To Sastry, from Degaonkar, based at PRL. Mentions unsigned cheque sent by Sastry. Mentions that Degaonkar has received a fellowship at University of Texas, Dallas, with Dessler. Also notes that he is taking his family with him, and that PRL is "going active in space research"; mentions Bhavsar, Chitnis, Satya Prakash, Thakur, Rastogi and Pandya. Refers to his interest in rocket and balloon research and enquires about Sastry's research.