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essentially the same--that their emphasis for the present is on food 

 rather than fiber. Perhaps I didn't reach the right people. 



BORLAUG: I think you should have another try at it. 



GERHOLD: A coordinator of international tests, whether he were 

 financed by FAO or by other means, could really accomplish quite a lot in 

 a month or two by visiting several key institutions. Some institutions 

 or organizations occasionally have surplus funds that can be applied to 

 timely requests. Such funds might be of temporary use to get a project 

 started. 



CALLAHAM: Perhaps if not through FAO, through the United Nations 

 Development Program (UNDP) special funds project or their technical 

 assistance program. Here it might be possible to finance one person 

 for making a one-shot coordination visit, but to establish long-term 

 continuity of visitations would be almost impossible. I think the best 

 way to assure long-range coordination is to get, if not a foundation, 

 some benevolent government to finance this. This would have to be a 

 government so vitally concerned with the white pine blister rust problem 

 that they would support the long-range program. 



GERHOLD: One other point in respect to securing support for inter- 

 national travel. Meetings of the White Pine Blister Rust Committee here 

 have indicated that some means of reimbursement for travel must be found 

 if the Committee is to function. After international testing centers 

 are organized supporting institutions may begin to recognize the benefits, 

 and they would then be likely to consider travel expenditures more 

 favorably. 



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