JOHN STEIHEECK
East Seaenwserand Street, New Fara at, W. 

Mai-eh 16,1964

Mr. jehn Birins,]r.

Crag Enterprises

Grestlin Drive

High Paintd?erth Carolina

Dear MT.BiVil?15i

I have your letter ef Fehruarg.r 28th regarding
the from the SEA OF CDRTEZ. 

Iden't blame you fer being unable to pick out
my werk fren?i Ed Rieketts?, beeause this heel:
was a true 

Hewever, fer yeur inferrnatien, itiicl ail ef the
writing. The thinking and the ehservatien were
contributed by both. The passage en hen-teleo-
legieal thinking was perhaps the result {if slit
rne-nths er mere ei discussion. . i knew that eel?
laheratiens always give seheiars treuhle. Den't
werry aheut this ene.

Dr. Fisher of the Hepkins Marine Statien once
said that Ed Rieketts and 1 together were the best
single speculative reelegists in the werld. and
if he eeuitin?t separate us. 1 weult?i suggest that
yeu de neitry.

Yours very sincerely,

La