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November 19, 1952
Dear Lois:

I understand that Sir Mac and Gus have already mentioned my suggestion
that we try to arrange « visit on your part to Stanford next year. This
letter 1s written to confirm my invitation, and to make a start at some
necessary preliminaries, I have enclosed a somewhat more formal statement
that you may possiblg need as a certificate for visa, etc.

There are just two problems, and I am sure thes een beth be solved to
our mutual satisfaction: (1) to finance your trip, and (2) te help you zet
a suitable visa, For both of these, I think we shoulc be able to find the
means to get around your lack of forinal acedemic erecentiials, whieh as T
know frou my own experience here been no hindrance to your work in the lab.

Now, for (1) I cen make a formal guerantae tc you of a stipend of at
least $2,600 for the year, and I wili cee, after mevine to Stanford whetner
ve can't improve on that, especially tf vou find yourself unable to find any
other subsidy for your trevel between Melbourne and San Francisco. I would
say that even allowing for that, the $3600 would leave you enough for a single
person to live on quite comfortakly, thouch hardly in luxury. If you can find
sone additional help, so much the better; if not it will make ea pleusible
argument (if one should be neeced in relation to estshlished salary scales
at Stanford, which I have to investigate) for an extraordiasry svpplement,

I have no idea what may be availeble to you, whether there sre any Fulbrisht
grants, for example, for technical 'traineos' -— Dr. Margaret Blackwood irom
the Leotany School at Melbourne seems to think there might be, Do you think
you can borrow the cost of the travel for gredual repayment fron your salary,
or can you get the trip cost ss such on credit? In any case, there is enough
cash in sight for you to make firm plans on the basis of it, and that is the
main point of this letter, and its fornual counterpart attached hereto,

(2) Visas: there are two conceiveble possibilities you should investi-
gate, the Exchange Visitors Visa, and the Temporary Worker's (He-1). If the
nature of moxk your work can qualify you for this, the E// is probably casier
to negotiate and you ought to inquire about this at the US Consul. But I sgould
caution you on the legal restriction that on its expiration you would be
legally barred from reentering the US for permanent residence for not less than
2 years, The H-1 will require more fuss, especially at this end, and sone
adGitiona? fees ($1C), but is the one J am really counting on. This will recpire
a toxrmei petition or my part for "Permission to Import Alien Inmigragt", but
I trust this will be only e formality. i

Please let me know which of these applications should be pursued, efter
you have consulted the Consulate. In other case, EXAKEYEXU we will have to
file e number of documents and need the following (sane not absolutely, but
it's best to anticipate. ):

4. passport-type snapshots. A letter fron Gus referring to your experience
and indispensability for our research prograg. Biographical information:
date and place of birth; legal names of parents and yourseil; your educational and
exployment Listory; date of expected arrival; legal nationality (Australian?);
present address; address of parent(s) or whoever else would imow your whereabouts;
and a list of any publications on which you (a) appear as an author, or (b)
did substantial technical work. Do let me know how all this
strikes you. I suggest you not delay too long before seeing the Consul; it
would be wise-to clear the decks as far as possible before I leave Stanford
April 1 '59,  Wetre looking forward to the event, Sincerely, /

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