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Correspondence pertaining to publication of scientific Langham, Bassett, Bale, Dowdy-Dir. Manhattan Dept. (Rochester) Dowdy to Friedel l ? inclusion of Oak Ridge Patient in write up? "It i s my understanding that it was your idea and that Major Howland and Cpt. Goldring were the two who actually carried out the administration" Human metabolism work under Bassett to be discontinued on order from Shields Warren. Bassett to write history Transmittal of Technical Report Detailed plan of product pCnt of Rochester Experiment: Details about admission of patients,clinical observations and laboratory tests, injections, sample collection General Pan of Rochester Experiment calls for 50 subjects, 1 0 each f o r plutonium, radium, polonium, uranium & lead. Personnel and responsibilities : General Director - Dowdy Plutonium - Langham, Hempelman Ltr. from Hannah E. Sil b erste into Wright Langham Details of injection - subject HP-1 10/16/45
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REPOSITORY: OFFICE OF HUMAN RADIATION COLLECTION : PLUTONIUM INJECTION INVESTIGATION FOLDER: PLUTONIUM INJECTIONS - GENERAL
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1012 5145 Ltr. from H. E. Sil b erste into Langham Details of injection - subject HP-2 10123174 11/19/45 Ltr from Bassett t o Langham 7110146 Ltr. from Helen Van Al stine to Langham selected during Bassett's absence (in Bikini). To be injected following week Ltr. from Langham t o Van Al stine Thahks for carrying on during Bassett ' s absence. Requests specially handled urine sample from HP-10. 2/18/47 Ltt.. from Dowdy t o Norris E. Bradbarry (Los Alamos) Technical details of report on cooperative study between Rochester & Los Alamos. How should it be circulated ? From where should it emanate? Suggests imposing on limitation on this report not t o be declassified for $enera1 distribution outdide AEC without for knowledge by Rochester. "I make this suggestion because of possible unfavorable public relations and i n an attempt to protect Encloses title page, table of contents Memo from Bassett to Bale, Monthly report for 'June 1947 Human tracer studies with plutonium being continued. HP-6 returned for observation & collection of further specimens. H-9 died, autopsy was obtained. "There was no evidence that the small dose of plutonium -- had i n any way altered the course of his disease. Nor was there any evidence that the Pu has in itself exerted a deletermous effect on any of the tissues examined," Rough draft of R o 28, with corrections by Bassett Final draft of Bassett ' s sections of Join% Publication wi-itten by Bassett & bangham Opens with "Selection of subjects" Preference was given t o those who might re'asonably gain from continued ho spiti liz ation. function, malignant diseases. Considered life expectancy, age of pt.