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an corr) a ale . » (CO November 14, rons | ¥ Sr. D. José wow esse00 30 Fifth Aven ue New York City €) Gu Dear Lendakari: \) Last month when I returned from ; trip to. ‘cnile the friends bearers of this letter told me that they were going to reduce the amount of their contribution to our labors, because these latter do not reach the value of the amount fixed. My surprise was great and my annoyance was greater, still more 80 because at that moment I was particularly pleased with the result of the trip to Chile and also on seeing that good work had been done here during my absence. I set forth every possible ~ consideration in entire opposition to the measure, that is to say, Past against the reduction and especially against its immediate application. The amount received since the beginning of this collaboration was two thousand dollars a month, one thousand every two weeks, the same which had previously been fixed as payment for our labors. The reduction mentioned was one fourth of the said amount, which would reduce the amount to one thousand five hundred dollars. I thought that I had convinced them with my arguments, at least to have the application of the reduction postponed “gine die", when on the eighth of this month I received the fortnightly allotment and perceived that the said reduction hed been made. Earlier on that same day, I had been speaking with them about some estimates to begin the work in Bolivia, and they had brought me the telegram ordering me to see about the sending of a person to Chile. I repeated all the considerations stated during the past month. In addition to insisting that our work was not worth the payment, the friend told me that he had already notified me during the preceding month that the reduction would go into effect beginning with this month. I replied to him - and I repeat it - that I did not understand such a thing, because in that case this letter would have been written last month. At the }- _.. 0nd of the conversation I asked him if he had powers to cancel “$-""- the reduction and he told me that he would consult about it. . . We made anot! ent and met again yesterday, Nov. 13th. x puctassy oe. J Oris eels, Je? Yod , FP BNOV 1 1961