Letter from Thomas Gold to Dr Frankin A Long, Vice President for Research and Advanced Studies, Day Hall, [Cornell University] Says that Frank Drake and himself had 'very thorough consultations about the problem of the future supervision of Arecibo [Ionospheric Observatory]'. Goes on to make a number of points e.g. that the NSF [National Science Foundation] should be allowed to show that, in taking over the Observatory, they will improve its standing. 25 July 1968