OFFICIAL USE ONL The 143rd meeting of the Advisory Committee for Biology and Medicine was held September 8, 1972, in Germantown, Maryland, and September 9 at the "H'" St. Office, Washington, D. C. Members present were Drs. R. D. Mosetey, Jr., (Chairman), C. A. Finch, T. A. Lincoln, J. S. Laughlin, W. J. Schull, P. R. Stout (Vice-Chairman), John B. Storer (Scientific Secretary), and Ms. Rosemary Elmo (Executive Secretary). Headquarters personnel included Drs. S. G, English, J. R. Totter, W. W. Burr and a great many of the staff from the Division of Biomedical and Environmental Research (DBER). Chairman Moseley opened the meeting at 9:10 A.M. Dr. Totter made announcements of general interest. The first of these was introduction of new staff members in DBER. These included Drs.Lawrence S. Meyers, Thomas S. Matney, George R. Shepherd, William O. Forster, Richard W. Eppley, Leslie Fraley, Ralph Franklin, Lottie Kornfeld and Marvin Goldman. Dr. Totter also announced that Mr. Joe Deal had left DBER and was now the Assistant Director for Health Protection in the Division of Operational Safety. Commissioner Larson joined the meeting at this point and greeted the committee on behalf of the Commission. Dr. Larson made a few brief remarks concerning the importance of the DBER program in view of the Commission's expanded mission to examine forms of energy generation other than strictly nuclear. Dr. Totter announced that Dr. Charles Osterberg had been appointed Assistant Director for Environmental Sciences. Dr. Jeff Swinebroad had been appointed Branch Chief of the Ecological Sciences Branch. A new branch for Analysis and Evaluation had been created but no branch chief had been appointed. Dr. Nat Barr, Assistant Director for Measurement and Evaluation, holds the dual position of Branch Chief of this new branch on a temporary basis. Dr. Bruner briefed the Committee on the current status of the Marshallese problem. At the May 1972 meeting of the Committee at Brookhaven, Dr. Conard had painted a very bleak picture with respect to our relationships with the natives who had been inadvertantly exposed to fallout radiation in the 1950s. Part of the difficulty had arisen from the fact that annual examinations were being performed by a very high powered team of experts from the U.S., but following this annual examination, health care for the natives was minimal. This led to uneasiness on the part of the natives in that they felt if they were really in good health, why was it necessary for this team of experts to come back year after year. This provided a fertile ground for agitation. Because of this agitation, Dr. Conard's team was unable to examine the people at the time of his annual trip in the Spring of 1972. OFFICIAL USE ONLY