o- D.C. June 10, 1949 Dr. Shields Warren, Director, Division of Biology and Medicine U, S. Atomic Energy Commission Washington 25, Dy Ce AMO TS Dear Doctor Varrens ted an Ad hoe le In your letter of May 10, 1949 you appoin bomb tests," atomic future of s aspect ic biolog Committee "for planning ty of setting sibili respon This Comittee was charged with "the important Medicine and y Biolog of field the in ations observ up the vrotocol for waich it is desiravle to make in future tests," evaluate 2. The Comittee met in Washington on June 7, 8 and 9 to hment and proposals for tests submitted by the National Military Establis to you certain facilitics of the Atomic Energy Commission. We now submit projects our selection from these proposals, arranged into a series of eleven protocol the complete To ation, investig merit opinion which, in our requested we are also submitting a tentative recommendation for the laboratory facilities that this nrogram will require, as well as a statement of the estimated logistic effort as regards personnel, 3. Our findings and our plans are contained in the attachments to this letter, as follows: + : We would like to . mll your attention to thrce resolutions . that were passed unanimously by your Committee: 5S. . A, Rosolved: That it is desirable to conduct atom bomb tests on animals whose response to ionizing radidion B, Resolved: That an animes? breeding celony should be established on Eniwetok Atoll to provide an adequate supply of acclimatized, calibrated animals, C, Resolved: That the biolozical and mediecnl rescarch laboratory should be on the same island as the animal colony, is well known from laboratory studics, al ll ezegeve? 2009 O84 Cae guce aton so88 Zee3aqGe ~ SSR5 598%= i foot BGeSgco5 Ba nim ate Worth A summary of the estimated logistic effort as regards personnel. wag? Wer ore yt wd (id . M u a7 : DATE: 4, the conduct of the tests, * Sona st 388 fist NAME: F, . . A tabuintion of the versonnel who will be available for y e@| « aFl 4 = 3 oF noe, W/2 a4 E, consideration of the proposals, A tabulation of the minimum physical facilities required to provide adequate conditions for the conduct of the DYrOorrams she aA D, The complete minutes of the three day session, The program of tests apnroved by the Committce efter REVIEWER (ADD): B, C, Agenda: A short description of each of the several proposals, with an excerpt of its relevant foatures,. OLPARTMENT OF ENERGY DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW SINGLE REVIEW AUTHORIZED BY: A, The Committee is pleased to acknowledge the many kindnesses of your associates in the Division of Biology ond Medicine, Respectfully submitted, We D.Armstrong, S, L. Clark, D. 8B, Dill, University of Mim:esota Vanderbilt University Edgewood Arsenal L. We. F, R, G. University of Vhicago Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Brookhaven National Lrboratory Argonne National Laboratory Northwesterh University R, H, Dracger, Jacob Furth, Attachments: A. Agenda B. Minutes C. Approved Tests D, Facilities Required E. Personnel Required F, Logistic Estimate 0, Jacobson, ds Langham, K, Snarrow, E, Zirkle, V. LoRoy, Chairman Naval Medical Research Institute Ook Ridge National Leborat ory BEST COPY AVAILABLE ents —. WNP AD ATITUT SD =a