Memo from T
JOSHUA LEDERBERG

o:
Mr. Kent

SEP 28 1971

re: preserving species

I am interested to hear of your efforts, and
am in your specific aims; but I could not lend my
name to your fund-raising activities without
taking a more active role in your program than is
possible. Also, I am encouraging some other effort
along related lines closet to here.

You may freely quote the enclosed article in sup
port of your program provided you leave no impli-
cation that I have personally endorsed your parti-
cular organization.

Sincerely,

P.S. I would urge you not to include the preserva-
tion of human embryos (for the implied purpose of
resuscitation) in your program -~ this brings in
many other issues, likely to obstruct the conserva-
tion of ‘wildlife’.