December 27, 1957

Dr. Boris Rotman
Universidad de Chile
Escuela De Medicina
Instituto de Cuimica
Fisiologica Y Patologica
Bergono 1):70

Santiago, Chile

Dear Boris:

I was very pleased to receive your letter and manuscript, and parti-~
cularly to learn that you might be able to spend a few months working
here with us.

I am sorry to be so late in answering, but I found that a thorough
digestgtion of your paper took more time than I had available until
recently. I had meanwhile received a copy of the manuscript to referee
for the J. Bact., and I think it best to tell you that I am responsible
for at least some of the comments you will be receiving from the Journal.
In order to save time, I am enclosing a carbon copy of my comments to the
Journal.

I'm afraid these comments may appear to you rather severe, but I want to
assure you they are offered in the friendliest spirit, and only with the
hope of improving the paper. I think your work contains a good deal of
material of real interest, but in its present form an excessive amount of
effort is required to absorb this material. I have gone over the manuscript
as I would if it were a product of my own laboratory, and I hone you find
the comments helpful.

I think it would be wonderful if you could come here for a few months next
year, As you know, Maury Sussman will also be coming to Boston next year.
In choosing a time you.micht like to take into account the fact that Monod
will be visiting here in November 1958,

In my new situation I do not have available the funds that I could draw on
two years ago; I do hope that your local authorities will 7 able to support
a refresher trip here for you.

I am delighted to learn that your wife is fully recovered, and I look forward
to hearing from you.

Best wishes for the New Year,

Sincerely,

Bernard D,. Davis

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