Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
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Lehner, P. 1964 Oct. 30 up in late A.M. today; Binion was off trying to make arrangements to get us to some other islands; when he returned with reservations for three of us to fly to Roi-Namur at the extreme northern end of the atoll, Ken and I were the only Smithsonian people on board; we then hurriedly got gear together and hustled over to the airport where we caught a 12:30 flight on an Army C-47; as we had departed the ship and Kwajalein Island, curious residents had already begun coming to the ship and on board, seeking evidence that biologists had actually come to their island and seeking advice on their own "scientific" endeavors; once on the plane and into our 18th century seatbelts we were off and headed north over the lagoon - we had a real good view of the various islands and the reef, but pictures had to be taken through dirt smeared windows which added little to the photogenic view; we arrived at Roi at about 1:00 P.M. and Binion called Mr. Guethlen whom we were told to contact on arrival; Mr. Guethlen sent over a Mr. Hal Hitchcock who was to serve as our guide - he first of all took us to the Security office where the police told us of the large bird population (over)