; ~~, Pot Ao yeee DEPARTIUNT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND YELFARE U. S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health Bethesda 1, Maryland a giles May 17, 1954 AL da Comittee on Radiation Studies Interim Report of the Executive Secretary Because the Committee on Radiation Studies has not met since KR October 12, 1953, this report is an attempt to give an account of the. ‘@vente related to its program which took place since that tine and which might be of interest to the members. ~ 1 = Long-Term Studies in Primates. Because several different branches of the Federal government appeared to have an interest in the national long-term primate program proposed by the Committee, Public Health Service staff met with representatives of the Office of Naval Research, the Atomic Rnergy Comission, and the Air Force, for the purpose of obtaining more precise information on how such a pro~ gram must be « The latest revised form of the project, including suggestions made by the Committees mesbers on Octcber 12 and copies of letters pertaining to it fron Dr. Snider, were used during the discussion. All three agencies expressed a definite interest to indicate approval, in principle, of the initiation of the program in some fom. Opinion of several, however, was to the effect that attention should be concentrated at the outset on the radiation phase, with the gerontological and other aspects to be developed at a later date. Others expressed the view that the more important aspect of the proposal, was the gerontology ao broad research program thereby aiggested, and that the radiobiology research wuld serve as the means of inplemerting the gerontology program. Dr. Lawton of the Air Force, pointed out that there is already in progress a very large and highly classified primate program sponsored by the Air Force at the University of Texas. It was the belief of the group, therefore, that it was important to Become fully informed as to the activities of the Air Force primate progran prior to proceecing with the plans for this proposal. At the November meeting of the National Advisory Cancer Council, Dr. Kenneth NM. Endicott, Scientific Director, Division of Research Grants, presented for discussion the Committees on Radiation Studies of establishing a leng-term progrem for study of the chronic effects of radiation on primates. US DOE ARCHIVES 326 U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION | wee ae se te Shei ae etn bt mks “ne aie RG “DOE Wis TO@iAN Collection Box BEST COPY AVAILABLE cara AD) _//32 3365S FF OLY DO® ARCHIVES