Letter to L L Strauss, Subject: Advisory Committee's Medical Program Review Shows Less Than 5 Percent of the Program Has Security Classification (LTR. to Failla re Same, 5/27/55, Attached)

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ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Honorable Lewis Le Strauss Washington, De Ce The Advisory Cdt tee for Biology and Medicine has reviewed agdn the program of research in the Division, and i a pleased t o f i n d that less than 5% of the medical program has security related to ueapons testing o r development. The Conunittee is f'urther gratified to learn that a full. report of the radiation effects on the Xarshallese, folLadng the fest series i n March l95b, uill be presented a t the forthcoming meeting of the American Hedical Association in June, unusually prompt reporting of ths complete findings and sub sequent cllnical course resulting from these iajuries. The studies vill be continued indefinitely. That part which is classified is direct* This represents an The Advisory Committee f o r Biology and Nedicine recomaends research relative t o the diagnosis and Creatment of radiation injury i n a wholly unclassjfied way except those experiments directly related to weapons testing o r development; and 2, The results of the latter type of researchwill always be made available t o the scientific comunInity with the lead Chairaran, Advisory Committee

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?he Commission is gratified t o learn that the JMxisory Cdt tee f o r Biology and Medicine in its special revieu of the program of research has found that there is a very small fraction of this important mrk that has aq' sedrmfty classification. the intent of the C wds sion that matters dealing with human health and with the application af nuclear energy to medical research and therapy should n m r fall within the areas of classification. are especially pleased, therefore, t o learn that the only classified research supported by the Division of Biology and Medicine is that directly related t o ueapons testing and development. We note uith satisfaction the recammendations of the Advisoqy It has been 1. n e AEC will continue t o sponsor all research relative t o the diagnosis and treatment o f radiation injury ina uholly unclassified uay except thsse experiments directly related t o weapons testing o r development; and The results of t h e latter type of research vi11 always be made available t o the scientific conmnrnity uith the least lhese recommendations are i n the highest scientific and professional tradition, and we are pleased t o re-affirm them as the established policy of the Cammission. Chairman, Advisory Cammittee f o r Biology and Hedicine New York 32, New York