882.124A/53: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Liberia (Wharton)
34. Your 47, September 10, 9 a.m.45 Owing to the scarcity of personnel, the appointment of a Public Health officer may be delayed. In the meanwhile, however, it is suggested that the Liberian Government may wish to consider the advisability of availing itself of the Rockefeller Foundation’s offer to send a man from Lagos at no expense to the Liberian Government. (See Department’s 22, July 18, 5 p.m., and 26, July 24, 6 p.m.)
An invitation to the Rockefeller Foundation at this time from the Liberian Government would demonstrate, to both the foreign population and the world, the Government’s desire to rid Liberia of yellow fever, while a visit by one of the Rockefeller experts would be a very useful preliminary step in the work which, it is hoped, may be carried on by a duly appointed Public Health officer. These considerations may be discreetly urged upon the Liberian Government.
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