Letter from Thomas Gold to Dr Robert P Sharp, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California IOnstitute of Technology, Pasadena, California Ifg Gold is going to travel to California for a conference he would do so only on the basis that he has a significant cotribution to make, If Sharp knows beforehand that the conference would not be interested, or that Gold would only 'beat the drum for some pet idea' he certainly would not want to inflict himself upon the organizers. Asks Sharp to withdraw his name from the list. 18 July 1973