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DEPT. OF TUMOR BIOLOGY

KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET
STOCKHOLM 60

Stockholm, December 8, 1959

Professor Joshua Lederberg
Department of Genetics
School of Medicine
Stanford University

Palo Alto

California

USA

Dear Joshua:

Many thanks for your letter of December 1. I am afraid to have
been repetitive with regard to the 1.5 million crowns which you of
course heard about when you were here giving your lecture. It is
still the same grant and we are going full steam ahead with the
planning, which actually does not take too much of my time since I
try to distribute the responsibility to more competent hands than
my own, every time I possibly can.

We have been thinking very deeply about the Summer prospect of
1961, It is certainly extremely attractive and there is nothing I
would like more than to stay in an atmosphere which is represented
by yourself and Esther, Kornberg, Kaplan, etc. It is almost too good
to be true! So, in spite of our home worries I think you are right
and the best thing is to makea point of it and have other things
come second place. 50, if you feel like it, I am ready to start
with the arrangements on this end. It would be, of course, very nice
if Eva could come with me and I am sure that we can manage to get a
certain support for her here, The greater problem is presented by
the children, The small baby we must and, I suppose, will be able to
leave somewhere here, although the details cannot be foreseen now.
As to the older children, Peter is quite independent now, and he
would just love to come (we have discussed this yesterday with him).
He could manage very well if we could leave him during the day in
a Kindergarten or a school, or with some nice family in a suitable
place. As to our second child, the problem with her is sreater
since she is not as independent as Peter, but this can change much
in the course of two years. One possibility would be to leave her in
Norway, but Eva would of course prefer to take her along too. This we

 
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may discuss later, Personally, I think that my efficiency would be
greater if Eva were with me,and hers if one or two children were
within reach, provided that we could organize this properly.

Of course, the problem is also a financial one, I do not

recall our discussion in this respect in detail since, I have

Waves Hotes of it. We have now decided to buy a house which is
presently being built and will be ready next May. This puts us in
serious debt for the next fifteen years at least. For this reason,
we shall have to obtain adequate coverage for the trip of Eva and
myself. As mentioned earlier, however, I am sure that we can count
on a certain home support. It would be valuable to know, however,
on what terms we should start to prepare the ground.

I am looking forward very much to seeing Kornberg this afternoon
and to his lecture on Friday. I was glad to learn that you were
happy about the price this year! I was sure it would please you.

I am afraid there is still nothing to be heard about Laci’s
visa. This puts us in a rather difficult situation since, our
erants running from January 1st to December 31st, I have to apply
for his salary for the whole next year now. This will cause some
embarrassment if and when he receives the visa, but there is
nothing else to be done. The Consul here is absolutely incommuni-
cative.

Thank you very much about your very kind invitation to visit
you during 1960. I do not have any plans to go to the States during
the year, but if anything turns up, I shall certainly let you know.

With love, also to Esther, also from lva,

Yours as ever,

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George Klein

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