May 22, 1961

Or. L.L. Cavallte-S forza
Istituto de Genetica
Via Sant ‘Epifanto, 14
Pavia, Italy

Dear Luca:

The enclosure {s the manuscript of en italian translation of an article
that | wrote In English for the Journal Triangle that is distributed by
Sandoz, Ltd. They are also putting it Inte the several other languages they
use for thelr distribution. While 1! think it would be possible for me to
understand this text with the particular advantage of having written It, !
would be quite uneasy about approving It without advice from someone who
can understand the nuances and keep from making some stup!d or offensive
error. | certainly do not went to ask you to proofread this, but | would
appreciate it very much if you could look at it quickly and tell me if
anything strikes your notice as being unlikely to have come from my pen. So
t will not bother you elther with the original text. If you could let me
know your opinion about this at an early date, | am sure that the editors
would appreciate it even more than |.

As ever,

P.S. Page 2, Item 7 Is "barring mutation’ = good italian? Doesn't mancanze
have the seme Implication? Under the footnotes, item 6, | would have to
ask whether ''come un lupo In vest! dl agnello' Is a familiar idiom In
Italian; otherwise it would make no sense. 1 suppose thet Aesop must have
been available in itallen long before Engl! sh!