1st December 1966,

President N.M. Pus@~ J
Harvard University V
Cambridge,
h~ass.,
U.S.A.

Dear President Pusey,

   I am writing to you on a matter which is causing some concern to us
here.   Professor J.D. Watson, with whom I collaborated in 1953 in the
.discovery of the structure of DNA, has written a book about the ,history
of the discovery.  Unfortunately this is not the scholarly, well
documented work which is needed,   Indeed 9-t could fairly be described
as Gossip pretending to be History.   The general tone can be judged
from the title (`*Honest Jimn) and the opening sentence "1 have never
seen Francis fn a modest mood%

  f have asked Watson not. to publish his book 8s I regard it as a
gross and unnecessary invasion of my privacy and in poor taste.   Never-
theless he twlls me that he intends to publish this account of our
collaboration together in spite of my objections,   naturally I regard
this as a breach of good faith on his part.

  The reason of my writing to you is that it fs the Harvard University
Press which plans to publish it.   1 have corresponded with Xr Thomas Y,
Wilson of the Press, but can make no impression on him.   He says that
he does not think it his business to consider what Ps bad form among
scientists, and that he fntands to publish whether I like it or not.

   Such an action can only rerjult Sn public criticism of the Press from
the scfentific community.  May 1 ask you to look into this matter before
St is too late?

With apologlea for troubling you,
               Yours sincerely,