HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., N.J., CHAIRMAN FEB 2 6 1873 JENNINGS RANDOLPH, W. VA. JACOB K. JAVITS, N.Y. CLAIBORNE PELL, R.I. PETER H. DOMINICK, COLO. EDWARD M. KENNEDY, MASS. RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA. GAYLORD NELSON, WIS. ROBERT TAFT, JR., OHIO WALTER F. MGNDALE, MINN. J. GLENN BEALL, JR., MD. IC if 2 Ly . THOMAS F. EAGLETON, MO. ROBERT T. STAFFORD, VT. THOMAS F. EAGLETON, rife fates Senate HAROLD E. HUGHES, IOWA WILLIAM D, HATHAWAY, MAINE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE STEWART E. MCCLURE, STAFF DIRECTOR ROBERT E. NAGLE, GENERAL COUNSEL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 Februa y 22, 1973 Professor Joshua Lederberg Department of Genetics School of Medicine Stanford, Califomia 94305 Dear Joshua: In further reference to the potato blight issue, as you will recall, we contacted the Department of Agriculture, the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration regarding the matter. We have now received the enclosed reports from USDA and NIH, GAYLORD NELS U.S. Senator GNin Enclosures