New Soils Building 
                            February 20, 1974 
 
 
 
0. L. Austin, Jr. 
26 Grove Street 
New York City 
 
Dear Ir. Austin: 
 
           I did not ]moow that you had been forced to 
give up your Bird Banding Station. Certainly, there 
sha-'Id be an opening for you in connection with the 
Iand u~chase program, preferrably as spottin  duck 
breeding areas. No executive set-up has as yet been 
made, but I am still ho~ing the set-up will be zaade 
upon the present Biol. "urvey. I, therefore, zug-est 
theft you file your appolication with Paul Reddiw