(2) 
I am agreeable to letting Bob Fleet go in as your replacement. Ycur 
reasons are valid. Bob is certainly capable and I know he has a special 
interest in continuing studies already started. I am hopeful that by that 
time we will have resolved the problem of a third man. So much depends 
on the upcoming meeting with CG lU at which we hope to have a representative. 
I personally feel t'nat much of the difficulty is in the failure of high 
level ETC to inform equally high level C.G. as to the great importance 
of our work. The present situation is ridiculous but we are presently 
powerless to do anything about it. 
At least it is encouraging to hear that you again have decent 
relationships with the station personnel. Let's hope that it continues. 
I doubt if the upcoming negotiations will have repercuss ions at the station 
level. However, we will keep you informed. 
1*11 go through the other points quickly and get this into today's 
mail. I definitely agree with your decision to suspend the brain work. 
I suggest going a step further and do all "favors work" after project 
work. I also suggest that you not initiate or expand any programs even 
if we miss data or "miracles of free time appear". Ve will probably 
be asked for such data later but it must be understood that there is a 
limit of what can be expected of field personnel under present conditions. 
I talked with Ron %lker today and he was overflowing of praise for the 
help you fellows gave him and of the amount of work you were doing. 
As for the analysis of data it is planned to pull more and more 
of the experienced field personnel back from the field for this type of 
work. I think this is especially true of Kure and the Phoenix Islands 
trips which have not been analyzed as yet. This process should be far 
easier by July since by this time we expect to have experienced people 
at least two or three deep at all stations. (I don't mean this literally) 
Actual writing on the report is also scheduled for late this summer and’ 
again it is our hope to have most of this writing or at least the proof¬ 
reading and "editing" done by the data collectors themselves, I know 
there win be many other things for you back at D.C. also but at least 
it should be easier now than in the past when only a few people knew 
the ropes. 
I hope that ry next letter to you will have more positive 
statements and no apologies for problems I can not help you with. Again 
I promise you a visit to Kure but I can not say when. Our Navy problems 
have been a bit easier this month perhaps because we have been able 
to talk to the same people about the same things almost daly until the 
job is completed* 
I can now be reached directly at 6139 Pahukula Place, Honolulu, 
telephone 39-103. If you call keep in mind the problem of security. 
Sincerely, 
Charles A. >'lv 
