Amerson, B. 1963 then returned to the ship to type up a letter giving details of the Laysan situation. Lists of equipment were also typed up by Fred. June 1, 1963 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, U. S. S. Tawakoni We were awakened at 3:30 a. m. as planned and called Dr. Humphrey at 4 a.m. (this was 10 a.m. E. D. T.). Dr. Humphrey said that he would look into the situation by calling DESERET. He suggested holding up the sailing date until Tuesday or Wednesday. Nothing was settled about disposition of the Laysan material. About 10 a.m. we discussed this with Capt. Gandy and Com. Doyle was called. Deseret had called his office and was again given a flat no to a permanent camp on Laysan at the end of June. A meeting was set up for 10 a.m. Monday morning. After lunch we went to town to pick up a dozen Benzamatic cylinder from Levers and Cooke (Pihoa St.) and some other items. After dinner field notes were written. The Moctobi came into port today and berthed next to us. We talked briefly with some of the officers and crew. They had just gotten back from towing barges to Johnston and Christmas Islands. June 2, 1963 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, U. S. S. Tawakoni We awoke this morning at 9 a.m., had breakfast, and went sight-seeing along the Pali highway. The Pali overlook was most impressive with shear criffs going straight down into the valley below. The view of the north cost was very nice. We proceeded on toward and stopped when we spotted birds flying over two large offshore islands. We saw many Sooty Terns circling over the islands. Common Noddies