Attachment 1


			       Department of the Navy
		  NAVY SUBMARINE MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
			  NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON
			   GROTON CONNECTICUT, 06849

						      Illegible
					              3900
					   	      Ser 00/118
						      23 Feb 94



From:	Commanding Officer, Naval Submarine Medical Research	
	Laboratory
To:	Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (MED-21), 
	2300 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20372-5300

Subj.:	HUMAN RADIATION RESEARCH REVIEW

Ref:	(a)  BUMED Msg./ 072031Z/Feb 94
	(b)  NSMRL ltr 3900 Ser 00/096 of 10 Feb 94

Encl:	(1)  Memo of 20 Jan 45 from CDR Chrisman

1. 	In response to reference (a), the following updated information
to reference (b) is provided:

	A.	1)  Name and Location of Activity:

		Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL)
		Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, CT

		2)  POC:  CDR Curley, DSN 241-3265, COM  203-449-3265

		3)  Applicable records located?  NO

		4)  Status of Search Effort:  99% complete

		5)  Assessment of whether command conducted or
		    sponsored human radiation research:

		 -	NSMRL's predecessor (Medical Research
			Department of US Submarine Base New London,
			CT; Medical Research Laboratory (MRL)
			participated in research evaluations of 
			radium in the prevention and treatment of 
			aerotitis media in submariners.  This 
			medical treatment occurred during and
			immediately following World War II, and was 
			carried out under Research Project X-434 
			(Sub No. 90) "Aero-otitis media among 
			submarine personnel - prevention and
			treatment."

		-	No other human radiation research at NSMRL
			or its predecessors has been identified.

	B.	1)  Medical health records associated with the use of
		radium in treating aerotitis media may have existed
		at the Medical Research Laboratory (MRL) after the
		war; however, their existence within the physical
		facilities of MRL or its successor NSMRL remains
		unconfirmed.

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Subject:   HUMAN RADIATION RESEARCH REVIEW

	Treatments were carried out in Building 126 on the SUBASE,
	adjacent to the present NUMI; a tennis court now occupies
	this footprint.  The physician administering the treatments
	during the war,  LTJG Henry L. Haines, remained under
	contract to MRL as a civilian until the early-mid 1950s.
	Dr. Haines is now deceased.  The OIC of MRL from 1951-56
	confirmed that MRL participation in radium treatments
	had ended by the time he assumed command in 1951.  
	Dr. Haines' contract was not renewed by MRL. Captain Duffner,
	CIC, recalls the results of medical treatments ICW 
	submarine training during the war being kept on 5x8 cards,
	and perhaps radium treatments were recorded thusly.  
	Captain	Duffner has no recollection of radium treatment 
	records being kept at MRL.

	2)  NSMRL has copies of articles written on the results of
	radium treatment of aerotitis media ICW this project. 
	These articles do not provide identifying information on
	the submariners receiving radiation.

C.	NSMRL Search details.

	-   All senior personnel in terms of NSMRL service 
	    (i.e. >15 yrs on site) met together; no
	    recollections surfaced of radium or other 
	    radiation research records.

	-   Intensive, comprehensive search of central NSMRL
	    archives in Basement of Bldg 148 by 16 staff
	    members inlcuding senior scientists over three
	    days yielded no radiation research records.  Each
	    box/file was opened, contents thoroughly
	    examined, and documented in writing.

	-   Review of publications from 1950 to 1961 by CO,
	    and title review of publications by Xo from
	    1961 to present, found no evidence of other
	    human radiation research at NSMRL.

	-   Room by room search of NSMRL Bldgs. 141, 148 and 
	    156 by Department Heads and staff yielded no
	    records; results of room-by-room search 
	    documented in writing.

	-   Previous MRL and NSMRL personnel contracted
	    included Captain Duffner (OIC 1951-56; Dr.
	    Benjamin Weybrew (1952-mid 1980s at NSMRL), and
	    Mr. Mike Jacey (1960-80s)


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Subj:	HUMAN RADIATION RESEARCH REVIEW

	-   Search of Library files uncovered some personal
	    correspondence of Captain Schilling, MC, USN,
	    first OIC of MRL (1938-47).  In these files are
	    letters, manuscripts and reprints of several
	    papers on the treatment of aerotitis media.  
	    Enclosure (1) was found amoung this correspondence,
	    and is the only evidence uncovered with names of
	    submariners who may have received radium treatment.
	    In addition, proposed treatment of aerotitis media 
	    in submariners by X-radiation was never completed, 
	    as documented in correspondence.

2.	One locked safe and two locked filing cabintes which we are
unable to open remain to be inventoried.  A locksmit has been called
to open these structures, and the results of their inventory will be
submitted to you.

3.	Personal correspondence files of Captain Schilling will be
initially retained by NSMRL Executive Officer, and then returned
to NSMRL Librarian for safekeeping.



				M. D. CURLEY
			        Acting