i INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE INVESTIGAGOES CARDIO-VASCULARES (1. B. I. C.) ~~ | Rio, December 23th, 1964' De.. M.E..De Bakey Saylor Univercity Dike College of Medicine fexes vecical Center - Houston 25,, Texas~ U S.A, Dear Dr. De Bakey : Me saw the December if, 1664 Time's issue and are very impressed with the significance of the impulse cardiovascular surgery and research is going, to get with the tremendous i“ official assistance in your country. We realize the great advance and achievernents you personally did in this field,; being actually the main: and unique responsiole Por the widespread of this magnificent surgery all over the world. We woncer if you could inform us if there is any kind of grants . from your orgenizetion and which could be’ sent overseas’ to help. ‘in the Gevelopment of training and or teaching programs, 68 our Institution ie being Gedicated to this field for the last four years,, here in RLO. Or, if there is any other kind of grant tu which senior medical or surgical man could visit with you in your Department and follow one or two months the activities... Also if there is any tecnical program that your Department would sponser overseas and in- our Institution. With best and warmest regards, vour's sincerely, ¥ 3 LN ! Nn fy [| V Ae Eéidio Guertzenstein MVD. X: . RUA PAULINO FERNANDES, 90 — TELEFONES 466360 » 4695222 — ESTADO DA GUANABARA — BRASIL ee ee ee