25, RUE DU DOCTEUR ROUX
      (XV' Arrond')

Paris, le 27 septembre l&

T616phone : SEGUR 01-10

Dr. A. KORNBERG
Dept , of Biochemistry
Stanford University
Medical School

PAL0 ALTO
Californie

Dear Kornberg,

It

I am now preparing a

Leeuwenhoek Lecture" which

I have to give on November the third in London (Royal
Society). The title is "viral functions", I have heard
from Franqois Jacob that you have discovered that a

new" D,N,A. polymerase is produced as a result of
bacteriophage infection. Is this discovery sent to press ?
If so, could I have the privilege to read the manuscript
or at least the summary ? and what is the reference ?
If it is not sent to press may I quote it ? In the case
you would agree, could you give me a few lines and tell me
how it should be quoted and are the authors,

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With kind personal regards,

Sincerely yours,

A. LWOFF