Jf _ BEST COPY AVAILABLE _ , wel —_ wl wat ei oe Ey wa ‘ mhie 1 R3VITW OF MP2 BIC-MODICAL FROGRAM IN__COMISSIyS OPT2ATICN GRICNHOUSB rep steal I Coy Generel Considerations: A. Program: end well nlenned. “DBMHs et t W ’ Wooniebn a 2VWRAA_Grnsalente The Bio-nedicel progrem is well- conceived | It has minimel objectives of ea »ractical ah nature for 1) determining biologically the cuelity end auentity of the radiations from a staniard atomic explosion, and 2?) for a me obtaining information of civil defense end nilitary value. -§ texen into consideretion the iniefinsble variables It of biological experimentation in tne field end is doing everything possible in the way of controlting these tests so that the difficulties ainimized. inherent in eve lusting the results will be It has consistently sdnered (excent for one ninor concession to the Air Forces, and enother to the Surgeon General's office) to the basic policy of limiting the types of experimentation to these of a well-tested and well-understood nature in order that the test may serve to correlate whet ha-pans to animals exposed to an atomic explosion with what is being studied in the leboratory. The biostetistical aspects of the progrem mey be considered to be rsprasentative of the thought end plenning which heve zone into this oreration. Sven such fectors as vre-test rendonization of the animals to be secrificed serislly or to be shicred beck to the States for long term study have besn talzen into Be. Frocureoment end consideretion. Logistics: enimal colonies on Japtan ere thriving, been deworred end are in go0d condition, well under comrol. ‘The the large animals heve the effects of trans- ocesnic flignt on mouse colonies have been studied, etc... The -nimel stations have been procured and a- near to have been subjected to edecuate oerformence tests. STATUS VERI BY Yorllr L— -¥/ pare 2 TWA Nat ARCHIVES AOE 708