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Dr. Joshua Lederberg
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Rockefeller University
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Dear Dr. Lederberg,

I had the privilege to meet with you in August 1968 at the
Stanford University to discuss matters relating to the threat
of biological warfare. We also met in Geneva, 1971 I believe,
when you presented the US expert views to the Conference on
Disarmament. Your views made a strong impact and contributed
expressly to the coming into being of the Biological Weapons
Convention, so far the only disarmament treaty!

I acted then and until 1985 as an advisor to the Swedish Disar-
mament Delegation in Geneva regarding Chemical and Biological
Weapons. Being presently the advisor the Swedish Supreme Comm-
ander on questions relating to A-, B-, and C-weapons I am
still very much concerned with the possible threat from the
biological weapons and the status of the biological weapons
convention. I understand that this topic is still of serious
concern also to you. I will be visiting the United States du-
ving the end of October 1986 together with Dr. Ake Bovallius
the Head of the Department for protection against radiation,
biological and chemical weapons of our National Defence Rese-
arch Institute. I therefore ask you if it might be possible
for us to meet with you and discuss the situation with respect
to the BW Convention and the general biological development in
relation to the convention. It might be a timely opportunity
also with respect to the fact that the Review Conference for
the Convention has then taken place.

We plan to be in New York on Friday, October 24, 1986, if that
day might suit you and you are willing to meet with us. Thurs-
day the 23rd might be an alternative, then preferably in the
afternoon.

We look forward very much to meet you and hope for a positive
answer from you.

  
 

Sincerely yours

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Johan Lundin

 

 

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