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Medical Research Program Ps-Colonel Warren ha8 suggested that I summarise t h e biological resoarah program which was agreed upon i n our conference w i t h you and ri th a relatively high priority will consiat of three parts: plutonium i n the excreta and i n tissues and of ionisation methods of detecting plutonium in t h e lungs. k. Kennedy on 25 August 1944. This program h i o h uXLl be pureued *.- 1. The development of chemical methods of determining 2. llnfl experimentation t o check the methods dea3. Tracer experiments on humslns t o determine the percentage When satisfautory analytical methods have be- developed in this laboratory the problem of carrying out Mher metabolic studies will be turned over t o another aedical group, presumably the Bocher~tar a series of experiments wAth plutonium supplied by this prodect t o determine the lethal dose i n anlmals. It was also decided that the Rochester group should undertake It i s felt that a temporary staff of tan or eleven people will. be required t o complete the above program within a reasonable period of time. This rrill Include four chemists, four chemical techniciana, one physicist and two unskilled laboratory assistants. Of these, it is probablB tihat one chemist and two m three technicians dl1 remain permanently with the Medical Group t o test for plutonium i n t h e excreta of the working peremel. Only the physicist and two technicians are needed t o complete the proposed temporary staff; arrangements have been laads t o 8ecure ,these people. hale the activLties of the above group srrpervised by an advisory committee representing t h e chemistrg, physics and medical divisions. It is plaraed t o Considerable additional laboratory space will be needed for sloe of theQ building. allow us t o have a room t o house the nnimnla and carry out dirty operations (ashing and drying of tissues, etc.) and another for electronics. This will amount t o about 1500 square feet, the apporimate If theQ building can be obtained, thia NARA Atlanta Archives Collection: RG 326, (68A588) MED2 0 0 0 9 i 9 A Central Files
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Medical Reaesrch Program It will.also be necsseary for us to have a ncotmting shack” outside the Technical Area as m trill be oonaerned dth the detection of vary hematology laboratory ( U - 1 ) and the medical office be retained at that with the personnel and facilities crutlined above the program can be complete6 in four months. It i8 proposed that the present It is hoped