JOHN BARRETT (Translation) FRANCISCO J.YANES 
DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 
HE PAN AMERICAN UNION PAN AMERICAN UNION 
S$ THE INTERNATIONAL ORGAN I- ARGENTINA HAITI 
ATION MAINTAINED BY THE TWEN- BOLIVIA Monin 
yY-ONE AMERICAN REPUBLICS FOR 
THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOOD UNDER: BRAZIL MEXICO 
TANDING, FRIENDLY INTERCOURSE, CHILE NICARAGUA 
° RCE AND PEACE AMONG THEM; 
Bele COLOMBIA PANAMA 
ONTROLLED BY AGOVERNING BOARD 
sOMPOSED OF THE SECRETARY OF COSTA RICA PARAGUAY 
TATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA PERU 
HE DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES 
DOMINICAN SALVADOR 
N WASHINGTON OF THE OTHER RE- REPUBLIC 
PUBLICS; ADMINISTERED BYADI- ECUADOR UNITED STATES 
RECTOR GENERAL AND ASSISTANT GUATEMALA WR WG WAY 
DIRECTOR, CHOSEN BY THIS BOARD 
3 _ WASHINGTON, D.C.,U.S.A. VENEZUELA 
AND ASSISTED BY A STAFF OF IN- 
| TERNATIONAL EXPERTS,STATISTI 
ANS, EDITORS,COMPILERS,TRANS: 
LATORS AND LIBRARIANS. 
February 7, 1916. 
TO OFFICIALS AND OTHERS WHOM IT MAY CONCERN IN GUATEMALA: 
Gentlemen: 
In my capacity as the Director General of the Pan American 
Union, the official international organization of the 
American Republics, it gives me special pleasure to 
commend to your kind attention the bearer of this 
letter, Dr. William H. Holmes, Head Curator of the 
National Museum of the United States, who is proceed- 
ing to Guatemala to make some special studies of its 
ancient cities and temples. 
In view of the high position held by Dr. Holmes and of the 
fact that he is a personal friend of mine, I can state 
that you can place full confidence in his representa- 
tions. Any information, therefore, which you may 
give him or any courtesies which you may show him will 
be appreciated by myself and his many friends in 
Washington. 
