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Kean mentions the dedication of Walter Reed's birthplace and ongoing yellow fever work. He offers his opinion on the Reed-Finlay debate.

Kean sends Agramonte a Congressional committee report on the yellow fever pension bill and gives his opinion in regards to compensation amounts. Kean also comments on the Rockefeller Foundation yellow fever work in West Africa.

Kean relates news of the pension bill and notes the recognition of Agramonte's work in the bill.

Kean inquires about Agramonte's father and explains the delay of Agramonte's medal and pension, approved in February 1929.

Kean expresses doubt that the statements already published in the excerpts of Gorgas' biography can be corrected in the final publication without contradiction.

Kean offers an explanation of how his rebuttal letter to Marie Gorgas' article came to be published in New York Times.

Kean mentions Howard's letter, which offers proof of Reed's awareness of the practical effects of his yellow fever experiments.

Kean encourages Kelly to support the pension bill with a letter to the Washington Post.

Kean discusses Finlay's mosquito theory and Reed's research.

Kean assures Ramos that Hench is correct about the location of Camp Lazear, and gives a little of his own history in Cuba to indicate that he himself has knowledge of the places.

Kean thanks Lamb for information on Reed's last days.

Kean informs Emilie Lawrence Reed that his son Robert is graduating from MIT in chemistry. He discusses the role of Sternberg and Gorgas with the Yellow Fever Commission.

Kean expresses his disapproval of the claims made by Marie Gorgas' in her biography of William Crawford Gorgas.

Kean informs Emilie Lawrence Reed that he wrote to the editor of World's Work to dispute the claims made by Marie Gorgas as regards the Yellow Fever Commission.

Kean informs Emilie Lawrence Reed that Hendrick will print a correction to an earlier article. This letter is written at the bottom of Hendrick's letter to Kean, dated April 16, 1924. Hendrick writes that the corrections will be made and regrets any offense given Emilie Lawrence Reed.

Kean informs Emilie Lawrence Reed that the manuscript of Gorgas' biography might be corrected to reflect Reed's role. He will retire to Washington this summer.

Kean vouches for Harrison and urges Emilie Lawrence Reed to make a donation to Vanderbilt University.

Kean congratulates Emilie Lawrence Reed on the establishment of her annuity.

Kean congratulates McCoy on his appointment to Manchuria and comments on Hagedorn's biography of Leonard Wood.

Kean criticizes the sketches for the Cornwell painting and discusses the anti-Reed sentiment in Cuba.