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February 25, 1971

Professor Joshua Lederberg

Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of Genetics

Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California 94305

Dear Prof, Lederberg:

Thank you very much for taking the time to
get in touch with me and sharing your views on my bill,
S.34, to establish a National Cancer Authority.

It is very helpful to me to receive your thoughts
on this matter and to receive your article which appeared
in the Washington Post in February of this year. Your
comments merit thorough consideration, and I know that they
will be of real assistance to me in my work on this sub-

ject.

Again, thank you for your interest and for sharing
your views with me.

Sincerely,

She ncl Me en

Edward M. Kennedy, Chairm
Senate Health Subcommittée

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