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21 Avenida Roosevelt, San Salvador
11 July 1957

Mr R M Beasley
Zamorano.

Dear Bob:

We are getting into our stride here, Chico de Sola y su servidor, and
beginning to think about useful activities. In connection with the fruit improvement
program, we must build up in this country sources of supply for budwood or other
grafting material of the best fruit varieties. It is too late to do anything more
about avocados this year, as the nursery at Zamorano is cleaned out - it was when I
left. But I do not think the mangos have gone yet, because most of the grafts were
coming along at a pace which would make them ready for transplanting about the latter
part of this month or in August.

I do not believe we could make better use of some of our trees than to place
them in the hands of the Central Nacional de Agronomia here as a future source of
propagating material. If you agree, I wonder if you would be good enough to call in
Mario Jalil and ask him if he could let us have 100 Hacins and about 50 Julies and
maybe 25 Aminis and Mulgobas as soon as they are ready to move?

I have sent a note to Armando in this same envelop, telling him that Helen
may be away from Antigua for a couple of weeks, and in any case, I am settled here
at 21 Avenida Roosevelt until the end of August, and when you want to get in touch
with me the best thing is to write or telegraph me here, though of course you can
also reach me thru Arnold Canton who knows this pension and can telephone me here
from the UFCo office - when I am in town, which is not all the time. With the backing
of Chico de Sola I think we are likely to do something worth while here, but we are
going to need badly a couple of good nurserymen and I cant yet see them in the offing.

Best regards to Mary and yourself.

Ever yrs