dJamary 19, 1955

Dr. Alan Garen

Department of Genetics

Carnegie Institution of Washington
Cold Spring Harbor

Long Island, N.Y.

Dear Alan:

Thank you for your letter of the 17th, I will have to take your inquiry
under advisement at the present time because it has to be considered in ree
lation to other applications and to the demands of the people already working
here, Our working facilities remain somewhat restricted ani we have to con-
sider very carefully how many people should be working here if we are not to
become a bedlam. This depends to a large measure on the plans for next year
of the other people now in the laboratory and it will take a few weeks before
these become more definite,

Meanwhile it would help the consideration of your application if you
would return the enclosed formal application, with appropriate modifications
for the circumstances. I am particularly interested in your notions of the
kind of research work you would like to do,

I regret that we will not have funds locally available for your support,
but in the event that space is available, I will be happy to support your
application to any of a number of appropriate agencies,

Yours sincerely and with best regards,

Josmma Lederberg
Professor of Genetics

Enel,