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September 14, 1970

Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D.
Department of Genetics
Stanford University

School of Medicine
Stanford, California 94305

Dear Doctor Lederberg:

First of all, personal greetings! You may recall that when I was
with the Rockefeller Foundation I dropped in to see you at Wisconsin
around 1957 and also had the pleasure of talking with you briefly

at Stanford about 1963. I recently joined John Bowers here at the
Macy Foundation after some six years as Director of a Division of
the Population Council.

John suggested I write you regarding the Macy grants for your ACME
computer project of $80,000 and $85,000 approved in September 1965
and November 1966, respectively, the latter a terminal grant with
no definite expiration date. The last financial report covering

the period up to December 31, 1967 was received with a covering
letter from Robert Mayes, dated August 29, 1968, at which time there
waS a balance of $7,804.67.

We should have a final financial statement eventually, but both

John and I would particularly like to have a report on the progress
and accomplishments of this interesting and important project. In
John's letter regarding the first grant he said "we would like to
have a report on accomplishments of the program at the termination
of the grant", but since the continuation grant had no termination
date, one might conclude that no report was necessary! Nevertheless,
because of our own interest and incidentally to complete our files,
we would very much appreciate a review of the progress and the

present status of the project.
Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D,

- September 14, 1970

There is, of course, no great hurry but we hope that you and/or
your colleagues can manage to take the time to put together a

brief report for us.

Meanwhile, best regards and a hope that our paths will cross

more frequently hereafter.

RKA ims

Yours sincerely,

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