During Buisman's stay in the USA, the threat posed by DED in the Netherlands was taken more seriously and, in February 1930, a second attempt led to the founding of the Committee for Study and Control of the Elm Disease.
Under Buisman vistelse i USA, togs hotet från almsjukan i Nederländerna allt mer på allvar, och i februari 1930 grundades Kommittén för undersökning och kontroll av alm Sjukdom.