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Office MemC. ANdum . UNITED SIIES GOVERNMENT A/B 5 124/2

TO 1Chief, Technical Branch, Sccurity Rescarch Staff

FROM:. Chief, Biochcmistry & Pharmacology Branch, Medicine Division.OSt SUBJECT: Exploration to F

1. As verbally suarested F shortly be in position to locato and collect certain much desired photographic records, botanical specimens and information, such as times of fruiting and uses during his trip to by way or

2. His thorough training in plant sciences and especially taxonomy, his activity as and previous botanical excursions to tropical countries qualiiy him well. While representing he travels on his owm limited funds, but offers to carry out any special assigmment of.limited scope which this government may entrust to him. iiy contacts with aere those facilitated through y cover conncction with the and did not in any way commit cur aroncy or disclose its'ultimate interests. .A fund of Sl00 contributed to epenses would assure us his special efforts, especially if he could betold that additional minor expenses, incidontal to the collection or purchase and shipment of supplies, requested by me would be rofunded.

Proposed Itinerary