January 27, 1955

Dr. L. V. Hammond
The Coomonmealth Fund
1 East 75 Street
New York 21, N.Y.
Dear Dr. Hammond:

I am pleased to answer your letter of the 25th concerning
Dr. Peter Day. While his laboratory research has been principally
with Professor Keitt, my own laboratory has enjoyed his frequent
visits, discussions, participation in seminars, etc., so that I
beliewe I can give a competent judgment.

I can answer you quite fully and briefly with my conclusion
that he would be eligible, without qualification, by each of the
three criteria. We are delighted to have him here, but respect his
primary ties with Britain; he is a first rate scientific scholar
and has alwaye shown a lively interest in what is going on, both
scientifically and culturally; he is an excellent representative
of his home country (though has affability and friendliness belie
the stereotyped lapression of the Englishman); his work has been
of such a nature, and especially with such material, that the ex-
tension would be indispensable to rounding it out.

Yours sincerely,

Joshua Lederberg
Professor of Genetics