Norther California Branch

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY

President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Councillor
Alvin J. Clark Robert J. Heckly W.G. Wu Herman J. Phaff
Dept. of Molecular Biology Naval Biological Laboratory Dept. of Biology Dept. of Food Science and
University of California Naval Supply Center San Francisco State College Technology
Berkeley, California 94720 Oakland, California 94625 San Francisco, California 94132 University of California

Davis, California 95616

22 November 1967

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Department of Medical Genetics
Stanford Medical School

Palo Alto, California 94305

Dear Josh,

Many thanks for your participation in our special meeting on the
ASM's Advisory Committee. Personally I was much taken with your argument
that a policy of openness should be adopted for BW research and development.
Several of the audience indicated their desire to see the ASM initiate
efforts in this direction. In fact it may eventually come to light that
that is exactly what the Advisory Committee has been trying futilely to
do through its reports. If the futility of their efforts and a general
approval for efforts to foster openness can be amalgamated, then the
ASM may take some action in this direction.

I enclose a rough typescript of the meeting and the report Gerry
and I are submitting to the ASM News. Because the report must reach
Ray Sarber on December 1 I shall mail it to him on November 30. By
keeping the report until the last minute we shall be able to correct
any inaccuracies before its submission. I'm sorry that this must be
so rushed.

Sincerely,
~

 

Alvin J. Clark

AJC/1m

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