6. 
“Dr. Goyanes, the present director, has been able to establish good 
order in every department of the Institute. The work goes smoothly 
everyone does his or her job without complaining and their is a fine 
spirit of co-operation and willingness in the entire staff.
“I think we have good cause to feel gratified with the way things have 
worked out for our service and, if it is not to presumptious, I would 
like to point out the analogy which exists between the course which 
Spain itself has followed and our own little unit. We had our first days 
of glory when what was being done caught the imagination of those who 
heard about it. As the first truly “mixed brigade” among the foreign-aid 
services, we became a symbol of International Co-operation. But the ad-
miration of the world and our own enthusiasm could not take the place of 
sound organization, coordinated direction and equipment which we lacked. 
We had our crisis and solved it; weathered a period of wavering loyalty 
and indecision and now, like the government, we have reached firm ground. 
Full authority is delegated to one man, technically competent for his 
position. Discontented elements within the organization have been dis-
ciplined and everyone or almost everyone, has settled down to the un-
spectacular but fundamental business of supplying blood to hospitals 
where it can he used to save lives. Within the forthcoming weeks ample 
evidence will be forthcoming to prove the value of this course of devel-
opment both in the transfusion service and the government. 
“There are close to one hundred people now working on the staffs of the 
four centres and their salaries, a fairly large item, range from 
Commandante’s pay to the minimum of the kitchen girls in Madrid. We 
have 17 expensive refrigerators on the Madrid front alone and more are 
needed. Each of the other three centres requires as many more.
“We have four cars here - the original “Tim” which is still the best but 
creaking a little at the joints after ten months of the hardest driving 
any Ford ever endured. 
“Valencia has three fairly serviceable touring cars and an immense 
Chevrolet truck which has been equipped with two refrigerators and a 
dynamo. 
“The Jaen centre has only one touring car lent by the Valencia centre 
and a Ford truck lent by the Carabineros which must he returned very soon. 
Barcelona gets along with one huge refrigeration truck and a touring car 
but during the recent offensive on the Zaragosa front two additional cars 
had to be borrowed. 
“About the Canadian contribution. It has established, equipped and main-
tained the Madrid Institute. (In fact, equipped it so well that we have 
been able to give considerable material to both Valencia and Jaen). The 
only money required here now is for salaries, general maintenance and 
exceptional purchases, such as equipment as is needed for research work 
or new methods that we decide to try. It established the Valencia 
laboratory and has maintained it for at least two months. Finally it 
has purchased a large part of the equipment for Jaen.