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IIO! WALNUT COOK & H[ND[RSON. P. C. Messrs. Thomas F. Ahrensfeld January 30, 1980 Max ". "Cro~, Jr. " Arnold Henson . .,, I wrote you on October 24, 1979, with regard to Dr. • Domingo Aviado. I sought authority in that letter, which is .... ''" enclosed, to set up an arrangement with Dr. Aviado at an annual.1-~:. " ' " • cost of approximately $i00,000, with an intent that the ~!:~ ' ment should continue for at least three years. Agreement in - :,-:.:. principle to such an undertaking was ~iven and this letter will ..... .-.--. ....further define the terms of a proposed grant. ..... -~. Dr. Aviado relinquished his duties at Allied Chemical as of December 3, 1979. In order to preserve certain benefits, he ~:~i::~. ~.~~ will be "on leave of absence" until J~ly 31, 1982, but is free to r~!'l'~~I undertake employment elsewhere. ~!!ii. .. Dr. Avi,do plans.to ~rm Atmospheric.~ealth Sciences, - -~ necessary, of research projects in progress; and the like It is • ~:=i..~/... possible that Dr. Aviado would engage in certain research with :~"a''a--~';r"~ ~" .~ other investigators. This would be a no strings attached grant • , .... and Dr. Aviado would be free to publish. We would anticipate a • ii . brief report toward the end of this year concerning the project. i:i~ Provided that the project is progressing satisfactorily, 1 ~..~.. :-:~..~- . . ...

January 30, 1980 Page Two anticipate recommending a renewal for a second year and, there- after, with the same proviso, for a third year. Please let me hear from you with regard to this recom- mended grant of $75,000 and expense allotment of $5,000. ~4S/rf Enclosure cc: Joseph H. Greer Alexander Holtzman Janet Brown Edwin J. Jacob Sincerely, William W. Shinn