borrow if the need 
arises! 
We're bringing your voucher up to date and in another 
several weeks you should be reimbursed your per diem for the 
time you've been on the Project. Also, for that matter, you 
will be reimbursed for all your other expenses. 
It seems perfectly feasible to me for you to on around 
the world from Honolulu. You could turn in your ticket out 
there on a ticket elsewhere and just apply the amount which 
remains on the return trip to the trip to the Far East. You 
are accumulating k hours of annual leave every pay period. 
By the time you terminate you should have about two and one 
half weeks of leave coming to you. You will therefore 
receive a check for that amount and we will schedule you to 
terminate your employment the day your leave runs out. It 
is not necessary to be in Washington to terminate, although 
you will have to turn in your Smithsonian ID card and sign 
a security statement (de-briefing) before terminating in 
Honolulu. I think it's very sensible to continue on around, 
the world - why don't we meet somewhere? I plan to go to 
Burma about the same time and maybe we could go together to 
