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Washington, D.C.
June 10, 1949
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Dr. Shields Warren, Director
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Division of Biology and Medicine
U, S$, Atomic Energy Commission
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Dear Doctor Varrent
appointed an Ad hoc ,
1, In your letter of May 10, 1949 you
atomic bomb tests.
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2, The Committee met in Wash. ;ton on June
Military Establishment and
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submit
tests
for
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propos
We now submit to you
certain facilities of the Atomic Energy Commission,
series ef eleven projects
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select
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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
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requir
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will
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that
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the estimated logistic effort as regards personnel,
Our findings and our plans arc contained in the attachments
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F,
4.
personnel,
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We would like to mill your attention to three resolutions
that were passed unanimously by your Committee:
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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:
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2. CLASSIFICATION CHANGED TO
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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
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Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboretory
Argonne National Laboratory
Northwesterh University
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