February 3, 1960

Dear Luca:

{ hope the enclosed Statements meet your requirements. 1 have also
sent one for June so you will heve plenty of time.

Finally got home ofter a feirly routine trip -- my slabe from London
wes grounded in Boston a/c fog in New York, but eventually menaged to
get a connection te LA and Sf&f&, Next time, Fsther and ! hope we will be
able to see more pf you.

Have you been able to start on the fluorinaticns? | Found a two-
vulume monoyraph, edited by J. H. Simons, ''Fluorine Chemistry'’, Academic
Fress, 15%, to be very informative. Direct Fluorinetion may be quite
feasible, especially by ka electrulysis in the presence of HF,

Joe Lein, from Bristol, visited us last night on his way home from

Tokyo. Bristol Is setting up a research corporation in Japen which seems
very much Vike Interist. t think they would be very much interested to dc
the same in Italy. 1% had to teil him that 1 did not think you at Pavia
were upen to this, In view of your present connectlons, but that |! would
kees my eyes open for any possibility, elther with you or with any other
groups in Italy. If you have any views or sugyestions, }2t me know <- it
might be veluable to keep this in mind when the time comes for your renewal.

i suppose we should start thinking of making more concrete arrangements
for your visit, perhaps at least for your visa. Should @ épply again for
an Hel vvhed& we see you in April we can discuss all this and there should be
plenty of time still. .

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DEY PE o—