Letter from Thomas Gold to Mr Roy Gibson, Director General, European Space Agency, 8-10 rue Mario-Nikis. 75738 Paris Cedex 15, France Writing at the suggestion of Gibson's predecessor, Hermann Bondi, enquiring it there was any interest in any part of the European Space community in continuing the operation of the Apollo instruments, as NASA was intending to shut down the entire operation, for lack of the small amount of funds required, by the beginning of October. Gives details of what would be required. 2 September 1977