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Dofenae Nuclear Agency MEMORANDUM FOR ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Forwarding of Human Radiation Experiments (HRE) Materials and Review of Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) HRE Records Search Efforts This memorandum transmits the 21st submittal of documents to the Radiation Experiments Command Center (RECC). A summary status of DNA action items is at Attachment 1. The source for each action item is also shown on Attachment 1 . A summary list of the five ( 5 ) HRE documents included in this submission is at Attachment 2. Copies of all documents listed are also at Attachment 2. Action item numbers in the summary list refer to the action items listed in Attachment 1. Documents identified are considered to be of potential intersst to the ACHRE, are identified as "general" Included in this submission at Attachment 3 is the New York University Medical Center response to our request concerning availability of records for work performed for DNA under a past contract. DNA queried past university performers of HRE projects concerning any current review of human radiation experiments in which they participated from 1944 to 1974. The University of Cincinnati, New York University Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, and the Sloan-Kettering Institute stated that they are not conducting internal HRE reviews. The University of California, Irvine conducted an internal review of human subjects irradiation studies in January 1994. The documentation for their review is at Attachment 4. DNA is not aware of any other universities conducting internal HRE reviews. DNA is not currently aware of any information on the possible role of Nm. doctors in U.S. human experimentation. DNA has found no information in its database indicating the participation of Nazi or German doctors in U.S. sponsored human radiation research.
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SUBJECT: Forwarding of Human Radiation Experiments (HRE) Materials and Review of Defense Nuclem Agency (DNA) HRE Records Search Efforts DNA has completed its record search of the Washington National Records Center (WNRC) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NAR4). All remaining documents will be forwarded as individual inter-agency and inter-service declassification reviews are completed. (Attachments forwarded to RECC)