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Letter from Dorothy Hodgkin to Linus Pauling. May 3, 1952.
Hodgkin writes to express her shock and disappointment at Pauling's having not been allowed to attend a scientific meeting as a result of his passport being revoked.

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Dear Linus

We were all shocked and angry and very sad that you could not come. Is there anything we can do? At the meeting we did not know for certain that you would not be coming till near the end when Adrian arrived since it was reported he was in Washington and trying to extricate you. So the time for immediate protein passed.

But we missed you a great deal in all the discussion and will do anything we can to make it possible for you to come some other time.

With all our best wishes, sympathy, & admiration.

Dorothy Hodgkin

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