organized. They have them all standing out in the rain waiting in lines. It   
is a bad situation.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: Whose authority does it come under?
 
     
 
 
Prof. Canaperia: Zaniboni.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: Can he be persuaded to show a proper interest in it?  
     
 
 
Ing. Galeazzi: He shows a great deal of interest himself, personally.  
He gives all his time, is most serious in his efforts. I don't know about his   
work. I have met him in a few meetings. I get that impression. He shows a   
great desire for and enthusiasm in his work.
 
     
 
 
Mr.Taylor: We have many questions that we might discuss. There is this   
important one which we must talk about. Brig. Parkinson told us, I believe,   
last week that there was a large shipment of medical supplies.
 
     
 
 
Brig. Parkinson: Twenty tons have been distributed in Rome recently.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: Did these go through the hands of Professor Canaperia?
 
     
 
 
Brig. Parkinson: Through the Italian Government. The hospitals get first   
priority.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: Do you think it is true there is a big profit made in the   
distribution as the medical supplies leave the Government's hands into the   
hands of the wholesale distributors and before they reach the druggists?
 
     
 
 
Brig. Parkinson: There is a 16% charge for the wholesalers, to cover  
breakage, overhead, transportation. That is all they get out of it and the   
retailer then adds his percentage.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: In the earlier days of July I visited a hospital, the  
Jesu, I believe. I hope we have given them some of the vitamins.
 
     
 
 
Mgr.Carroll-Abbing: Yes, we have.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: I talked there with the Doctors and the Director, who were   
a very intelligent and fine lot of men, about penicillin. They knew very   
little about it. I asked them if they would care to hear more and they said   
yes. I invited a group of them, to meet an expert medical officer from the   
73d Hospital and some time was spent talking about penicillin. In the   
succeeding months several people came to see me to suggest that penicillin   
in Italy be made a monopoly, that a profit be made on it, to be turned over   
for the use of the Italian Red Cross or some other charitable agency. My   
reaction was very much against it. I think that any item of that sort which   
may prove useful to the community should be as near free as possible and no   
profit should stand in the way. I mention that because you may hear this   
discussed in other places.  You probably understand the matter and agree with  
this theory.
 
     
 
 
We have a very interesting report on the milk distribution prepared by   
Mgr.Carroll-Abbing, which he might summarize at this time. You all will have   
a copy of it in your hands in a few days.
 
     
 
 
Mgr. Carroll-Abbing: I might sum up. Prof. Canaperia, Dr.Nobili, and   
myself were appointed to distribute the milk and vitamin tablets to the   
orphanages and similiar charitable institutions in Rome. Prof. Canaperia gave   
us a very good doctor, Prof. Chiarotti,who