BIRBiBgECH COLLBQg CRYSTALLWlUEIY wsx30RATORYI (University of London), 21 Torriaaton Square, LONSDOM, g*G,l, Dr. N, el-Conrad, The Vi oratory, University of California, Berkeley CALIFORMfA, 16th Novembex, 19%. Dear Ur, FraenkeLConraf, need of considerable repair, LIQ waited to write to you until It was in working order, and I am writing to let you know that I should bs extreine- ly grateful for an oppoxtunity to study any heavy-atom desivative of T,#.V, at any time that you have any available, In particrular, I think we agreed that it would be USlSfu1 to look first at ?2,bl.V* with X In the -SH posttion. But any other derivative in which the forsign body fixed Is either present In large quantity or contain8 a heavy atom would be of interest, Hhen X got back 1 Found my X-ray apparatus fn Xt Is now working well, 1 enj~yed very rnuch the disous~ions whiclh I I shall let you had with you and your ctollsaguee, and ome away from B8Xkthy with plenty of fxesh ideas, know lager ofmy reeulte that may merge from them, Thank you for your help, Yours eincerely, Rosalind Franklin,