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know Professor Kieffer personally but Dr. Milton does and gives his strong recommendations. Dr. Kieffer's object as quoted from a letter to me are as follows:

"As I mentioned on the phone, my interest is in relating the shock features in the basalt to its original properties. For this purpose I would like to collect samples of shocked basalt clasts, hopefully documented in location. I hope to obtain samples displaying a wide range of pressure-temperature-time histories, e.g., ranging from simple, small basalt fragments to those included in breccia blankets."

These objectives seem  not to interfere with other current work.

  I have obtained a bio-bibliography and a copy of one important paper which I am enclosing for your perusal if you should decide it worthwhile to attempt to obtain a GOI permission for Dr. Kiefer's participation. Also, I feel sure that Dr. Kieffer, who would presumably come via Calcutta together with and under supervision of Dr. Milton, would be willing to give a lecture or two or, at your discretion, consult with your staff for a few days.

  May I also take this opportunity to express my personal gratitude for all the help Dr. M. Fuller received from you and your staff. I talked to him a few days ago and his samples are being measured, and although no definite results are available he sounded optimistic about the possibilities to reveal effects of shock on the magnetic properties of basalts, which of course could help a good deal in understanding the magnetic properties of some Moon samples.

  With my sincere personal regards, I remain,
  
Respectfully yours,

Kurt Fredriksson
Geochemist
Division of Meteorites

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cc: Mr. R.K. Sundaram
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