August 30, 1955

Professor Syddey D. Rubbo
School of Microbiology
University of Melbourne
Vie., Australia

Dear Syd:

Thank you for your letter of the llth. Our reply is unfortunately
delayed, as we were visiting Denver. I showed your letter (in part)
to Gardder Middlebrook, by the way, and he was enthusiastically excited.
He considered that some of the derivatives you had worked on should,
theoretically, not lead to the development of resistant strains (pre~
sumably by their peroxide-stability); I anticipate he would be disap-
pointed. He may possibly write you further.

As to visiting Australia in '57, Esther and I think this would be
a fine idea. June-September is OK too. We are primarily concerned
about recouping our travel expense. If possible, we probably would Like
to fly one way, sail the other, but this need not be gone into now. If
I remamber correctly, you were willing to promise that we coukd get
sutisfactory gousing. The answer to all your questions, a,b, and ec
is "yes". As you will understand, this is not a definite commitment,
as othsr plans might supervene, but I do not think we are misleading
you in encouraging you to proceed with the application formalities.

In regard to a program, in addition to any reasonable schedile of
iectures, do you think the following would be feasible to present to
the Foundation. I have had no experience in animal virus work myself,
but have followed Burnet's studies with véry deep interest. You mentioned
him as co-sponsor. On the research side, would be possible for me to
work at the Hall Institute, if the genetic studies on flu are continuing?
For Esther's part, she would probably prefer to join your werk on yeast
over trying to transport her program here.

We will get off the cultures you asked for pdq.

Yours sincerely,

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P.P.S. Esther amkx reminds me to ask you what other lines of work may be going

on in your department that may be an appropriate basis for he tca~
tion for fellowships here. Pees ner possible appitca