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Date: March 5, 1973

To; Felicity Bloch, c/o Sid Bloch; Psychiatry

From: Joshua Lederberg
Department of Genetics

SuBJECT: "State Agency"

Let me mention two specific consequences of the "state agency"
concept were applied to a private university. This would be tantamount to
giving the status of federal employment to university staff and faculty.
This would doubtless broaden the scope of constitutional protection of
civil rights to employment, but might have many other side effects. For
example; federal employes are constrained with respect to:

Right to strike
Employment of aliens
Security investigation procedures

Hatch Act (political activity - parts of this are doubtless unconstitutional;
but not all)

Freedom of Information Act - many records we would now regard as personal
would have to be publicly exhibited
Ownership of patents and copyrights

Moonlighting and l@cture; consulting fees during a tightly defined work week

No matter how one fe@ls about the limits of "free speech" it would be a bad
bargain.

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