STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER
300 PASTEUR DRIVE, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
Professor Joshua Lederberg

July 9, 1970

Dear Senator Tydings

I realize it is rather late in the day to
introduce further comaents on your bill
S. 1980 on class actions, which I have been
following with the deepest interest. As noted
in the accompanying article, this kind of pro-
cess has the most important implications for
an equitable readjustment of rights and powers
that underlie democratic society.

May I nevertheless enter a plea for your
consideration of the proposed amendment to legi-
timize the voluntary citizens' organizations
which are, I believe, necessary for the most
vital realization of the purposes of your bill.

If you are in accord with its purposes, there
remains the question of the most politic way to
secure its adoption. I realize that you may be
reluctant to confuse what may be a hard-won vic-
tory nearly in hand -- which is the motive of
paragraph 3 of the attached notes. On the other
hand I fear that it may be difficult to mobilixe
the energy needed for further refinements after
various bills now pending are acted upon by the
current Congress.

Please let me know if I can he of any fur-
ther assistance in this area.

ours sin ely,

Lr. Joseru P. Kennepy, Jr. Laporatories FoR MOLECULAR MEDICINE
dedicated to the study of mental retardation

Molecular Biology Heredity Neurobiology Developmental Medicine

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