PAUL DUDLEY WHITE, M. D.
264 BEACON STREET
BOSTON, MASS.

August 18, 1955.

Mr. John Fogarty,
Providence,
Rhode Isiand.

Dear John:-~

Just a line to give you a date for a check-up
before long and to tell you of my sympathetic appreciation
of what you had to go through this spring and summer
in strengthening the base of the allocations of funds
for the National Institutes of Health. I have taiked with
Jim Watt and others about the situation and have heard
of your trials and tribulations and I want you to know
of my own sympathy and support of your stand.

We were, of course, disappointed in not having
much of any additional money after the increased overhead
was taken care of, but with this base we can, I hope,
develop a realistic program next year with clearer,
detailed designation of the needs, We had hoped that
the compromise with the Senate might have been midway
between the two figures but perhaps we can urge that
another year.

I hope you are feeling well and that I shall

see you soon. Would Tuesday, August 30th, at 2 P.M.
be a suitable time for you?

Wath feat wala &

Sincerely yours,

Qe 9h