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: Anna C. Mastroianni DATE: July 22, 1994 RE: Recommended Background Reading on Use of History Susan Lederer requested that we include the following excerpt from David Lowenthal's book, The Past is a Foreign Country, as background reading on the use of history. Please insert this material under Tab 0 in Briefing Book V. List of Attachments For Briefing Book Volume 5 Tab 0 Attachment 1: Background Materials On Oral History: Knowing the Past