presentation of this report. The reportwas as follows,~

"The over~seas work of the Canadian Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy is proceeding along four main lines. ~ Blood Transfusion, Hospital, Children's Hbmes and supplying Food. “

% BLOOD TRANSFUSION

"The Instituto Hispano~Canadiense de Transfusion de Sangre established by Dr. Norman Bethune and supported liberally by Canadian friends of Spanish democracy has been brought to a magnificently successful culminag tion and has been taken over in totality by the Spanish Government and integrated into the medical services of the Sanidad Militar.

I "This happy result followed a great deal of negotiation, first by Dr.’ Bethune before he left Spain, afterwards by the other Canadian members of the Institute, and later hyIMr. A..A~lMacLeod, and finally by Mr..Allen pmay. The arrangement made was later confirmed by the following exchange

of telegrams.— A

I « " CANADIAN CCNYNDTEE AID SPANISH DEMO CRACY AGREED TODAY CCNMI TTEE ASSINIE msI=oNsIRILIrY ALL CRLICADICNS INCURRED 1>RIoR'3o JULY FIRST AGREED MAKE MONTHLY CCNTRIRUNION EIYE HUNDRED DoLI.ARs sror YOU AGREE NA1\’£E RISRANC CANADIRNSE SRALL ARRLY MADRID VALENCIA JAEN INSTITUTES

sror YOU Arro INN ‘soRENsEN ASSCCIADR DIRECTOR VALENCIA MAY JAEN sIsE NADRID sword SENDING YOU Il!1li”.EDIATELY RCRD STADICN WAGON ADVISE WLEETHER wIsR EQUIPPED REERICMNCR, isigned REINsRn\ICE."

"YCUR rELECRn=.: RECEIvm sror ECRNARDED No SANIDAD WITH NY RAYoR- ARDE RECCNNENDANICN YoUR RLAN sror. AriRA2AisFosIoN SERVICE sENDs SINCERE I THANKS ECR CANADIANAID error SINCERELY HOPE WQ1\TDER."5UL AID CANADIAN / YGOMAEITTEE NILL CONTINUE sror EXRREss GRAN IEEUDE RCR NEN CAR URGDWLYN NEEDED NCULD ARRREC IADE REERICERADCR INSIDE VERY DIREICULD OBTAIN HERE smor ALSO THANKS ECR T‘.-EELK RECEIVED wILI. DISDRI BUTE TO DoNoRs ALI. PARTS SERNICE ro INCREASE SNRENCER sror sAI.UD CCNNINNEE PARTICULARLY COMPRA DE NACLEDD TRANSLATED Signed , CIRAL."

“The paymenfie called for by this arrangement have been made up to and p including Qctober. In addition there has been sent medical material amounting to 3,350 francs. AThere has also been shipped another Ford Station Wagon. “This is being equipped with a refrigerator in Paris, after which it will be transported to Valencia by the Centrale Sanitair Inter» /' nationals. i it A

"The effective manner in which the Institute is now working will be seen from the following extracts frem a letter recently received from Allen.May:- i N A