-15 - OFFICIAL USE ONLY That entire program was devoted to medical aspects of disaster problems, hancling mass casualties, atomic mecicine, radiation _injuries, ete. The Comnittce was pleased to learn that the report of the Joint Commission to Investigate the Effects of the Atomic Bomb in Japan anc as edited by Dr, Ashley Oughterson of Yale University has gone to press, Dr, Dunham tola the Committce tiat oxyecn 17 is now available in reasonable pure form in Russia anc Isarcl. He considered it to be a terribly irpcrtent development anc more information may be obtained about it from the University of California at Berkelcy. MeKinncyPancl Dr, Dunham bricfly mentioned the McKinney Panel and of the material that had been prepared by Dr. Western and Dr. Pcarson for certain of the conferences, He said that the group had been established by the Joint Comittee of Atomic Energy with the mission of looking 25 years ahead to the impact of peaceful uses of atomic energy. Note: A copy of the full report was mailed to each member - February 3,1956 Porsonnel A brief discussion was held on the problems of staffing the Branches of the Division. Dr. Dunham spoke of the welcome additions to the staff in the Mcdical Branch. Land Grant College eee eek ee et Meetings ekeee Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Pcarson said that he had attended the Land Grant College meetings which were held at Hast He spoke of a paper that had becn prepared by OFFICIAL USiONLY e eseee ee