An agreement is pending at this time with the British Government to provide service for all U.S. ex-service men who may be permanently or temporarily domiciled in the United Kingdom. CO-OPERATION OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT IN GIVING SERVICE TO U.S. EX-SERVICE MEN IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.: All medical, surgical, or hospital service that may be required for U.S. ex-service men now in foreign countries is provided for by this Bureau through co-operation with representatives abroad of the Department of State, this Bureau authorizing such service upon receipt of information that the man is in need of such service, and upon the establishment of his identity and the fact that the disability for which treatment is requested was due to or aggravated by his U.S. military service. Any expense incident to this service is provided for by this Bureau and is paid for through the State Department by transfer of appropriation. This procedure has been found very satisfactory, for the reason that it expedites the service to the man and simplifies the accounting problem by the prompt payment of any expense that may have been incurred. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES MADE BY PHYSICIANS DESIGNATED BY U.S. CONSUL: For the past six months a ruling has been in effect that where a Bureau beneficiary in a foreign country was ordered for examination, he must appear before a physician designated by the U.S. Consul only, and that unless a report was received within three months from the date of the letter directing him to appear, or to furnish satisfactory evidence to the Bureau as to the cause of his inability to report, his compensation, if he received such, would be held in suspense pending the report of his medical examination. The result of this procedure in securing an examination by competent physicians has been that more satisfactory reports are received. CHECKS SENT TO BENEFICIARIES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES: The records of the Bureau for the month of December show that at this time there were 5,977 beneficiaries of the Bureau to whom checks were sent, totalling in value $489,714. These beneficiaries are resident in foreign countries located in all parts of the earth, as is shown by the tabulated statement submitted. SOME CASES OF INTEREST: In order that you may have a slight conception of the far-reaching effect of the strong arm of this Government in giving aid to its ex-service men wherever located, which means that they are scattered all over the earth, I believe that it will serve my purpose if I cite a few cases that may prove of interest to you. I shall with-hold the names of these men and refer to them by numbers only. CASE NO. 1: