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May 15, 1951

Via Air Mail

Dr. J. Lederberg
University of Wisconsin
Department of Genetics
Madison 6, Wisconsin

Dear Josh:

I am very glad that you have agreed to review the paper
by Lampen, which is enclosed with this letter. I have been
reviewing quite a number of papers which have been sent to me
by Porter for the Journal of Bacteriology, but I feel that this
one should be reviewed by someone who has had a fair amount
of experience with adaptative enzymes, in order that we can
have the best review possible.

At present with the new Editorial Board setup, there
has been no indication that reviewing will be done by anyone
except members of the Editorial Board, however, I am very much
against having it done this way, and will bring up at the E. B.
meeting later this month my thoughts relevent to these procedures.
My feeling is that the reviewing should be done by the best people
in the field, whether or not they be members of the Editorial
Board or of the Society of American Bacteriologists.*

I will appreciate it very much if you would be able to
send me back the manuscript with your candid comments within
a week or ten days. It goes without saying that the comments will
be anonymous.

With very best wishes, I am

Sincerely,

Ha
SPC:th S. F. Carson

Biology Division
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