SEP 2 1 1973

HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., N.J., CHAIRMAN
JENNINGS RANDOLPH, W. VA. JACOB K, JAVITS, N.Y.

CLAIBORNE PELL, R.1. PETER H. DOMINICK, COLO.

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GAYLORD NELSON, WIS. ROBERT TAFT, JR., OHIO

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THOMAS F. EAGLETON, MO. ROBERT T. STAFFORD, VT. £ a Ht fe ® {
ALAN CRANSTON, CALIF. WY e a Ss ere 2
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WILLIAM D, HATHAWAY, MAINE
LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE
STEWART FE. MCCLURE, STAFF DIRECTOR

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September 14, 1973

Professor Joshua Lederberg
Department of Genetics
School of Medicine
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305

Dear Professor Lederberg:

Frogive me for not answering your note earlier than this.
Unfortunately, your letter was missorted when it first
reached our office and has only recently been brought to
my attention.

I certainly agree that the heavy-handed cuts in the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency's budget are deplorable.
To my mind we need that agency and its activities more
than ever.

The Congress is in a budget-cutting mood and appears
unlikely to restore the funds at this time. I only wish
that the cuts we do end up with would come out of the
bloated military budget, not out of disarmament programs.
Thanks for getting in touch.

Si ely,

lan Cranston