THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78712

The Cell Research Institute

May 30, 1978

Mr. P. E. Haggerty
5455 Northbrook Drive
Dallas, TX 75220

Dear Mr, Haggerty:

Thank you for bothering to reply to my notes at all. TI am now back
from Leningrad--a venture which I can only put down to a very mixed
experience,

It turned out to be more of a state visit than a lectureship and I
had some unusual opportunities. Life science-wise, the situation is
pretty pathetic, colored by a national paranoia and the tremendous cost
of years of wrong track genetics. Nationally or internationally, my
guess is the revolution is over, supported only by masses of paper; * but
I think the situation is more dangerous than ever. This time, though
treated way above the crowd, I fell with a "Let's annihilate all Americans

here and now" contingent. Sixty years of Mr. Lenin has extracted a terrible
toll.

Back to things at hand, let me comment once more on Joshua Lederberg's
appointment. My deep admiration for Joshua is matched only by a deter-

* mination to go one step beyond where he managed to go in the life sciences
field. That is no mean task but it has the strength of Rockefeller to back
it.

When I get squared away, I shall return to the Rockefeller supporting
fold. Please feel free to call upon me at any time. With very best wishes.

' Cordi

    

 
 
  

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