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Letter from Christian B. Anfinsen to Halfdan Mahler

Title:: Letter from Christian B. Anfinsen to Halfdan Mahler
Creator:: Anfinsen, Christian B. (Christian Boehmer), 1916-1995
Recipient:: Mahler, Halfdan T. and The World Health Organization
Date:: 11 May 1979
Description:: This copy of a letter from Anfinsen to Mahler was included with Nirenberg's own correspondence. Anfinsen addresses the intention of Iraq to introduce a resolution to the General Assembly of the United Nations that would request the suspension of Israel for membership in the World Health Organization. Anfinsen assures Mahler that Nirenberg is "fully in accord" with his point of view that the actions of Iraq should be denounced.
Location:: Box: 5. Folder: 1
Rights:: Public Domain
Genre:: Letters (correspondence)
Format:: Text
Extent:: 2 pages
Language:: English
Legacy ID:: JJBBZG
NLM ID:: 101584910X421
Profiles Collection:: The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X421
Story Section:: Beyond the Laboratory: Professional, Personal, and Political Life, 1967-2002