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April 3, 1996


Dr. Ivica Kostovic, Minister
Ministry of Science and Technology
Strossmayerov trg 4
10000 Zagreb
Republic of Croatia

Dear Dr. Kostovic:

     Thank you very much for your letter of 22 Feb. concerning 
Dr.Marijan Jost. However, I still have a few remaining questions. 
As I understand the situation, Dr. Jost did turn down an offer 
of a "teacher in practicum" position (B.S. level) in Sept., 1994, 
but several court rulings, the latest in March of 1995, directed 
that he be restored as a University Professor, not at the lower-
level position. The issue of Dr. Jost's requests for replacement 
of the Dean appears not necessarily to be connected to the issue 
of Dr.Jost's job. As he explained it to me, there is a four-year 
limit to a Dean's legal term, and the current Dean is now 
approaching 8 years in the post. Obviously, it is none of my 
business whether the Dean is retained or not; the point is that 
as far as I know, Dr. Jost has not made removal of the Dean a 
condition of returning to his own professorship.

     If Dr. Jost has had "difficulty in achieving full and 
fruitful cooperation" with some colleagues at his University, 
this certainly is not a general phenomenon. He is known in 
international circles as an excellent cooperator. That is why I 
have joined other international crop scientists in urging you to 
help him regain his professorship. I hope you will reconsider 
his case. If I am mistaken about any of these issues, I would 
appreciate it very much if you can provide further information.

    Thank you once again for your time and attention.

    Sincerely,
 
    Thomas S. Cox
    Research Geneticist and Professor