AIRMAIL 
April 9, 1964 
Mr. J. Douglas Whitman 
Smithsonian Institution, 
Division of Birds 
FO Box 9187 
Honolulu, Hawaii 96820 
Dear Doug: 
The brief note in the recent January™February issue of the EEBA 
Bulletin on your activities and our biological survey program was called 
to ray attention. I assume this information originated from you. 
While I doubt that there has been s break of security in this 
instance, all correspondence by field party members with outside organ¬ 
izations mentioning our work in any way should have the prior approval 
of Dr. Ely or Dr. Humphrey. In carrying out programs of our sort many 
problems can be avoided by being as silent, or discreet, as circumstances 
permit. 
I know we can count on your cooperation in the future. Thanks a heap. 
Sincerely yours. 
Winston Bariko 
Director 
Pacific Biological Purvey 
Division of Birds 
c: Dr. Ely 
