UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY 
WASHINGTON 
Sept. 9, 1921. 
FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION 
Mr. J. S'. Rock, 
c/o American Consul, 
Rangoon, Burma, 
Dear Mr. Rock; 
You will be interested in the enclosed 
correspondence as you are to a considerable extent the 
subject. As the result of Dr. Fairchild’s letter we 
have finally been able to accomplish what we were told 
was impossible, namely complete arrangements so that 
you may now he reimbursed for expenses incurred for 
necessary medical attendance incurred while engaged on 
Agricultural Explorations in Foreign countries. This 'a» 
was accomplished by having you appointed at your pres¬ 
ent salary plus medical attendance while in the Foreign 
field. While we are not allowed to reimburse you for 
expenses of this sort under your letter of authoriza¬ 
tion, we are apparently allowed to hire you including 
this' 7 in your salary. In any event the all-important 
thing is that from now on you will be reimbursed for 
necessary medical attendance in the Foreign field. 
The enclosed papers are simply for your information 
and require no action whatever on your part. 
_All is very well with ue here. Dr. Fairchild 
is still in Panama but has arranged for sailing on the 
l^th of September so that he will undoubtedly be back 
with us about the 20th. Mr. Mahoney is still a full- 
blooded Irishman and the rest" of us are about the 'same 
as you left us. Please remember that if at any time 
there is anything we can do you have only to call upon 
us. All join in best wishes to you personally and your 
work. 
Very sincerely yours. 
HP A : G; OA . 
Acting Agricultural Explorer in Charge 
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