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MY DEAR MRS RAY THANK YOUFOR YOUR KIND LETTER DATE THE 3 OF APRIL DUE TO THE FACT THAT CONSIDERABLE DIFFICUL TY MAY BE ENCOUNTERED IN MY ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL HERE FOR TEACHING THE IMPLICATIONS OF ATOMIC ENERGY IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE AUTHORIZATION AND RECOGNITION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAID SCHOOL COME FROM THE COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE TO APPROACH ONE OF THE HIGH OFFICERS IN THIS THEATER AND ADVISE THEM OF MY PLAN TO TEACH AN INCEPTORY COURSE IN NUCLEAR ENERGY STARTING FROM THE BASIC FOUNDATION OF TEACHING ALL THE PRIMARY FACTS INVOLVED IN NUCLEAR FISSION TO THE POINT OF ATOMIC PERCUSSION BACK IN THE STATES WE WERE ASKED BY MRS FRY TO LECTURE ON THE IMPLICATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY TO GROUPS LI AND BKLYN YOU KNOW OF COURSE THAT MY BACKGROUND IS CHIEFLY IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICS CHEM MATH WHICH ARE ALL INTER INTRA RELATED AS COVER THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR ENERGY HAVE WRITTEN SEVERAL PAPERS ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF ATOM[I]C ENERGY THE RELATED FXXXX [filds (fields)] WHICH COMBINE TO MAKE IT ONE COHESIVE FIELD IN THE IDENTICAL MANNER THAT I WOULD HAVE SPOKEN TO GROUPS BACK IN THE STATES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE COMMITTEE THE SITUATION HERE IS IDENTICAL ONLY THAT I MIGHT HAVE CHARGE OF THE COMPLETE PRGRAM PLANNING SO YOU CAN READILY UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE EVENT WE CAB[N] DO ACTIVE WORK HERE IN TEACHING THE IMPLICATIONS OF ATOMIC ENERGY THE SOURCE OF AUTHORITY WOULD STILL HAVE TO COME FROM THE COMMITTEE THE COMMITTEE SIMPLY RELEASES A LETTER STATING THAT WITH THEIR PERMISSION AND UNDER THE COMMITTEE AUSPICES I TAKE IT UPON MYSELF TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE HERE IN THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AS AFFECTS THEM IN THEIR DAILY LIFE HOPING THAT WE WILL SUCCEED TOGETHER IN TEACHING THE FACTS THAT THE COMMITTEE WISHES TO REACH THE PUBLIC AND HOPING THE COMMITTEE WILL CONCUR WITH MY IDEA IN ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL HERE IN TOKYO WITH EVERY GOOD WISH GOD BLESS YOU AND WATCH OVER YOU YOURS SINCERELY LOUIS LEVINE 15 APRIL 1947 COULD US SOME LETTERS SIGNED BY DOCTOR EINSTEIN TO SECURE FUNDS FOR THE COMMITTEE IT IS ONLY MY DESIRE TO DO EVERYTHING ANYTHING HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO HELP THE COMMITTEES WORK AND YOU MUST HELP ME ACHIEVE THAT GOAL