DEPARTMENT OF STATE    IJ                J

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20523

May 17, 1966

Dr, Fred Soper
International Health Office
rsjashington, D.C,

dear Fred:

    There is a strange dermatologist by the name of Herrnan Goodman
who was in the Health Department for many years0  tie has an idea that
I can do anything!

  &s has a feundatio~which he says has money up in the six figures.
The trustees are bankers, but apparently do what he tells them. He is
looking for something to give the money away so inheritance taxes do not
eat it up.  Ldis idea is that he would like to give a prize to the lOan
who finally establishes the organism that causes leprosy. iie want+0
do something about leprosgr because of his interest in dermatology and
because on his many travels throughout the world, he believes it to be
one of the greatest unsolved problems.

    I suggested the Gorgas Group and said I wuld investigate if
there would be any interest in the idea.  Or, ~uld you have any counter
suggestiors about what could be done in the leprosy field.  I am to meet
him and possibly his trustees some time the weeks of the 23rd or 30th
of May.

I will appreciate any ideas you can give me,

Sincerely yours,

LB:b

Address:

56 'Lashington iNews
New York, Mew York 10003

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