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INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF GENETICS

OPrAHW3ANMOHHDIM KOMHTET ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
BCECOW3HOE OBWECTBO FrEHETHKOB N. L. VAVILOV SOCIETY FOR GENETICS
H CEXERUMOHEPOB HM. H. M1. BABHJIOBA AND’ SELECTION
417342 Mocksa ya. Depcmana 11 {t Fersman Street, p. 4
nompe3y 4 Moscow 117312 USSR
Tenedonnt: 135-71-24, 135-40-61 Telephones: 135-71-24, 135-40-61

Prof.Jd.Lederberg

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Stanford University,School of Medicine
300 Pasteur drive, Palo Alto
California 94304, USA

Dear Professor Lederberg:

As I already informed you, the Organizing Committee of the
XIV International Congress on Genetics, which will be convened in
Moscow, August 21-30, 1978, entrusted me with organization of a
Symposium on Genic (Genetic) Engineering.

The Symposium wil consist of two sessions, each including
7-8 papers. :

By this letter I officially invite you to be Chairman of
the Symposium. I will be Co-Chairman.

I trust that such cooperative conduction of the sessions
will prove to be very fruitful. I have also approached the follow-
ing persons asking them to present vapers at the Symposium: Prof.
Dr.H.W.Boyer, Drs.R.Davis, K.Murray, S.N.Coen, D.S.Hogness, P.Berg,
F.E. Young, N.Sueoka, D.Helinski,R.D.Hotchkiss, W.Klingmuller, V.N.
Krylov, V.G.Debabov, V.1I.Tanyashin.

In case of your consent to be tne Chairman of the Symposium
will you inform me et your earliest convenience.

Any comments on your part in connection with tne list of
invited persons will be appreciated.

Looxing forward to meeting you in Moscow.
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With cordial regards,

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Professor

Will you answer at your earliest
convenience to the address:

Prof.S,l.Alikhanian

Symposium on Genic En. ineeri ee
Organizing Casmittee of the XIV Inter.Congress on Genetics,
ul.@ ‘Fersman, 11, Moscow 117312, USSR