Dr. Donald S. Fredrickson 
March 30, 1977 
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continued favorable consideration of El applicants for work at NIH. 
There were two approved applications for work at NIH this year; one 
candidate declined because of administrative and fiscal restri ctions ; 
the other is accepting the award, at a considerable reduction in annual 
salary, with only our $15,000 per year guaranteed minimum stipend. 
I would be happy to hear your thoughts on this dilemma since if it remains 
a stalemate I sadly fear that in future candidates for awards at NIH will 
be in jeopardy for serious consideration if, indeed, we would be able to 
even accept such applications for review. 
Kind regards. 
Yours sincerely. 
Howard Weisberg 
Di rector 
Division of Research 
HW:mn 
cc: Dr. Mary J. Osborn 
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