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Hench provides a detailed account of the restoration and the dedication of Camp Lazear, as well as the social events following the ceremony. In two addendums he describes the Reed-Finlay controversy, Cuban newspaper articles on the dedication, and the political maneuvering involved in establishing the memorial.

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Hench thanks Saladrigas for his hospitality when Hench was in Cuba for the Camp Lazear dedication. He requests a copy of Saladrigas' speech given at the ceremony. He suggests more could be done at the memorial site, including a public health center.

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Hench thanks Recio for his courtesies, including paying Hench's hotel bill, when Hench was in Cuba for the Camp Lazear dedication. He requests a copy of Recio's speech given at the ceremony. Hench suggests enclosing Building No. 1 and using part of the structure as a pubic health center.

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Hench requests that Rojas and Cabrera give a copy of an article by Agramonte to Nogueira. He comments on a recent interview he gave.

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Hench appreciates the flowers Schumann prepared and the kindness she showed him while he was in Cuba. He will send her several documents concerning Camp Lazear and the Nobel Festival.

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Hench requests that Nogueira send him information regarding the Camp Lazear dedication. He wonders if Kean could receive the Finlay decoration posthumously. He also discusses a posthumous decoration for Carroll.

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Hutchison appreciates the message from Batista as well as the Cuban cigar from Hench.

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Streit needs documentation for the Camp Lazear flowers before funds can be allocated. Streit regrets his inability to attend the ceremony.

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Recio' speech details the experiments of the Yellow Fever Commission at Camp Lazear and praises Finlay for first proposing the mosquito theory. He describes Hench's research and the actions taken by the Board of Patrons in creating the memorial.

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Hench thanks Secretary of State Acheson for the help his department provided in regards to the Camp Lazear dedication.

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Hench explains to Secretary of State Acheson the work of Finlay and the Yellow Fever Commission, the Finlay-Reed controversy, the rediscovery and eventual memorialization of Camp Lazear, and the significance of Ambassador Beaulac's actions in facilitating American participation at the dedication.

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Hench writes that he was touched by the tribute that the Cuban government paid to the Yellow Fever Board members by the establishment of the Camp Lazear memorial. He hopes that it will constitute a symbol of Cuban-American cooperation.

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Hench thanks Batista for the dinner party following the Camp Lazear dedication. He stresses that the establishment of the Camp Lazear monument has given pleasure to many Americans. He hopes that the site can become a living memorial by the addition of a public health center.

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Hench writes about the Camp Lazear dedication. He hopes that the ceremony will help ease Cuban-American tensions surrounding the Reed-Finlay debate.

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Hench describes the Camp Lazear dedication ceremony and informs Wylie who laid a wreath on his behalf. He requests reimbursement for the cost of the wreath.

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Hench is sending Smith information about the Camp Lazear dedication that he can forward to one of the writers for the "Journal of the American Medical Association."

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Hench is sending Streit a report on the Camp Lazear dedication, and would appreciate reimbursement for the flowers. He regrets that Streit was not able to attend.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench primarily consists of materials that Hench created or collected while researching the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in this series date from around 1850 to around 1865 with the bulk of the items dating from 1937 to 1960. Researchers who are studying the yellow fever experiments will be particularly interested in the materials (e.g. interviews, autobiographies) that document first-hand accounts of the events surrounding the experiments. Other...

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Hench commends Berry on his choice of Caswell to represent the Harvard Medical School at the Camp Lazear dedication. He is sending Berry some material from the ceremony and will send pictures if desired. He would like to be reimbursed for the wreath honoring Leonard Wood.

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Hench informs Tocantins that his presence as a representative of the Jefferson Medical College at the Camp Lazear dedication was appreciated. He is sending him a letter and photographs related to the ceremony.