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TECEPHONE W&nash 2-4400 ) CONRAD N. HILTON, President + ROBERT P. WILL

LETRA. 4/21/57

Dear Esther and Josh,

Dealgy in my replies has been caused by several
unexpected factors.

On February 28th I have received a telegram from
England that my father has collapsed and passed away.
I was able to catch a plane in time to attend the funeral
and had to stay over two weeks in order to try to
disentangle many matters related to his death, This was
avery great shock to me and therefore 1 was unable to
give as much consideration to the problem connecetd with
the Wistar Institute as I have originally intended.

Even now correspondence with the Executors, Solicitors
etc. in England occupies two solid afternouns per week
and 4t present, definitely an important factor in delays
to answer letters etc.

On May lst I am moving to Philadelphia although
Irena will still stay in Englewood until we find a house
in the Philadelphia area, We have sold our house but have
not as yet found a suitable (pricewise) dwelling in
Pennsylvania.

I noticed with great regret that your sights now
are directed onhy Westward=Ho . At the same tim e I realize
that you may have decided to stay in Wisconsin because of
new develppments in = the field of Medical Genetics,
Billsngham is arariving at Wistar on October 10th and
is bringing an timmunogenbticisty from Caltech with him.
George Klein is still undecided hecause of t= the
Swedish temptations, They would like to make him a professor
but so far these are only words. If Klein decides to come
to USA he will come to Wistar. If he definitely refuses
hhen there will be amxmgem another opening. In the meantime
I had to prepare an application for federal matching grant
to altearation and modernization of the laboratory space,
and 1f we shall be able to get the grant the Institute will
undergo considerable amount of face lifting Medawar was here
and told that you were unfortunately in Wkiesensitn England
when he aw was in Wisconsin,
I hope that your Australiank venture im has materialized and t
that you definitelyw will stay in India, Because of the above
problems I came to Chécago only for one day and returned im-
mediately to Phhladelphia, I am sorry that I missed our
two weeks at your lab and in your company but I am certain
that I will be ably to come in the fall after your returm from
the Orient if you ,111 still agree to have me in your laborato-

rye

I doubt that I will develzop a fantastic attachement for
Philadelphia, If the long term prospects at berkely should
materialize I would like very mich“think about them.
"Aujourd'htht 1thomme desire immensement, mais/il vent faiblement'
Even thougn Philadelphia climateetc. perhaps we shall be able tc
see you before Australia,India etc.

In the mamtimm meantime our best to you

Yours

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