October 17, 1958

Honorable Alexander $. Wiley
Senate Office Bullding
Washington 25, 0.C.

Dear Senator Wiley:

May | just take one minute of your time to express my sincere appreciation
and gretification for the spiendid support given by you during the past legis-
lative session to the furtherance of our national programs of medical and
sclentifie research,

Serving en the one hand as a research worker in these fields and on the
other as an advisor in the machinery for allocation of these funds | can
essure you of the deep sense of responsibility shared by my colleagues and
myself to make certain that these public funds will be spent in the most
productive and responsible fashion. As you «cll know these moneys represent
an Investment that wil) be repaid sany thmcs over In the years to come.

Yours sincerety,

Joshue Lederberg
Professor of Medical Genetics

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