February 17, 1958

Dr. M.S, Swaminathan

Botany sivision
Indien agricultural acesarch Institute
New velhi le, iucia

Dear saamina tna:

fam really very sorry thet our hasty trip through India was
so rusned in planning und execution that we did not manage to visit
you in New Delhi. If another opportunity presents itself, we will
act more wisely next tine. I was on the poiat of ariting you about
it just before ws left australia, but it ia perhaps just as well
since it proved to be inpossibis to include Delhi in our itinerary
during our hasty trauzit.

Thank you for bringing Mr. Gunesan to my attention. I would
be happy to satervin an application from him, though I must say I
am at the moment just « ilttle uncertain as to what our laboratory
commitments «will be fur the next year. day I rely on your latter
ae an unqualified endorsement of him? You mist realize that I will
have very littie else to go on.

a am, of course, still interested in pursuing a cytugenetic

program with bacteria particularly on the detalia of sexual fertilisza-
tion.

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Is there anyones elise of our mutual acquaintance who knows hin?
In any case {£ sil] look forward to hearing from him, Do you know if
he would have any interest in postponing the start of his work until
say one yoar froma now?

With all best regards,

Yours sincerely,

Joshua Lederberg
Professor of Medical Genetics

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