* J. H. MCLEOD, DirRecTOR ~ F. S. CHANCE. Vice DIRECTOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION KNOXVILLE REPLY TO 16 AOI RE UT-AEC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM P. O. BOX 142 OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE 27 February 195h, Mr Joe 3. Sanders Fiela Office of U.S. - [.E.C. Las Veras, Nevada Dear Joe: BEST COPY AVAILABLE The shipment of the cattle east was not authorized vy Dr. Pearson. He thougnt tnat there was little to be gained and that tie eenplute pathology of 3«in lesions and abnormui eyes would suffice. ‘e will not complicate matters by tring to get other tissues such as the pones and fetal tissue as we anticipated. The reason for not shipping the cattle to Los Angeles, as previously planned, was not clear. However, the chief of the federal meat inspection service in Los ‘ngeles offered little more than his moral support. He stated that if we obtained the permission of the packers to remove the samples, furnished the equipment for taxing the samples and took care of the shipment, then he would advise his men to give us assistance, What is left to do nas me puzzled at this time § If the cattle should go to Los ingeles for slaughter I think you will have to go or get Dr. Clarke or someone else femiliar with the case to go and take care of these things. You will get the most cooperation by ignoring channels and go directly to the inspector in charge of the plent in wnich the animals are to be slaugnterede Several specimen jers were shipped by post to you this mornings One eye can be placed in each jar containing the yellow (“enxer's) fluide Not more thaw four squure inches of hide can be placed in the white or colorless fluid. The skin samples should include, in addition to the lesion, some or the normal skin adjecent to the lesion. We are not particularly interested in the big "sore or cancer eyes" because we are well aware of the fact tnat these have been occurring in that 2rea since cattle want there but we would like to have sam:les showing the abnormal growth of tissue across the eye proper (cornea)s In addition to this we would like to have the eyes of the cow ie photographed which the ranchers considered to be blind and although her eyes were "clean" the gris (inner part) had definite lesionse i. fs a er ek Soa oe yt td ego Re Jeet dil omy si bed by vnaal > - DOR ARCHIVES