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(Excerpts)                              21 January 1994



MEMORANDUM FOR:     Human Radiation Experiments Steering Group

FROM:               David D. Gries
                    Steering Group Chairman

SUBJECT:            Ongoing Records Search


     I mentioned at the close of our meeting on 14 January that I
would soon be sending formal tasking and some suggestions for
continued searches in the field of possible CIA tests of ionizing
radiation on humans.  This memorandum will answer both
requirements.

     The specific focus of our search is evidence that the CIA
ever deliberately subjected human beings to ionizing radiation,
whether in tests to determine the effects of radiation on human
beings or in efforts to discover operational uses for radioactive
substances or their emissions. We want to err on the side of
caution, as I noted last week; if you question whether a test or
an operation fits the above definition, please bring it to my
attention and let me make the call.

     Several distinctions should not be regarded as limits on our
search: we want to look for radiation tests involving foreigners
as well as U.S. citizens, volunteers as well as unwitting
subjects.  We will want to look very closely at any tests of
ionizing radiation on animals to see if human testing was also
contemplated.

     Search efforts should focus on operational and project
files, of course, but should not be limited to them.  Files held
by Agency officials down to the branch level as well as
administrative/financial components could contain relevant
documents.  Currently active files should be searched as well as
retired records jobs.  With regard to the latter, it will not be
sufficient to simply check the results of computer-driven keyword
searches.  In some cases, important folders will have to be
searched by hand.  Retired and still-active Agency personnel are
often available to answer questions about the files; please
continue to contact personnel who worked in your directorates.

     The CIA History Staff has already done a great deal of work
locating relevant records and has even hand-searched a large
number of retired files.



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HR 7-la(6)(c)                                          MANAGEMENT

          (c)  Organizations.  Classified and unclassified
               contracts with entities affiliated with academic
               institutions may be undertaken in accordance with
               HHB 7-2.(U)

          (d)  Individuals.  See paragraph b(1)(c) below for
               information concerning contracts with individuals
               affiliated with academic institutions.  (U)

(c)  Human Experimentation.  The CIA shall not sponsor, contract
     for, or conduct research on human subjects except in
     accordance with guidelines issued by the Department of
     Health and Human Services (HHS).  The subject's informed
     consent shall be documented as required by those guidelines. 
     (U)

     (1)  The DCI, through the Agency's Human Subject Research
          Panel (HSRP), shall evaluate all documentation and
          certifications pertaining to human research sponsored
          by, contracted for, or conducted by the CIA (including
          initial and ongoing reviews conducted by Institutional
          Review Boards) prepared in compliance with HHS
          guidelines, codified at 45 C.F.R. Section 46.  The HSRP
          shall be composed of such employees of the CIA and
          other experts or consultants as the DCI deems
          appropriate.  A representative of OGC shall attend all
          meetings of the HSRP and shall provide legal guidance
          to the panel. (U)
     (2)  The DCI shall approve, modify, or disapprove all
          proposals pertaining to human subject research. (U)
     (3)  "Research on human subjects" means a formal
          investigation, designed to develop or contribute to
          generalizable knowledge, the subjects of which are
          persons about whom a scientist conducting research
          obtains data through intervention or interaction with
          the person or identifiable private information. 
          Intervention includes both physical procedure by which
          data are gathered and manipulation of the subject or
          the subject's environment that are performed for
          research purposes.  Interaction includes communication
          or interpersonal contact between the research scientist
          and the subject.  Private information includes
          information about behavior that occurs in a context in
          which an individual can reasonably expect that no
          observation or recording is taking place, and
          information which has been provided for specific
          purposes by an individual and which the individual can
          reasonably expect will not be made public.  Private
          information must be individually identifiable to fall
          within this definition.  Any questions on the
          applicability of this provision to Agency activities
          must be submitted to the Agency HSRP for resolution in
          consultation with OGC. (U)
                    [classified]
(d)  Prohibition on Assassination.  No person employed by or
     acting on behalf of the U.S. Government shall engage in, or
     conspire to engage in, assassination. (U)
(e)  Indirect Participation.  The CIA shall not participate in,
     nor request any person to undertake, activities forbidden by
     E.O. 12333 or Agency regulations. (U)
(f)  Special Activities.  All special activities, as defined in
     Section 3.4(h) of E.O. 12333, shall be conducted in
     compliance with the requirements of E.O. 12333; Section 662
     of


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