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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

   

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

OHF.MS 34/430
DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY

TELEGRAMS: CORESEARCH. CANBERRA P.O. BOX 109, CITY.
TELEPHONE: KB JOL55 CANBERRA. A.C.T.

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15th November, 1957

Professor J. Lederberg,
Department of Genetics,
University of Wisconsin,
Madison 6, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.

Desr Joshua,

I am writing to you once again asking for advice and help.

You wili remember how Syd, you and I discussed the possibility
of Wright coming to us and how, after some doubts and nesita-
tions, 1 agreed to provide an opening for hin. It came
somewhet as a surprise to me that subsequent to this syd
arranged for a job in his Depsrtment for Wright and offered
him alternatives in Canberra and Melbourne. syd advised
Wright to accept the Canberra offer, but seeing how little
Wright knows about us, it is not surprising that he accepted
the Melbourne one.

After months in which we did nething to fil) our post since
we had firmly relied on wright being only too anxious to

accept it, we are now left without anyone even in sight and
I should like to ask you once again whether you can think of
anyone else who might be willing and suitable to come to us.

We are still thinkine of either of two alternatives — a post—
Ph.D. younger worker for, sav, a three-year neriod, or a
senior man for any period that might be apreed upon.

We are preparing to advertise the former position - the more
senior one would not need to be advertised - and I am
enclosing a cooy of the draft advertisement which may be
convenient for you to have in thinking of, and perhaps in
writing to, people who might come to mind.

I hope you had a pleasant trip home sand send you and your
wife warm greetings.

Yours ever,

Cp

(O.H. Frankel)