a ST eB Tc. | AOMOT Washington, D.C. June 10, 1949 , Dr. Shields Warren, Director ie, i, lt Division of Biology and Medicine U, S$, Atomic Energy Commission “Washington 25, Dy Ce Dear Doctor Varrent appointed an Ad hoc , 1, In your letter of May 10, 1949 you atomic bomb tests. e futur of ts aspec gic Coumittee "for planning biolo nsibility of setting respo tant This Committee was charged with "the impor gy and Medicine Biolo of field the in ns vatio up the protocol for obser ." wiich it is desirable to make in future tests 7, 8 and 9 to evaluate 2, The Committee met in Wash. ;ton on June Military Establishment and al Nation the by ted submit tests for als propos We now submit to you certain facilities of the Atomic Energy Commission, series ef eleven projects a into ed arrang als, propos these from ion select our To complete the protecol which, in our opinion merit investigation, on for the laborarequested we are also submitting a tentative recommendati a statement of as well e, as requir m will progra this that ties tory facili the estimated logistic effort as regards personnel, Our findings and our plans arc contained in the attachments E. F, 4. personnel, Bi D, We would like to mill your attention to three resolutions that were passed unanimously by your Committee: Ae Be C. i un /4fet OTHER (SPECIFY): Bib wil WonT PlOsSEOT SO AREYister WAS Not R VIEWED. B. C. Agenda: A short description of each of the several proposals, with an excerpt of its relevant features. The complete minutes of the three day session, The program of tests approved by the Committee after consideration of tho proposals, <A tabulation of the minimum physical facilities required to provide adequate conditions for the conduct of the program, A tabulation of the personnel who will be available for the conduct of the tests, A summary of the estimated logistic effort as regards Resolved: That it is d:sirable to conduct atom bomb tests on animals whose rusponse to ionizing radidion is well known from laboratory studies, Resolved: That an animal breeding celony should bo established on Eniwctok Atoll to provide an adequate supply of acclimatized, calibrated onimals, DATE: A. as follows: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CECLASSIFICATION REVIEW DETERMINATION {CIRCLE NUMBER(S}] SINGLE REVIEW AUTHORIZED BY: T.CLASSIFICATION RETAINED 2. CLASSIFICATION CHANGED TO 3. CONTAINS 1:0 DOE CLASSIFIFO INFO REVIEWER (ADD): | COORDINATE WITH? SALASSIFICATION CANCELLED KETED CLASSIFIED INFO B R 3. to this letter, Resolved: That the biological and medical research laboratory should be on the same island as the animal colony. 5. The Committee is pleased to acknowledge the many kindnesses of your associates in the Division of Biology and Medicine, , Respectfully submitted, W, D.Armstrong, Ss. L. Clark, D. B, Dill, University of Minnesota Vanderbilt University Edgewood Arsenal Le 0. Jacabson, University of Vhicago R, H, Draeger, Jacob Furth, W, J. Langham, Attachments: A, Agenda By, Minutes C. Approved Tests D. Facilities Required E. Personnel Required F, Logistic Estimate . F, K, Svarrow, R. E, Zirkle, G. V. LecRoy, Chairman Naval Medical Research Institute Onk Ridge National Laboratory - Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Brookhaven National Laboretory Argonne National Laboratory Northwesterh University BEST COPY AVAILABLE 7 :