December 14, 1959

Professor George Klein
Inetitute for Tumor Biology
Karolinska I,stitutet
Stockholm 60, Sweden

Dear George:

We were really highly delighted to receive your letter of December 5,
IT am sure you will work out what best to do with tle children, as time
goes on. If Eva plans on working, as I an aure she does, it might be
reasonable to keep the child(ren) at home and employ someone to keep
watch on them there. (This would cost considerably less than her own
salary), In any case, there are no problems indicated that cannot be
dealt with as they come up,

I was interested in your remark about fdebt', I used to feel that way
too about a mortgage, and we went to great effort to own our last home in
Madison free of any debt. But Californian standards are quite different,
and at Stanford it has been a useful inducement that the University would
extend a loan for 30 years to cover the cost of our construction. I think
the inevitable (if, hopefully slow) loss of values through inflation, as
well as our income tax structure, tend to encourage keeping savings in this
fashion. In any case, there is no question we have the responsibility of
financing your trip so that, at least, you have no cash disadvantage,

We can arrange an appointment for you as Visiting Professor of Genetics
for the Summer Quarter of 1961. This position can carry a salary of $1,900
per month for approximately the period of your actual visit; we could also
employ Eva as a Visiting Research Associate in Genetics for $600 per month
on the sane basis. (Tyese figures are perhaps conservative, but I mention
them as being definitely within our budgetary capacity; if you had no other
support, or if they fail to meet your a‘ditional expenses, we might find
Some means of improving them.) Ke have no direct means, at the moment, of
paying an additional travel stipend, as such, Let me know if you think
these funde might cover the situation, or if we should look for other
Sources as well. The Summer Qyarter should last, approximately, from
June 20 to August 30; however, we would be happy if you wished to make
your appointments for the entire three months of Jyne-Jyly=Auguat (or even
longer); these are among the best months of the year here, from the standpoint
of climate. Housing might be easiest to arrange for the period Jyne 15~
Sept. 15; my only reservation about that is the possibility that I might
be attending the Pacific Selence Congress in Honolulu early in September,
but this is not decisive, and anyhow I do not have the exact dates. None
of this has to be settled in detail for almost another year. The main thing
is to know that you are coming, so that we can concentrate our efforts at
making this a mutually rewarding experience,
I would suggest that you contact Julian Mack at the American Embassy:
(1) to get details on your tax status under various forms of entry ~- for
example, Luca Cavalli found it was quite important whether he stayed here
for 8% vs. 91 days, and (2) whether there are some US travel fellowships
that might be of some use to you (the chief limitation might be the brief
duration of your visit). The ostensible purpose of your visit, as we have
discussed, would be a lecture course you might give either on the role of
experimental animals in medical research (with emphasis on the function of
genetic control), or on the biological bases of cancer research, We are of
course looki:g forward not only to this, but to having you work with us
in the laboratory.

I would urge you not to ask RockefeMer for a travel fellowship-- at least
the ones they have habitually offered would be grossly underpakd in the con-
text of your own status and servives, however welcome they have been for
younger students in the past.

Your most unusual costs while here will probably be for housing. Don't be
shocked by the figure, but you will certainly be paying about $250 per month
for a good furnished house, (In fact you might do well to inherit the house
that the Drs. Makela are now using, as they may be leaving at just the right
time.) You will also need a car, but if you buy a moderately good one you
Should be able to resell it for very little loss. So these sosts are still
really yumt well within your allowances, and your main costs will doubtless
be the travel for the family group. We will of course be able to help you
with most of these details, and you shouldn't spend much thought worrying
about them,

I have been distressed to hear of Laci's difficulties, which are quite in-~
comprehensible, After his letter in October, I started to write to Mack and to
Washington, but Joe Kriss then told me it was just a technicality. I+ sounds
more sinister now, and I am trying to think what would be most useful. I will
at least write to jallace Brode at the Szate Department, and I also asked Arthur
Kornberg to make some inquiry while he was in Stockholm. I don't understand
it at all.

‘we must thank you again for your lovely gift. How do you have time to.
think of such pleasant gestures? Our own Shipments have arrived from N«Ko,
and beautifully overfill our small house, Esther has probably written you some-
thing of our house plans, which have just gone out for bids.

As ever to both of you, J
and to Peter and Margareta I,depndenta, Bt ee

Joshua Lederberg