PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY

Department of Biology

17 December 1964

Mr. Frederick H. Murphy, President
Holden-Day, Inc.

728 Montgomery Street

San Francisco 11, California

Dear Mr. Murphy:

Many thanks for your letter gf 18 November
stating Holden-Day's interest in publishing "Biology
in the Exploration of Mars." I_havd¢@ delayed in
responding to your several que“tic the hope
that the matter of publicatj would he\settled
shortly. The decision as ther to publish
through a commercial ho have the Academy
itself publish is one whic
It is a question in a
at the moment and ly there is still no
clear decision, / Wave dedidéd to drop you this
note now rather the pos ne any further answering

your kind Testery NM

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It {/my h that the whole matter of where
and how to \pablis ill be settled by the appropriate
authorities wi in’ the Academy in the next few weeks
and I assure you that if the decision is taken to
publish through a commercial house, you will hear
promptly from us.

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With kind regards,

Sincerely rs,

Colin S. Pittendrigh

CSP:bl J Professor of Biology
CC: Dr. Joshua Lederberg |

Dr. Daniel Mazia
Mr. J.P.T. Pearman