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Navy ResDonRes to Advisory Committee on Human Radiation ExDer iments Reauest for Informat ion 2. Documents Dreced incr 1953 SECDEF WilRon memo The Navy provided documents at the DoD meeting with the Advisory Committee on 20 May 1994 that indicated Navy medical experimental studies involving humans required SECNAV approval, participation must be voluntary, and vlvolunteers will not be required to execute a release from future liability for negligence attributable to the Navy." The two documents provided were: Manual of the Medical Department of 26 September 1951, Section IV Research Articles (also provided by Attachment (3) with 23 May 1994 memo); and Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Research Division Research Proposal, Form BuMed 98, Project NM 007 BUMED has since obtained a reference (TAB A) from History of the Research Division Bureau of Medicine and Surgerv- U.S. Department of the Navy, by Charles W. Shilling, of a BUMED letter of 5 April 1932 to SECNAV giving in detail the protocol for planned experiments involving humans with the submarine escape device and requesting approval. SECNAV approved the work request and directed all subjects be informed volunteers; the detailed protocol be approved in advance; and every precaution be taken to prevent accidents. 3. ImDlementation of SECDEF Wilson 1953 Memo Navy regulations governing the treatment and protection of human test subjects from 1951 through the present was provided at the 20 May 1994 meeting with the Advisory Committee and by CNO N31/N52 memo of 23 May 1994. 4. ExDeriment Docume nts Persuant to SECDEF Wilson 1953 Memo The only Research Proposal document identified to date (although prior to the 1953 memo) is dated 26 June 1950, and was provided to the Advisory Committee at the 20 May 1994
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meeting and is provided at TAB B. BUMED is continuing its search for any additional historical experiment documents. 5.C. Bistor ical N a w Policv BUMED is in process of searching for relevant historical documents at the Records Center Suitland and has requested SECNAV assistance to search their records for: instructions and any documentation related to the requirements, basis for, and review process for human experimentation from 1944 to present; protocols reviewed and documentation; and policy regarding retention and disposition of records. SECNAV Instruction P5212.5B of 21 June 1961, Disposal of Navy and Marine Corps Records, is provided at TAB C. Section 6500 Medical Research Records indicates a retention period for Research Project Forms (such as NAVMED-98) of three years, so it is uncertain if more research documents will be found. IV. Oruanizational Data Navy organizational charts from 1946 through 1956 are provided at TAB D. V. Further Search Documentation The Navy has spent over 2,000 mandays of effort to search, investigate and document the review of possible human radiation experiments. Personnel conducting BUMED searches and preparation of abstracts include physicians, radiation physicists, radiation health officers, micro-biologists, health care administrators, radiation health technicians, hospital corpsmen, librarians and reserve officers on temporary active duty. Some of these people at some time in their career may have been involved in the care of a patient being treated under a research protocol. To control any possible conflicts, multiple types and cross-referenced searches were
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conducted to ensure thoroughness, consistency, and The Chief of Naval Research established a Task Committee on 4 January 1994 which included: Director, ONR Science and Technology Program Commanding Officer, Naval Research Laboratory Deputy Director, ONR Public Affairs ONR Special Programs Office Four Senior ONR Science Staff members Additional personnel included five members of ONR's Public Affairs staff and another scientific officer. The ONR search was conducted by public affairs personnel who have no direct involvement in research. A list of possible researchers was compiled to allow a literature search for publications by author. Researchers were requested to identify publications of work performed at Five members of the ONR staff searched all of the research grant contract files for the 1940's through the present and found the following institutions received funding for projects that appeared to involve radiation. Universities and laboratories who received grants from ONR were contacted and conducted their own in-house investigations. The following questions were asked during the telephone interviews: o Is there any record of consent given by o Would you conduct a search of your records to see if you have records of other projects that involve humans and radiation sponsored by ONR? (1) Ohio State University Research Foundation Response pending. Have contacted numerous times. Funding was for medical instruments. Did not involve human subjects. (2) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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(3) University of Pennsylvania Lorie Doyle (215) 662-2560 - No human involvement. Ms. Judy Manchester (518) 388-6104 - No human Mr. Mike Komorek (716) 845-3172 - No human Mr. Jesus Mena (510) 642-3734 - No human Mr. Frank Stout (617) 956-5363 - Suggested we research additional papers from the medical libraries on a researcher by the name of Dr. Bertram Selverstone. Located one article. Dr. Selverstorie died in 1993. Mr. Ray Burnack (313) 745-2750 - No human (5) Health Research, Inc. (6) University of California (7) Tufts College Medical School (9) Johns Hopkins University - No human involvement. (10) New York Post Graduate Medical School and Hospital Mr. David Sachs (212) 685-2058 - No human (11) Itelcon RAD Tech, Intelcon Industries, Inc Unable to locate firm. (12) University of Maryland Public Affairs (410) 706-3100 - No human Dr. Johnson (415) 968-9910 - No human involvement. (13,14) Science Applications, Inc., La Jolla As a result of the Boston Globe interview, several research papers were discovered. Harvard Medical School and the Boston Lying-in Hospital were contacted to determine if consent was obtained from individuals involved in the studies. They have no records on the studies and there was no set policy at the time regarding use of humans in clinical research other than what were the medical standards of the time.