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January 27, 1957

Dear Kims

Did you receive my dictated disk about a month ago? Should I interpret
your silence as diainterest or preoccupation, or are these the same?

Anyhow, Medical Genetics is moving very rapidly to a head now—partly
: ~ - ‘because I have to make a decision myself about an attractive offer elsewhere.
. I am still not in a position to relay any concrete offers, but if you would
be interested in the setup we discussed with Dean Bovers « year and some ago,
os your comment on this would max be helpful, At that time you had promised to
Wy draw up your own commentary on what medical genetics ought to he, and how
you could fit into its if you could do that now, 1t would be very helpful/.

oN Needless to see, having you at Madison, and your enthusiasm for this

aol venture (which could be a deparpment with Stamm Newton Morton,you and me)

Phong _ would be an important factor in our ow deliberations. But wmmmmt we need

some sign of that enthusiasm, hoping 1t extats. (Don't be afraid you'd be
weakening any bargaining strength by seeming too interested; quite the contrary,
in fact Dean Bowers may have had reason to conclude yeu were somewhat lukewarm
_ about it.) If we can sell this principle to the medical schcol, and with your
my. help there are very good prospects of it, I am sure an offer will follow that
should meet your reasonable expectations, and then soze,

 

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. You don't have to canpose a formal document. In fact, TI would suggest
i: that you just write informally to me. But if you have some hotter irons in
the fire, please lev me knew,
\ fi In any case, warmest regards (it's been about -10 here) end
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Joshua Lederberg

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