I again stated that our policy would be: a) That we would put no further funds in housing our children, as we had already provided adequately for the housing of the children during the remainder of our work in the Caucasus. b) That we would take care of such children as were able to [be cared for] in Polygon and Kazachi, but that Eastman had reported that our plan for concentrating Trachoma children in Kazachi was impractical… Mr. Sarkissian stated that every effort had been made, and proposed to return Kazachi to the Government as a temporary step, leaving us in possession of Seversky until such time as adequate provision could be made for the reception of the children at Polygon. Mr. Ter Gazarian insisted that no such arrangement was possible, that we would have to return Seversky by mid-October; that the Government was confronted with military problems that overtopped its very real concern for the children's welfare, and that we must at least make a partial return of Seversky by October 15.
