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Hench requests that Siler keep Hench's letters regarding Kean's medical treatment confidential.

Hench informs Siler that he has heard from Blossom Reed, who described her financial distress and seemed somewhat incoherent. Hench suggests that it would be a comfort to her if the Walter Reed Memorial Association could let her know that the annuity will continue. He also mentions the possibility of using some of the principal of the trust to help Blossom keep her home.

Siler describes Kean's medical condition up to his death and notes that there was a beautiful service followed by burial at Monticello. He discusses Blossom Reed's health and financial situation.

Siler provides more details concerning Kean's medical condition before his death. Siler will confer with Lawrence Reed about Blossom's house in Pennsylvania, but believes it has been rented, and that she is to live with Lawrence after her discharge from the hospital.

Wallach sends Hench correspondence between Wallach and Siler concerning a proposed commemorative program for Walter Reed. He asks Hench to use his influence with the Reed Memorial Association to arrange a meeting to discuss the project.

Siler tells Wallach that the death of Kean, who was President of the Walter Reed Memorial Association, makes it impossible for him at the present time to state when the Association can have a conference with him concerning a commemorative program for Reed.

Wallach sends his condolences for the death of Kean. He is dismayed at waiting until the end of November to discuss a commemorative program for Reed and offers to visit Washington to discuss the subject.

Hench thanks Siler for the information about Kean and Blossom Reed. Hench will be unable to attend the Reed Memorial Association meeting this year.

Siler informs Hench that members of the Reed Memorial Association will meet with Sidney Wallach to discuss his proposed publicity campaign. He regrets that Hench will be unable to attend the Association meeting, and offers to change the date to accommodate him.

Wallach sends Hench a copy of a letter he has written to Siler at Hench's suggestion.

Wallach describes plans for a national and possibly international Walter Reed commemorative publicity campaign under the auspices of the Reed Memorial Association, and stresses the importance of the campaign in light of communism.

Siler inquires if Hench might be able to attend a meeting of the Reed Memorial Association on his return home from Europe after receiving the Nobel Prize.

Hench informs Siler that it will be impossible for him to attend the upcoming meeting of the Reed Memorial Association. However, he hopes to attend again in the future.

This memorandum records the minutes from the annual meeting of the Walter Reed Memorial Association. Included is a discussion of Blossom Reed's situation and the ongoing effort to publicize Reed's work.

Siler informs members of the Association about the date of the annual meeting.

Hench discusses Lydia's arthritis. He discusses the stalled effort to preserve Building No. 1 at Camp Lazear and asks if Rojas knows of any way to break the impasse. He assures her that plans for the memorial will in no way intrude on the nearby Rojas family home.

Hench is delighted that the Cuban government honored Hart. He details his attempts to preserve and memorialize Building No. 1 at Camp Lazear, and asks if Hart encountered anyone in Cuba who might be able to help.

Hart believes that the only way the Camp Lazear site will be preserved is if the Americans provide funds. However, he is willing to make overtures to his friends in Cuba.