American Express Uo. 6 haymarket .London
bept. 29 1 49
jjr, Aobert jwertens oenckenburg ^useum
jjear ur. Viertens,
One ol' your pupiis ana great admlrers, Jack X’renkel, blo- patbologist, bas asked me to be suretto see you 11' I get to uermany, and so I am boping tbat tbat will be possible, sometlme in late Oetober. ne and I viere & reat l'rienüs at tne university ol' Ckl 11‘ornia, wnere we worked togetber in ®ur local cbapter ol tbe World i'ederalists-*- be irom bis experience witb biologjical 1/l/eapons, and X witb my traming in atomic eneigy»
I am going to be on tbe continent in oetober and parl|of November, speaking to some of tbe Umversities about atomic energy, weapons, war, and World (^overnment, and so I tbougbt I sbould write to you to see wnetber or not jibere roigbt be some group in frankfort, pernaps connected witb tbe w n iversity, but nut, necessarily so, wnien would like to bave a 1 ec tu re on tbis subject.
Pernaps 1 snould l'urtber identil'y myself— k.ü. from harvard witb training largely in surger, but connected witb tbe .atomic bomb project for some time during militari Service, and expecially witb tbe bikini tests in '46, wnere X served on tne Nadiological ual'ety nection. Out ol tbese tests came tbe pubiications/ ol' my diary "No flace to hide", anu tbat bas beipeu permit me to make tms trip to burojjö.
X sball D e lecturstoig in tbe states next year, and l'elt it raost desirable to sound out public opinion concerning atomic energy, as well as to see wbat developments were taking place in iSuro pe.
Il' you are interested, please write me nere (until Oct. 5, tnereal'ter at nmerican bxpress, Jraris.J Also il' you ba-e any suggestions for otber lectures in otber places in uermany will you kmdly let me know wbom to write. X can speak some x'rancb, but not enoufc>n uerman to lectuxe in tbat tongue. glso X bave no desire for remtaneration, altbougb belp on expenses wben possible will be most welcome. Noping to bear from you, X am
lours truely,