2/24/1947
Dear Dr. Heidelberger,
A group of local bacteriologists here, after discussing the implications of the secret work on bacteriological warfare, have felt that it would be useful to make the profession and the public more aware of the dangers involved.  We thought the best way, at least to begin with, might be to submit a resolution to the next meeting of the S.A.B.  I am enclosing a tentative draft, on which we would like to have your comments and suggestions, hoping you will be willing to sign then an accompanying letter to a larger group that will be asked to act as sponsors of the resolution.  As co-drafters, we are also contacting Dr. VanNiel, Dr. Stanley, Dr. Barnett Cohen, and a few others.
Let me take the occasion to thank you for your suggestion to write to the Rockefeller Found. re a grant from the cytology congress, where I am scheduled to give a paper on my current work on genetic recombination of lethal mutations in phage--
Best regards,
SE Luria