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VICE FRESIDENT FOR HEALTH SCIENCES

(14 August 1979

Attallah Kappas, M.D.
The Rockefeller
University Hospital

1230 York Avenue

New York, New York 10021

Dear Kap:

Thank you for your letter with respect to the
Interurban Club. I am delighted at your suggestion
that Dick Rifkind be nominated as a candidate for the
Interurban Club. He would have my strongest support.

It never occured to me to suggest Josh Lederberg
for membership in the Association of American Physicians.
If he would be interested, I would be delighted to propose
him and perhaps you could second his nomination. He
clearly would add luster to the Association. The only
question in my mind is whether he would be sufficiently
interested in its activities. As you know, there is a
requirement that he attend something like’ one or two out
of every three annual meetings tg maintain his membership
and I'm sure this issue would arise in the deliberation of
the membership committee. I will look forward to hearing
from you on the above.

With warmest regards,

Sin ely,

aul A. Marks, M.D.
Vice President for
Health Sciences

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