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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON

July 28, 1961

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

Dr. Wiesner has been requested by the Space Council to
convene a panel of scientists to consider recommendations
which can be made to promote the necessary biological
effort in the exploration of space. The major unsolved
problems will require the combined effort of many
disciplines, and the priority of the program is such that

it will require implementation as soon as possible.

We plan to visit one or two of the major Air Force
installations, and will have one or two meetings in
Washington. The first meeting is tentatively set for
the llth of September at the School of Aviation Medicine,
San Antonio, Texas.

Dr, Paul Beeson, Professor of medicine at Yale, has agreed
to chair the panel, and joins me in hoping that your busy
schedule will permit you to participate,

I would appreciate hearing from you as soon as convenient.
If you have any questions, please call me at Executive 3-3300,
X2394,

Ss ple. yours,

ames B. Ae

Technical Assistant
Office of the Special Assistant for
Science & Technology

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Genetics Department
School of Medicine
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California