DISCLAIMER

The following is a staff memorandum or other working document 
prepared for the members of the Advisory Committee on Human
Radiation Experiments.  It should not be construed as representing
the final conclusions of fact or interpretation of the issues. 
All staff memoranda are subject to revision based on further 
information and analysis.  For conclusions and recommendations of
the Advisory Committee, readers are advised to consult the Final
Report to be published in 1995.


 MEMORANDUM

TO:       Members of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation 
	  Experiments

FROM:     Advisory Committee Staff

DATE:     March 8, 1995

RE:       Overview of March 15-17 Meeting and Briefing Book Volume 12



     In the current period the staff (and Committee) are continuing to  
work on the completion of data gathering, the contemporary research 
projects, and the preparation of the final report.

     In this Briefing Book, we update documentary evidence related to 
decision making about potential exposure of civilians to fallout (Tab 
H-1), debate between the Defense Department and Los Alamos/Atomic 
Energy Commission regarding experimenation at atomic bomb tests (Tab 
H-2), and proposed experimentation related to the Nuclear Energy 
Propulsion for Aircraft (Tab H-3).  In an earlier mailing, we sent a 
copy of the UCSF Ad Hoc Committee Report on Plutonium Injection 
Experiments (Tab F-1 - F-3), and include here brief comments on the 
UCSF findings, prepared by staff (Tab F-4).