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I. Discover composition of health group and whether they decided t o authorize coordinated injection project. a. Durbin stated that they were Stone, Hamilton, Staf Warren, Friedel l b. Confirmation available from (1) Warren i f he will talk (2) Friedel l if he will talk (3) Hamilton papers. Durbin can get them but she says that they (4) Stone files. Durbin says that he dictated recollections to Radiology Dept. personnel and that tapes may be available. (5) Stone correspondence if available. c. Also, from MED files if any records were kept of such a group. Dick Hewlett may be able to help. d. Langham article 111 B 10 stated that a meeting was held to discuss this matter a t Los Alamos i n March, 1954. Is-there-anyLangham correspondence may be revealing. e. It is stored in Los Alamos. 11. Records of transfer of Pu, called product (HI?), which may have gone from Hanford t o someone else (possibly Langham) t o Rochester. It was coded and possibly recoded, Injected by people who may have been unaware of its nature. Hempelmann may be able to elucidate this.
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111. Rochester AEP activities 1. What w e need t o know. c. Who issued orders for injections ? g . Was there any informed consent? What was composition of relevant group at that time? Did c. have knowledge of what they were doing? Was any record of g. kept i f yes? i. What was length of early followup (available from LA-1151)? k. What did he do and what does he know? How did Howland get in the act ? Was there any informed consent i n connection with his activities ? 2. Sources of information a. MED files for Rochester AEP (1) Possibly at University (Rochester). Inquire of Bill Neuman. (2)In Rochester AEP (go to records in A EP). (3)Possibly in historic files at OR (check with Dick Hewlett). b. Hospital records a t Strong Memorial Hosp. (1) Staff of metabolic ward i n 1945-46, possibly few following years. (2)Patient records to be searched by hospital administration for records of informed consent, names of attending physicians.
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(5) Others picked up in b. IV. U. of Chicago cases 2. Sources of information a. Argonne or stored files b. Billings Hospital records
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a. When did AEC personnel become aware of problem? c. Do ACBM records regarding Dr. Stone concern this problem? d . Is there any correspondence in files relating to it? 2. Sources of information a. Fragments of minutes of ACBM meetings. Old correspondence or records of meetings if available. 2. Sources of information a. Stone files if any available. c. Hamilton files. Durbin said that they contain nothing. e. Check with Durbin about informed consent record leads.
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VII. Recent Interest (Durbin) a. Reasons for her further interest in the patients. b. Sources of her information. c. Relations with AEC re: matter. d. Relations with Rowland and Waterhouse. Sources of information a . Interview with her. d. AEC correspondence files. VIII. Recent Studies Reasons for Argonne, Rochester interest. Who made contacts with patients or estate? Was there informed consent? Were records of such kept?
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(3) AEC 189's and correspondence a. When did AEC personnel become aware of the patients? b. Were they aware of deficiencies in informed consent? d. Chronology of AEC activity. 2 . Sources of information h. Argonne correspondence and records