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Dre Bugher advised the Comittee of the recent
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developments of the ACCC program,
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The Committee was
pleased to hear that confidence has been restored in
the proup who 2re working cgainst great odds in Japane
This has been expeditcd in part by the formation of a
joint advisory committee by the National Academy of
Sciences to iron out its problems.
The joint advisory
committee consists of Dr. Bronk serving as chairman
without a vote; Dra Warren representing the AEC, with
Dre Bugher es his alternate, also without voting
privileges; and Drs. Hastings, Wearn, Goodpasture, Curt
Stern, Winternitz, Fred Hodges, and Wilburt Davison.
This Committce is to be assisted by a Sub-Committce on
Trplementation composed of an Exccutive Officer yot to
be appointed: Dr. Hardie from the Division of Biology
and Medicines Mr. Meid from the National Academy of
Sciences as fiscal agents; and Mre Merril Fisenbud from
the New York Operations Office (which administers the
contract).
The Conmittce commended Dre Bugher for his
outstanding efforts and accomplishments in assisting to
establish the progrem on 2 firm footing.
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Dre Dunham expleined the problems that are confronting
the Division, as well as the U.S. Public Health Service,
in getting the sub-human primate studies underway.
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