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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA May 23, 1971

Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics
Stanford University Medical School
Stanford, California 94305

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

I wish to extend the thanks of the Public Affairs Committee of
the Federation of Societies for Experimental Biology for your agreeing
to submit a statement to the Senate Sub-Committee on Health in the
matter of the hearings on S. 1828, the Administration's Bill on cancer
now scheduled for June 3rd, 1971. As I mentioned to you on the phone,
the Federation position will be to endorse the removal of the entire
NIH from HEW to the status of an independent agency, and under the NIH
system of research governance, to infuse new monies for cancer research,
and to raise the conquest of cancer to a national priority. In order
to offset the center of gravity effected by the Administration's shift
to a position so very close to S. 34 I do not think that I will refer
to the Administration's Bill even as my second choice.

When I have prepared a draft position paper for circulation to
the Committee of Public Affairs I will send you a copy, and I would

appreciate in return receiving a copy of the statement you submit to
the Senate Sub-Committee on Health.

Faithfully yours,

Howard A. Schneider, Ph.D.
Director

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