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This two-page document is a summary of a letter from dr. Patricia w. Durbin, donner laboratory, lawrence berkeley laboratory, to dr. J. D. Goldstein, director of biology and medicine, aec, dated december 10, 1971, that was disclosed during examination of records at dber (aec, division of biomedical and environmental research). No author of this summary is indicated. The disclosed letter concerned a proposal to secure excretion and blood samples from three persons who had been injected with plutonium during 1945-1946. Information regarding the chain of approval at donner laboratory for such a request was discussed. This document indicates that no further request on this matter were received and no follow up actions were taken by the author.
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- Examination of records atthe DBER disclosed a copy of a letter fran Patricia W. Durbin, Donner Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, dated December 10, 1971, t o D r . J. D. Goldstein, Director of Biology and Medicine, AEC, concerning a proposal t o secure excretion and possibly blood samples from three persons who had been injected with plutonium Mrs. Durbin furnished a copy of a memorandum dated December 1 7 , 1971, which she wrote t o Dr. James L. Born, Director, Donner Laboratory, which is in part as follows: "I had anice chat on the telephone with Dr. Goldstein this morning about the Plutonium follow-up. H e was very interested and cordial -- I guess my fears were roughly like those of the child for the But as Howard says, 'How long w i l l it last "He suggested that,ifit is decided t o go ahead with this project here a t Berkeley, w e should write up a new 189 form for this program specifically, and they will include it in their midyear review for spec ific funding ." Dr. Goldstein, 1440 Walnut Street, Berkeley, California,stated that he discussed the matter with Mrs. Durbin and advised her to discuss it with Dr. Born, who had programmatic responsibilities for the Donner Laboratory program of this type with a subordinate employee unless such proGam had He said that he did not consider it appropriate to discuss a
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the approval of the laboratory director and that he subsequently discussed the matter with Dr. Born. He said that he phoned Dr. Born concerning this matter and got the reaction that he was not too interested in pursuing this matter and that it perhaps could have been done through other channels. He said that in talking to Mrs. Durbin, he advised her that any program would require the approval of Dr. Born and also that if such activity were approved, the appropriate authorization should be secured through the submission of Form 189. He said that he heard no more on this matter and i s not aware of the follow-up actions taken.