Letter from J. Vivian Truman to Harry S. Truman, with Related Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson
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OCR Page 1 of 2August 25, 1947
Dear Clint:
I have a letter from my brother - the first two paragraphs of
which I am quoting to you:
"If you recall when you were here I mentioned the fact that
George Burgdoerfer had told me that he could cure the foot
and mouth disease. George, his son and his nephew were at
my place Sunday and they say that they got the formula from a
veterinarian in Switzerland who has since died, but that they
bought all the infected cattle that they could buy when we had
the epidemic in this country after World War 1, cured them and
continued to milk them in their dairy with no ill effects or spread
of the disease to other cattle, They say they are willing to go to
Mexico and purchase ten head of cattle or more, cure them and
hold them as long as anyone thinks it necessary to be sure that
they are cured. They have been in touch with someone in Mexico
but state that since they are American citizens they feel that they
should have a sanction from this Government, They have also
talked to some official in the Department of Agriculture who told
them that since they were not registered veterinarians they did
not think it was worth while for them to offer their services. I
am sure these fellows are sincere and can do what they claim,
ssI don't know whether you care to enter into the picture but I
feel that if they could demonstrate that this cure is possible and
permanent (as they claim) I don't see how it could cost either
government any money at least to give them an opportunity to
demonstrate. I have known George Burgdoerfer for some thirty
years and as far as I know he has a good reputation and handles
a large number of milk cows. The two boys are both veterans."
It seems to me that this fellow should be given a chance to
demonstrate whether he can or cannot cure the foot and mouth
disease. If he can cure it, he is what the Mexicans have been
looking for and it would save us millions of dollars.
Sincerely yours,
Honorable Clinton P. Anderson
HARRY S. TRUMAN
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C.
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