882.124A/39: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Liberia ( Wharton )

22. Department’s 18, July 13, 1 p.m. Rockefeller Foundation states that should an invitation be received from the Liberian Government by their yellow fever commission in Lagos they would be glad to have one of their men visit Monrovia at the first opportunity for conference without expense to the Liberian Government. Foundation states, however, that it will be impossible for them to maintain a man there although they can arrange for occasional visits.

United States Public Health Service emphasizes the importance [Page 322] of the appointment as soon as practicable of a qualified Public Health officer to provide for suitable organization and assistance for the prosecution of the work as a permanent thing after the discontinuance of the present proposed emergency measures and states that it would be glad to assist in procuring a suitable man for this work if requested to do so.

Stimson