STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304

- DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS

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Professor Joshua Lederberg ‘Ju y 5 1968 21-1200
The Hon. J. Ws Fulbright
United States Senator
Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C.
Dear Senator Fulbright:
I would be grateful to you for information you may have available
on:
Your position on government-sponsored research on international ma)
affairs and disarmament.
Your office was kind enough to send me Adm. Rickover's fascinating w
discourse (Testimony before the For. Relations Committee May ''68). ®
I suspect you are sympathetic to his criticisms, but for very dif- a
ferent reasons than the ones he presents. (At least, that is my ~~,
own position. ) ~
I would appreciate other décumentation from you bearing on cutbacks 4

on ACDA and on résearch and technical-assistance aspects of AID.

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Off the record, I think I perceive the basis of your very critical
attitude towards these programs insofar as they reflect "the arrogance
of power". But what are you doing, and what can I do, on the positive
side? JI read your approbation of Dr. Frank's book, and his general
approach to the application of psychological insights to peacefawe.
But then I see very little positive action from you to further research
and action in peacefare -~ so different from the Senator of the Fulbright
educational exchange programs. Have you lost faith altogether in the
chance that academic thinkers can contribute to solving world problems?
Let me be tangible. NSF was cut back very severely, in part because
it is starting to extend its support 98 2°Sda2 science. Did you help?

Vhr nt,

Joshua Lederberg CG

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