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PERSONAL AND CCHnpgTIAL Dr. Anthony J. Lansa Associate ladical Director Pacific Coast Head Office April 14, 1947 Dear Tonyi \ Bill told ae about your conversation with Dr. McEwen concerning the Rev York University Industrial Hygiene project. I knee that this vas going to arise, through Ur. Hadden, vbo is on the University Board of Trustees. When I asked you Thursday whether you had had additional contaote. over there,. I had the natter in Kind, but did not bring it up ee had not been approached up to that tine. 'c` On Friday 1 bad an opportunity to disease the suggestion vith Mr. Ecker, advising him that he probably would be called on by Chancellor Chase. You will be interested to know that Mr. Ecker tended to be syapathetio with a point of view that 1 expressed to bin, nsnely, that we should eadsavor to cooperate In the natter in any way that nay be practicable, depending cf course sonewhat on a specific proposal as to tine, etc* fron S.I.U. If you plsn, as I understand you do, to exerelso your normal retlrensnt date as of approximately January 1, 1949, it night be feasible, for instance, to haws an aiderstending vith l.Y.D. whereby we would loan approximately half of your tine for the year beginning January 1, 1948, with the under** standing that we would continue to pay your full salary (so as not to handicap your retirement), end with the understanding that they would not pay you any salary during that poriod (Hr. Ecker*e specification). It is conceivable that prior to January 1, 1948 you night give then eons informal adwioe, if they are successful in raising funds, end can actually initiate ' a progran -prior to that tine. This you would naturally do as an advisor In any case. You would than bo frvv after 1948 to. take over the whole project full-tine on their salaxy. Perhaps if wo loanwd part of your tine la 1943 ov night ezpwct la return In 1949 tad thereafter a little note advisory attention to soaw of our problems hers than would normally be the case, at least until new staff arrangements were made, etc. All this is one set of possibilities only. I sa writing particularly to indicate Mr. Ecker'e general sympathy, as woll as ay own. exhibit 23SC pBOOU CuO