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        Draft of October 11, 1947 ACBM Minutes, at page 10
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     The Committee discussed various aspects of the training
program as summarized during the morning session.  It was agreed
that considerably more study would be needed on the many phases
of the problem before a definite policy could be recommended to
the Commission.  Dr. Gregg requested each committee member to
study the problem and prepare an opinion on the matter.  Dr.
Gregg proposed that these opinions be forwarded to him and he
would assemble them for consideration at the next meeting.

Memorandum on Medical Policy

     A memorandum addressed to the Committee, dated October 8,
1947 on the subject of medical policy from Dr. Albert Holland,
Jr., Acting Medical Advisor, Oak Ridge Office of Directed
Operations, was read.  The memorandum brought up a number of
important questions on medical policy related to health
protection, medical research, human experimentation, the
relationship of the Medical Division to the isotopes program, the
problem of waste disposal of radioactive materials, and questions
on declassification of medical and biological reports.  The
Committee discussed the memorandum in general and expressed the
desire to give the matter more study.

Letters of Interest

     Letters of interest to the Committee, including research
proposals by Captain C. W. Shilling (MC) USN on projects
sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, and a letter from Dr.
G. P. Rhoads, addressed to Mr. Lewis L. Strauss were discussed. 
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Dr. Gregg stated that he would acknowledge the letter and hold it
for analysis by Dr. Warren and discussion at the next meeting.

     A letter from Dr. Robert Stone, addressed to Mr. Wilson
dated September 18, on declassification of biological and medical
papers was read to the Committee.  Dr. Stone's letter raised the
question of releasing classified papers containing certain
information on human experimentation with radioisotopes conducted
within the AEC research program.  The committee agreed that the
problem was covered by the recommendations of the Medical Board
of Review and that papers on this subject should remain
classified unless the stipulated conditions laid down by the
Board of Review were complied with.

Third Meeting November 7th

     The Committee agreed that the next meeting would be held in
the Commission Building on Friday, November 7, 1947.

     The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.


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