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AI have at hend your moat recent lettor, dated February uth. I an torry for the delay in myreply but I was hoping to be able toinolude.a dafinite'answer regerling yoir rosoarch proposal. Mhe matter has not been decided; definitely, however, and itimight be:bost if Iiragerva conmont until"a final decisicnis made. The additional.information you included in your'letter was moot helpfultoua,I agree with you that we should notgo inte the projed unlesd thera were clear intent ofifollowing through on anyabpect whibhtrovedaucceBnful.

Encloued is a oheck which I an ploased to forward to you, covering your travel and incidental expènsos o shliill plus \$35.00 foa(total \$79.ll).:This wes computed in. aocordance with our standard procedures, baatd upon the figures you gnvé mo plus the other standard allowances."I trust that it is, adaquatg. to cover your emponsos "it is small indaed when oomparod. with the noat constwuotive advica yougave ué while here.