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COURTAULD IN S T IT U T E O F BIOCHEMISTRY. THE MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL M EDICAL SCHOOL, L O N D O N , W. 1. Dr . R. A. Kehoe, M. D. , Labor at or y of Appl i ed Physi ol ogy, Uni ver si t y of Ci nci nnat i , Col l ege of Medi ci ne, Gener al Hospi t al . 18t h, Oct ober , 1934. Dear Dr . Kehoe, , I was ver y pl eased i ndeed when Mr . Bevan i nf or med me of t he cont ent s of your cabl e and I st ar t ed at once t o obt ai n compet i t i ve est i mat es f or appar at us et c. I t i s now wi t h gr eat pl easur e I r epl y t o your l et t er of Oct ober 5t h. Taki ng t he poi nt s one by one, I wi l l cer t ai nl y t ake up t he mat t er wi t h r egar d t o cl i ni cal exami nat i ons wi t h Dr . Bol der o and i f we can ei t her abol i sh or r educe t hi s expendi t ur e we shal l cer t ai nl y do so. I t was my i nt ent i on wi t h r egar d t o appar at us t o pr oceed on ver y modest l i nes unt i l we have had exper i ence of t he met hod. I am t r yi ng t o make ar r angement s t o bor r ow t he mor e expensi ve pl at i num war e unt i l we see how we ar e r unni ng. Long exper i ence i n t hi s depar t ment wher e we have t o be ver y car ef ul wi t h our expendi t ur e has t aught me t he advi sabi l i t y of t r yi ng t hi ngs out pr ef er abl y wi t h bor r owed appar at us bef or e pr oceedi ng t o spend money. I was most i nt er est ed i n t he exper i ment s of your associ at e Mr . Thamann and shal l be gl ad t o hear mor e. Wi t h r egar d t o t he f i nanci al si t uat i on - I shal l f ol l ow your wi shes i n t hi s r espect and hope t o submi t a budget f or t he year 1935 by t he dat e you suggest . I am gr eat l y l ooki ng f or war d t o t aki ng on t hi s wor k. The di f f i cul t i es at t he out set ar e of cour se ver y consi der abl e but I hope t o be i n a posi t i on t o submi t t o your t est s i n t he ear l y par t of next year . I wi l l wr i t e t o you f r om t i me t o t i me as I pr ogr ess. At pr esent I am l ooki ng f or a sui t abl e man. I si ncer el y hope we shal l have many year s of i nt er est i ng wor k t oget her , wi t h ki nd r egar ds, . Your s si ncer el y, . 9