Jctober 15, 1957
Dear Josh:

I was delighted to receive your letter from Australia and to find
out that vou had in general a good time in Fiji and Melbourne.

I would like to give you some advice concerning Calcutta, Delhi and
Bombay except that I do not know Calcutta and you probably will be taken
care of by Haldane and the local people there. While in Delhi, you should
definitely make an effort to see Agra not only for the Taj Mahal but also
for a visit to the Agra Fort and a near-by dead city, the name of which
escapes me although it served as the capitol for the first empire of the
Mongolian dynasty.

While staying in Bombay, you should definitely make a _trip to Poona
and see an. the way, the Carla caves ; Pe j
the early Buddist era. A trip to
recommended. The Indians are not
forget that the scientist sometime#
lecture halls and etc. They have tog
activities, and you should do that,

  
 
     

ity good as tourist guides}. and they
wishes to see other thq ings. ‘than labotatorie
be helped to include extracurt :

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and oncology.

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examine the problem critically ing net's own laboratory ‘outside his own

group and I am very glad to dearngthat you consider recombination a reality.

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pu and-to discuss with you problems
arising at the Wistar Inst tate. pent two days last week with George
Klein in Stockholm and he: has suggested Charles Ford from the Harwell
Laboratory in England to enlace Fim. Ford is essentially a cytologist
and I am not certain that) this is what we want. Anyway, we are waiting
with the replacement for Klein untgis ate Spring or Summer next year when the ke
laboratories will be completed. pape to discuss the scheme of extramural  *,
consultants some time next: work wi Pf Founda tions in Philadelphia and we may :

 

 

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staying a day over and then cominggg Philadelphia and goitg pack from he
here home? ;

T hope that you will also cons r staying at my housé" when. you come A
in March since we live 5 miles fr@ daverford College. wie Best wishes | op
and personal regards to you and BgtWer. / — aid b

 

Director

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
c/o Prof. S. D, Rubbo
Bacteriology Department
Melbourne University
Carlton N3

Victoria, Australia

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