Resources for the Future
1755 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036 May 3, 1979
Professor Joshua Lederberg — ee a a aU me SS SORE
President

The Rockefeller University ELLER
1230 York Avenue cot UNIVE
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I have enclosed a copy of the draft final report submrered to NSF in
accordance with our contract for the project entitled, "The Implications
of Potential Resource and Environmental Constraints for Economic Growth.”
As you know, I am circulating copies of this report to all members of
the Advisory Committee and to the review committee which we established
at the February conference. The contract provides only for a 30 day
review period. With a report of this size we recognize that it is
impossible for you to consider all of it.

     

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

 

The material in Chapter I is a summary of the full report. Chapters
II and III provide background material for those readers who were not
initially involved so they can be informed of the sequence of events
that were undertaken to perform the work. Chapter IV is our attempt to
extract from our meetings throughout the project, the commissioned papers,
and discussion at the final conference an integrated discussion of the
research issues. It is this chapter which we feel would be most benefited
from your reactions.

Both John and I have appreciated your involvement in the project over
the past year and a half and recognize that your time may be especially
limited at this time of the year. Thus, if it is not possible for you
to provide your reaction to this chapter within the one month that NSF
allows we will understand. However, we will be using this material in an
introductory essay for an edited volume based on the research and would
value your reactions to Chapter IV at any time you have the opportunity.
If you have any questions on the materials I have enclosed, please don't
hesitate to contact me. With best regards,

Sincerely,

V. vciry/saacn

Senior Fellow

VKS/cld
Enclosure

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