UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII HONOLULU 14, HAWAII OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH Dr. John N. Wolfe, October 30, 1958 Chief Environmental Sciences Branch Division of Biology and Medicine U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Washington 25, D. C. Dear Dr. Wolfe: Thank you for your letter of 20 October regarding the desirability of announcing opportunities for research at the Eniwetok Laboratory. I will work up a commitments outstanding for working up summary of the the named collections, and will give you other information on scientists who have inquired about working at Eniwetok. As you probably know we have already provided travel funds and per diem for a number of scientists at the request of the Division. These people were not necessarily associated with the work of the named collections. With respect to the others, I chose them and made contracts with them as official members of the University of Hawaii. In regard to the former we gave them appointments compensation in and approved by I wish to future in our people able for to the University of Hawaii without order to permit us to pay whatever is desirable your Division as regards travel and per diem. specify that this can be arranged so that in the it will make matters simpler for you to provide money contract to have us support the logistic expense of such as we approve for Eniwetok. In a few days I hope to be to take a bit of your information. time off to draft the summary of all With best personal regards. this 11446 Sincerely yours, VA a RWH:ha Robert W. Hiatt, Dean and Director of Research ay VON vin oo oa “Dow ARCHIVES

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