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         UNITED STATES 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
     OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
 
 
                     WASHINGTON 25,0. C. 
 
 
 
                                          May 5, 1948. 
 
 
 
 
Mr. Joseph J, Hickey, 
     Assistant Professor, 
        Department of Wildlife Management, 
            The University of Wisconsin, 
               Madison 6, Wisconsin. 
 
Dear Professor Hickey: 
 
     Secretary Krug has asked me to reply to your letter of 
April 26 regarding the death of Professor Leopold. We are 
deeply sorry to learn of his death and know that his loss will 
leave a serious gap in the science of wildlife management. I 
know he would have made a very real contribution to the work 
of the International Scientific Conference on the Conservation 
and Utilization of Resources. 
 
                            Sincerely yours,