April 5, 1947

1 understand fran Delbrmk that you have dcm 8 me norlc on tlm

intcwwt ion betwoen pkrabw fnfeot ion a YXI adept ifl~ emzynwr foxmat ion.
The results,as he reports them,aQern rather lntereetinft but not wry
suq~rising.

Our workhere lis poceeding at a ratisfaotwy rate in a~mb

direotfons and not ryita as satiafautorily €n othm8.
time non to give you a dotalllad acomnt shoe I hop to see you this
sumnos in Paris.

I non't take tlze

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tPe are trying vary hard to obtain treolsfornvIt Ion8 ln ymat

and have gottan 80me vwy enoourag~ reault 8*  We haw been usin,?
tagma8 straina in an effort to mala the BILpOrhnt8 fool-proof and
guarantee that w8 ape actually transfoning ths etraina tht we
etart with. 1% MVO gotton positivo resurt s nit 'n transform:it iona
to galuotose formntat ion and CIB are nom atteanptlrq to define ydth
sme precision the oondlt ions of the transformtion.  This my tala
somo t Ime In doing*

Xy plana for the propowed trip to Europe are not 88 yet complete

from a finanobit1 polnt of vlow.
tho StookJlolm mmtiny and lmvo twittm to ITeedham at tho au~pstion
of !3orle.
dOCiS~On8 tn this mttor. I hope X hoar 80011 eithor nw33tiwly or
poeit ively sinoe if it is nwatiw, f aould lik3 to mke efforts in
other direct ions to pay qr vmy.

X bvo gotton some support from

Unfortunately, It *have not aa ;rot "Oard any definite

Fniot I wmlb like to do wuld be to 8ped abv& SIX W0ekfJ aith

you fellows aftor tho ooqyressos are wor.
mill be possible.

X slncrurelg hope this

  Giw my ro-prds to Andre, ~nl tell hlm that f am lookin!p fomard
to seeing hlm on- mm.  f havo not finished Ilia book as yet but am
terriftoally irqPresmd with ths brcadness and mnerallty of llie
thinkin;*.                        I noted reoontly a
rmim on anothm. book wNoh mentlontd Andre's aa bdng the most
siglifhmt dontribution of the last deeade to gunoral miurobio1o::y.
X do no0 thim tho revlewrer was owireta4inf; tho otrse.
glans for the transbt ion ape nroqerarin&

Xt ttas ~mde ,,uite an impresalon ?ereo

f hope hls

Well, hope to see you Boon.  hgard8 from Hebn find John, 88

well 88 tho rest

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