December 1, 19%

Dr. 6ruce W. Hoi Iaway
Department of 8acterfoTogy
Helbourne Univsrsrty
Carlton N3 Vlctorla
Aostral ia

Dear Bruce:

  I'm sorry to have taken so long to answer your letter of October 14th.
To come to a particular point, I would be very happy indeed to see a copy
of your manuscript.  I will look at it when I get a chance but I must
ask you not to lnslst on waiting for an answer or my conrnents before
sending tt In for publ IcatIon.  I think you will have reached this
wlse conclusion independently.

  I am delighted to hear &our the pro ress of your building plans.
But if It scheduled to open In February  ' & ,
something 1 Ike December `63.           you' d better count on

  I am enclosing a copy of an advance abstract from Lou Iaron which
should interest you.  We never have completed the expert,ment to see
whether the fertility factor of pseudomonas could be transferred to colt
and more than ever,  this should now be done.  But I-think it might be
asking a blt much to think of crossing between enteric bacteria and
a pseudomonas.

With best regards to one and all,

Yours sincerely,

Joshua Lederberg
Professor of Genet Its

Encl.