July–December 1947

The Field Director may delegate the compilation of these reports, within the limits of his responsibility, to such members of the expedition as he considers proper.

9. Permission to publish material discovered by a current expedition must be approved in writing by both the Field Director and the curator, except that the curator may authorize the republication of material already published, and may make informal communications to the daily press and other non-scholarly periodicals, without clearance with the Field Director.

10. The Field Director may request that certain material be withheld from premature publication; such a request will be binding upon the curator for a period of two years from the date of the request.

11. The curator may take any steps necessary to obtain the publication of material from expeditions which are no longer active, without consulting the Field Director, provided that five years have elapsed since the expedition ceased to operate actively, and that negotiations have not been instituted to secure the publication during that time.

12. In granting permission to publish material discovered by University Museum expeditions, the Museum reserves the right to ask for one or more copies of the publication involved.

13. The curator will keep the Field Director informed of any actions which may be taken by the University Museum which concern the expedition.

14. If the Field Director and curator fail to agree on a matter concerning the publication of the expedition, the Field Director may, after advising the curator of his intention, refer the question to the Director of the University Museum for a decision.

15. Agreements, requests, permits, etc., will be binding only when put in writing.

Handwritten: J.F.D.