Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência

Date:
1978
Reference:
PP/CRI/E/1/26/8
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Dr. Hugo G. Ferreira, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Centro de Biologia, Oeiras, Portugal. Dear Hugo, I feel I must writ® to thank both you and the Gulbenkian Foundation for making our trip such a pleasant and worthwhile one. We especially enjoyed the hospitality and consideration shown to us. I now feel Ï understand something about science in Portugal and at the Gulbenkian in particular, even though what I have can only b® a first impression. You asked whether I was likely to be able to come again. If I was spending most of my time in England then I would be greatly tempted to do so. Thanks to your hospitality we both took a liking to Portugal and I certainly ought to leara more about the scientific work of the Institute. But since I am only on this side of the Atlantic for a couple of months or so each year (and I feel I must spend a good part of that time in Cambridge) I have to ration my trips to Europe, s© please forgive me if we don't come to Portugal again for a little while. It was a delightful visit and only the pressure of other engagements prevents me from repeating it in the near future. All good wishes. Yours sincerely, F.H.C. Crick