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PauL R. Gross
PRESIDENT
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DIRECTOR

February 22, 1979

Dr. Kenneth S. Warren il
Director Health Sciences ”
The Rockefeller Foundation
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036

Dear Ken:

On the 17th February, 1979, the MBL Board of Trustees came together
-in Woods Hole for their annual winter meeting. Much of that long day was
spent in discussion of a comprehensive report on MBL operations and space
utilization. The report included what amounts to the first long-term plan
the Laboratory has ever had. Among the several initiatives included for
specific consideration by the Trustees was the proposed course and
associated programs of research in basic science relevant to the Great
Neglected Diseases. I'm happy to report that my lengthy proposal was
adopted by the Board without dissent, and that their commitment to bring
the plans to fruition is as firm and as general as the vote indicates.
This means that, so far as the MBL is concerned, we are fully authorized to
get on with organization and funding.

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You may wish, at some future time, to read the entire report provided
to the Trustees. I can't imagine that you would have time to do it just
for fun: it is about eighty (closely reasoned!) pages long. I'm keeping
a copy for you nevertheless. If you'd like to see it before our scheduled
meetings, please let me know. :

Paul R. Gross

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xc? Dr. Joshua Lederberg