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Visit with Edwin R. Russell, Savannah River Plant,April 23, 1974 At the time that the human plutonium experiments were carried out i n Chicago, Mr.Russell was a chemist employed by the Metallurgy Laboratory of the Manhattan Engineering District.In this function he collaborated with Dr. Leon Jacobson who at that time was in charge of routine hematological surveillance of the employees inthe Metallurgy Laboratory. Mr.Russell stated that he was directly involved in this project.He prepared the plutonium solutions for injection and acted together with a nurse as witness to the fact that the patient consented to the injection of a radioactive substance. The administration of this substance, according t o what was said in obtaining consent,was not necessarily for the benefit of the patients but might help other people. The material was actually injected It i s of interest that according toMr.Russell Dr. Jacobson instructed him t o make sure that not all information on these experiments were in classified documents so that in case of legal action some information would be available to those involved. Mr.Russell showed us the private notebooks that he kept during this period of time.Asfar as I could see, - they contained information on pre - pa ration of the solution and other technical matters not relevant to this