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Dept. Lacteriola y Sete 7 L957

Professor d25 ‘laldane

Indians Statistical ‘Institute
Calcutta, india

Dear Professer Haldane:

tT had been waiting to write you further in expectation
of some word from yourself, but I perceive that the people
in Bombay may not have coordinated with you es 1 had sug~
gosted.

The Cancer Research proup in Boubay (Bhabe, Khanolkar,
Gopal-Ayengar) have arran ged seme limited funda for my
wife and myself, and this mées it possible for us to make
a definite plan for a brief visit to India on our route
home. Our tentative itinerary is outlined on the enclosed
sheet. The one aspect of it that is quite definite is the
flight from Perth, as this is only a weekly service. Barring
some mishep we will expect to arrive in Caleutta on thursday
November 7, and trust this will be congenial to your ow
plans.

I will be at your disposal, during cur visit, for any
lectures tha t you consider vorthwhik arranging, on any
of the following topics:

Nechmisms of recombination (viz. sexuality & alternatives)
Drug resistance (pre-adeptation:)
Immunogenetics of Salmonelle

Recombination in enivel virusea (viz. a review of what hes
been foing on in burnet's
labore tory _

I em sure you will vunderstnd ny 4ntentions if + ask

thet as fer as possible any telks be scheduled for evening
hours, 30 thet some argtine during the day will be avellable
to see the sights of historic and contemporery india.

The travel offer fr om the Eormbay grovp is quite generous

and we ere prepered to proceed on thet besis. fg 1 does not
nesrly mect our full out-of-pocket costs, we would be pleased
to have eny suppl exent you can find. However, I fully understmd
your finan cial position in India, and this is not a matter I wigh
to press beyond mntioning it.

£ will ask the Bombay center to take tmnediate charge of our
travel and stopover arrangements, but will also ask then to keep
in touch with you about they.

Looking ferward to seeing younin about e month,
Yours sincerely,

Joshua Lederberg