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June 12th          Authorize the visit of Dr. Manoel Ferreira to Rio.

             One June 6 the laboratory here diagnosed
A case ocuurring at Cawed         yellow fevgtgen
                    Capanema is on the main line, roughiy
Belem and Braganza.  A large number of people were vaccinated here a few months ago
but neither this case nor any one else in the famiu had tar;en advantage of the
opportunity.  Zhie was, of course, a case of jungle yellow fever rind the only one
diagnosed in this region since the time of Dr. &suer's visit with me two years ago.

             Authorize the uection of 800 bloods for an immunity
survey of north-western Rio &%u& do Sul where caseeof jungle yellow fever &xost
certainly occurred in January and February of this year.
                                           * :
                  Dr. Lacerda    8 with the final authorization for the
exporteLtion of ti cases of rsoologic~ material to New York.
the famous cheeeecutter which I place in the safe.  L.lj/ A.bOi.~/Le ii

                    -----.%-v---l-- ----  _" .._ _ -.- - .-
             Mrs. Chagas calls to find out for $C *hen UB is to
return to the USA and when I intend to go to New York.  I report U's departure
date has not 'been set &nd that I expect to reach New York Seytember I.  (Learn that
Leoberto has resigned from EC's service which, with the loss of Leonidara and
Gladstone, leaves him almost without first-ciaes trained hela$.   It seems Ieobtirti
was in part responsible for Qliveira Caetro leaving EC's service and had 80~8 part
in Dr. Mangabeira's decision to leave.   To add to the confusion it seems that
Konder has taken Leoberto's side of the discussion and has called off plans for
cooperation with the IPN in the study and control of maiaria at Par6).

June 13th.         Letter from DBW reports that Barber and Antunes have
           -finished their
             preliraf        of the region uetween i/"
              Aracaty and Fortaieza,        biae alow the Pirangy
                                                   ,
river from its mouth up stream some 25 kilometers.  (A swarm of-men kith ?a%3 .
Ci-$&heiire nc3w in this region).  Gambiae we%notfound north and west of this river1
This is indeed good news since we d.reaQ Knew %hat the mouth of` the i'irangy river
w&s infeated.                                                                           i

       & Audience with Dr. Getulio Vaqas a':, the Catette Palace.
Most of the available was
and the need for fur te   spent ex$&.dng Q-E seshousnt?ss of the g:anlbiae stituation
           er expansion of the work beyonct the liait provided by, the
present -budget.  I spoke of the need for spending at least 2,GGG cantos more tnan
is available and before leaving received instructions to proceed with necessary
developments with the expectation of receiving a supplementary budget before the end
of the year.  The President inquired regarding the collaboration of the IFOCS in
                 e-d regarding the necessity of an addi.itG&&-
              - - -I--*;;;;i~&-&~ we &;x-;r;;TyijzgentQ
                    w nothi% of the 2,000 conto requirement until
after the request had been officially presented to the government by the IFOCS
alleging that the funds were needed in ortier to collaborate with US.  1. explained
that the equipment to be provided by these funds is undoubtedJ.y necessary to maise
the type of map the IFGCS wishes to makce for itself but is not necesaarj for our work


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June fbt&
-continued-

Attelapt to discuss the organimation of the YeUow Fever+
Service under goverment auepices beginnin~'next month,
only to find the President has assmed that everytw

has alma@ been arr&ni(ed for a mooth tranefer of the service to govermient
Wl8piCW.  I therefore drop the diacuclaion and decide to go to worr; in the
corridors of Catette,.  On qy way out of the Palace arrange for one-of the
secretai*ies, Dr. Queiroa him, to advise the Bbinistry of Education that an early
audience with the Uinister is neceeoary.  At the ame time arrange for @ore direct
action through the President's daughter, who prourisea to present to her father and
discus with him A. ~mzmry I prepared in April of the condftions'cox&dmeL
indispensabLe for the future organi                 ver i-&ssba These
conditions are aa followar

ia. - Ficar subordinado diretmente ao &Unisterio ua EducqBo e
  Saiide ou memo, ao Gabinete do Presidente da Republica,
   pelas seguintees rapBest

a) 0 Servii;o ue F8bre Am&la abrange todo o territorio
  brasileiro e tern 8~ consequencia, neceseidade de
efltabelecer no P&z, contact0 direto corn a8 autoridadss
federais, esltaduais e xnunicip~is, be& COW COP a dire@0
  de coqanhiaba, earpresaa e outras entidades particularee.
b) l!! de toda a conveniencie reatrin& as forma&iades
  aUniutrutivau .iue, aceitaveis e~bo;'it., em Bervism :tienos
  extensos, in~o~;sibi..Lit~~ a aggo ae carater verdadeiramente
  nacionii~, corn0 8 0 de FQbn3 Arfkdla.

2a. - Tar urn comndo &&co e cvnsebluentemente, ~a 6nica orientqto
   para t&o o territdrio brasiioiro.

3a. - Considerar o Semigo de F+$bre Am&la co&o se fosse um exercito
   em cantpanha, permitindo-ihe, no iue resaeitrir C;s sum necessida-
   des IMFXATALU F, IUDIAVXIS, toda $o;jsivel li~berdade atinistra-
    tiva.

4a. - Ter o Diretor Geral do Serviso k sua disposi@Xo, aara livre
   movlrgentaq&o a !%uaLjuer moaento, nuclerario mficiente de modo a
   I>ossibi.Litar o +gamento do se8soal abaolutamente em dia e R
  obte@o imediuta de todo o mterial necess&fo Bea quiiiquer
   embarac;o para a res~~ectiva aquisi@o.

ba. - Ter poseibilidade de admitir,
   (inclusive medico),       di8p2nsar e rejiuover 0 pesaoal
                de acardo cou as necesvidades t&nicas do
   Servi$o.

6a. - Possuir UP psiueno n&Lo de pessoal technic0 parmanente, aendo
   o restante do pssoal variavel ae ac8rdo COU as coutingbncfas
   do Semiso.


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7a. -

8&l. -

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June 14th.

Evitar que 8m.m ttkhnicos especiaLmcnte &dicoa sejam
desviadoa p-a quaispuer outras atividades.

EMtar tambem ~;ue a dire@30 do Servi$o eejh entregue a
t\dministrado~cs ne[o esp2iaiizados.

Continutir &I vigor o decreto 21.484 de ;?I5 de i&do de 192X.

Continuar em vigor as normas estabekxidhs no Wanual ue
Administra@o do Serviso de Febre &a&la do Brasil", mtinual
esse que representa ti ex,:eriencia dos Qtimos de% as106 de
campanha contra a fkbre amartjla u &ue cieve, corn0 at6 aqui se
vem fammdo, receber mociifica@es ditadas &l&a expsiencia do
Servigo,"                       L"""`^`"

Wire from pii388 reports thatsambiae
kilometers above--Ipat on the Jalytlribe river.   This
..____ : " ._ ^ .   I      .- ..,,". ,
is md news.

Call on Dr. Libanio and discuss methad of.or@nization

of yeLlor fever service for next year.  Dr. Libanio report& that Dr. Barros
Barr&o is fn tias Geraaa and left instructions eiith him to wor& out the details
of the ~elloa Fever Service transfer with us.

June 15th.

                                                        V"
Telegram feceived from DBW reporting ga&$..~e at A4ui.ra&
and Eu~ebio~only 22 Kilometers from E'ortakaa. (These
reprts pave to be false after field investigation).
                     --.....-;. _--- --
                     -~

                 lilson 88X.9 for 700 wntos for
the coming months.  FortunataQ I am able to authorize
basis *;f the President's pomise of June 13.

June and mwe money during
additfonal funds on the  Y t

Letter from Luis Vieira of the Obras- cqptra +sSeccils saya

that,due to the failure ,-f the government to authvriae the%zaloratioti b?'-t&e
XFOG~with the P'ounclotion in th      of the Jsguaribe Vailey,th-:: $anee which
he had prom&d to 88na to Gear      he middle of June, are being ;3elrt to
Pernazkuco to map the So Francisco river valley.  (Illhut LV means to SW is tnat the
government has not ;,ct autkmriwd him to spend tile Q 2,000 confos which he was asking
for on the basis of our re+est for assistance in uapping the Jaguaribe Vadey. He
further iqlied that the Jaguaribe job can wait until the governmtint decides to
give hf;n t&e additional money for e&.paent which ia not needed for the actual. worK
we require).

              Iith Dr. Luis Vieirats letter in my pocdet, I go with Dr.
Sarniio Lima to see Cal. &duardo Gomee, the head of the-& service to whq
                                                 *-.:- ./.., "..",~.~~m.l.
we first a&Aied for%%&&&$%~~~ "&$ping the Jaguaribe river ant: who was
responsible for '&eg~nninit: our negotiations with the Obras contra aa Seccas.  Cal.
Games is quit e surprised at LV's letter and immediately  taires ste
authorization to handle the work for us with the army air $.anea.  Cal, Games gut
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June 15th          us in contact with Cal, Ararigboia who promises to, and
-continued-         does, take the matter up with the Minister of War getting
                  authorisration to coUahorate with us,   Army officers
speak plainly that the government should turn over to the army the two planes which
were ordered for the Obrae contra as Seccaa since the amy fnust in any c:ise do the
work.  Fortunately the army has a l3ell;lnca plane being mounted this weeA ;<riich can
do the work we need.  Also I arii told there will be no uifficulty getting a plane
f@r Paris greening should it be necessary to use one in the Fortaleza area.

              Long talk with Dr. Long reeard3.w plague in BraStil.. L
reports that there i.s some episootis which kills rats in large nubers in north
EIramsi&,which nxay be of value in plague control. He asked for Dr. Ucrchfavel3.i of
Chile to 05 sent here to study this disease.

               Attend Mass at the Candelaria Church celebrating the
escape of Drs. Antunes and Acquer frour the Pam&r accident of Gray 8 at Sahtareu,
Rd.

             Dr,Hbri.nir &and discusses the Nbsiiity *of Dr.
Drescher visiting our l.&'boratof3T.   I point out that we have no facilities for
mlng and73ikt with Dr. Clare'bout here and Dr. Bablet coaing, we cannot exter@
the sawefacilities to Dr. Drescher as were previously extended to him. I a@%~,
however, that &rrangements oe made with the anti-;uosquito sernce for uetailed
visits a

               Accounts of the formal inauguration of the Yellow Fevm
Laboratory, Bogoti;, received.  A~pareatly the inauguration :rent off `ueautiful.Q-
wfth President Santos present and @eat interest bein& shown in the yellow fever
WOTK.   Copy received of Dr. &nith8s remmm, which were very pleasin& in their
dignity anti reserve.

              SL reports a convarsation with Dr. Libanio in which the '
                                                                  .-I__
latter stated that he had been charged mith the responsibility of wor&ing out
details for the transfer of the Ye llow Fever Sorvfce since he isnon dood term
with those people".

June 16th          The First ~uarter~o Report fo- Colon;bia gives positive
              protection test remIts for cniidren of 10, ll. and 12
              years of age froa Rio Sucio snd Turbo, both on the lower
River Atrato, not 2%~ from the frontier with &n&us.

WAS aavises of H&n assfgrment to hralil.

v-'             Visit to Minister of &ducation. Discuss in detail the
&arnb$,ae situation insisting that it is^%%Vy& sktisfactoq anQ that much maze word
is needed and that additional funds will oe required.  Explain to the Minister what
haad been done regardi- air ma in
       `7fi5fF giving details of LV's letter and our
negotiations with the army.        e basis of this infomation, the Minister
telephones to the Palace asking that the President be informed that the Unister of


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June 16th.
-continued-

Education no longer request the ouoget of 2,000 coatos
which Dr. Luiz Vieira had aslced for the Cobras contra as

             Seccas pn the basis of collaoorating with us.   kbgin
discussion of the transfer of the Yellow Fever Service to the government which is
interrupted bi a visit of Intervcntor !M.lor from tiatto Grosso.   The 20th is
marked as the date of further discussion which suits :ne ;31r7?, i?ettoz since the
Minister ~$3 have an opportunity to aiscuss the matter with the i?resident on the.13.

June 17th.        Visit of Eugene &+yer III who comes with a letter of
              introduction from Dr. Ernst of the Pan American Sanitary
                   Bureau.  It seems that i'deyer, who belows to 8 Very
important family of publishers in Washington, is a third year ;2ediCal student
m&kind a trip around South America.  Show him through the labor&toe and fsa~
arrangements for hisl to visit the Yellow Fever Service on the 19th.

            Long discussion of the local situation with Dr. Long of
the Pan American Sanitary Bureau.

               The amy captain, who is to be in charge I>: the magp-
of the Jaguaribe valley, calls and states he expects to be sole to ;mcesd north
within ti week or ten days at the latest.

           Dr. UUAUA~U.~ to give me the latest news
regarding the &luria Service.  He says that the presence of gmuiae hatr llot men
established beyond all. doubt in the region close to Fortaleaa. OLlvoira Castro went
to Aquirar after learning that 4: mosquitoes,diagnosed as g-bias, Atid been brought
%ntQ the post at Crfstaes by a man who said he had caught them in his nouse at
EusebiQ close to Aquiras.  OC found one adult and severa.! larvae at Aquirae which he
thought to be gambias and so :qorted `Su t which proved on closer examfnrrtim tp be
NysQrrhYnchu8*  This l+vas then or* the 4 adults brought into Cristaas to be
explained.  How did it happen that a mn living outaicie the &one of operations and
hence not faailiar with capture methods, brought in i?W5quito@S for identification
and brought them so far?  (The only logical explmation I think of it is that these
mosquitoes were found not in his house but in his car which had been ciisinfected at
OUT station in Cristaes.  The finding of dead mos#.toes in the car after flitting
has oeen resorted by various car omers and this may be a similar case in which the,
mosquitoes were collected nr`lo left at the disinfection post when the car returned up
&suntry .  (In any case a large number of trained men are now in the region checking
on the presence or absence of gambiae and the worst should be known soon}.

               Wilson advises hiring the two Dean brothers and Dr.
Baumgarten.  ail;F gives more of the det&ils of the trouble between EC and his men
and how Konder qot mixed up in the discussion.

             MF reports that the situation of the service of EC $is
more or less that which was reported by Dr. Leooerto with the additional opinion that
Konder made an attempt to bring order out of chaos by getting EC clnd all of his
personnel together for a full discussioa of aU. points of difference.   EL' took
advantage of tho gathering to confront Leoberto with solme of the others and aismiss
him publicly without any attempt of b conciliation of interests.   iionder felt that
EC's action was not justified snd has cut off all relations with EC.   As a result
of the dismissal of Leoberto, the two Dean brothers and Dr. Saumgarten resigned from
ECfs service and applied for wor& with our service in Cear&.  (So my attectaf, to get
EG to transmit spy offer to Leonidas Dean fail.ed,untti after the Dears were &ready
QUt Of bG's Service).


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$aTae 17%.           MF' reports that G. Freitas is settling down to a busy
-continued-           and useful. life in Ar4at.y and thtit hti has iwm a&e to
                    convince MAD that, dried oloods can be examined
eatisfactorily at lea&t up to one mnth a:'ter taking.

                 At the request oA c WA I in.;uire 0:" the Panair people
what they are going to do in relation to the loss of 'baggage suffered by Drs. BSA and
Acquer in the plane accident at 3:mtareu on the 8th of Y&y.   Pmair advises that
the settlement is being aade by the I:muxnce Cofiiapny.

Dr. Dirceu Euialiofa ji;urnal of April 22 carrieti a note

regardiw the three uases of junbtle yellow fever at  ndewmiencia fn the Stats of Rio
Gi          -
              , which were recognized @ the people o  the region aa a result tit' the
Vsate doa Buy;iostff (the ~laxue of the horier arom~.x~s).   These three CMUS hrid all

died in March,  At-the timi of Dr. k&.Lalio~s visii &q low teqxratures dowrl to
freW&ing were oecurrw eveq4 night.

Jim% ;;LQth*

Day at the office.

Jwre 20th.            $L says thtit he htis ueen told that the contract for the
                   tmumfer of the p of the Federal
                 District to the Yunizisaiity has been sidnea mci that Dr.
Libanio has so advised JBB who has bsen seen in t,k interior (Poqos das Cttldars).
Since JBB wae definiteu opposed to the trana:~er. 0; these services, the signing of-
this oontract during his absance my well result in his withdrawaL from the Zealth
Department.

                    Talk with the Eliniater of &&cation.   Hear him tel.L
Bsiggs that he will not be willlinc: to takce over~ilit~ of the S.F.A.
unJ.ests our ouggeeatione can be observed.   The L3nister says that it has been

suggested that-the Governmmt ask the Rockefelkr Foundatim to continua with the
Yellow Fever Services, a solution of the case which he would welcorue but he real&&es
that this would not be a reaeonablo re:iuest to &~s sinee the RF is ww carrying on
the service beyond the period agxeed upon by special request r;iade last 3;ear.   The
Unister fully reaLizea that ~cllow fever hae iqxoved and I beiieve will inrsist on
having a servi,ce free of bureaucratic doaation 'by the DASIJ.   The Uhiister's idea
now is to organise a yellow f'etel' service ciirectLy depuniient on the XifU.stq anli is
to see Dr. Sim%ea Lopes on the 22nd to word out final details.

                The Yinietsr asks if it r3.U be possible for us to       -.

       c with tht! res>onsibiiiti{ 3 the Sorvfce c;oma aays&er the first of Juiy
                 -----
until the Governmnt has its plan ready.  I assure hiat that rre wish to help inBvery
way possible to get the Govcrment service off on the right foot.   o ?