DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

 

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE . BETHESDA 14, MD.

 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
OLiver 6-4000

March 17, 1961

Professor Erwin Chargaff

College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia Universtiy

New York 22, Hew York

Deer Profeasor Chargafts

some time ago 1 was asked to organize s Metabolism
and Cenetics Mission to Russia for October 1961. This missien
is onder the aegis of the Office of International Research
activities, and like other missions of this kind is considered
to be a significant part of our general cultural exchange
program with the USSR. The growp at present tentatively
includes George Beadle and Josh Lederberg and, fairly defi-
nately, seymour Benzer, Curt Stern and myself. It was
originally planned thet this mission would last about one
month, but several of the group have suggested that two cr
three weeks might be adequate snd would prefer not to make
the trip longer then necessary. Are yeu free to join us,
and, if so, do you have any particular preference as to dates.
i need to hear from you quite soon because I must alert the
others in the very near future if the trip is to come off
at all. There is apparently a great deal of red tape beth
in our own State Department and in the USoA te be gotten
threugh. est regards.

sincerely yours,

G. E. Anfinesen
Chief, Latoratory of Cellular
Physiology and Metabolism
National Heart Inatitute
Chr tae
cer Dr. teadle
Dr. Sen er
Or. Lederbere
Dr. Stern