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OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER OAK RIDCE, TENNESSEE 3'3 To: The District Engineer, Ih nhat tan District, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1, Prior to1 December 1945 the Eedical. Division under the direction of Colonel Stafford Le Tfarren a s composed of ax Exeoutive Officer; Assistant i n Charge of %search; Assistent i n Cnarge ofIn & s trial !ledicine; Assistank i n Chzrgo of Clinical !!edicine; Assistant i n Charge of Special Prob1m.s; Assistext i n Charge of Adninistm.tion; certain field representat ives located with various cont m ctor s, i.eq, Rochester, Hanford, Hadison Square Area, etc., aod a group of clinical physicians (located a t Oak Riclge, Los Alamos ar.d Hanford). 2, Af'ter 3. Decmber 1945 Colonel 'Arren was directly concermd with ths problem o f Operation Crossroads and i n Fe3nrai-y 1946 L L Col. E. L, Frio dell was named Deputy Chief of %he Iledical Division,. I n ?Tag 1946 Col. Friedel l vias relieved from active duty aEd Col. X, D. Fleni ~ g was placed i n chctrce of the 'Fledical Division with the title of fIedS.cal Director, Ioasriuch as Col. Fl ming had had no prior experience with the Xanhattan District it -.-as decided, upon his request, arxl with the &greenen% of the District Engimer, that alb d ical hdvisory Comnitlxe 'ce e;qoin%ed t o assist in ad rising in the wo& inhis Division, This Advisory Cornmithee tenbor 1946 and a copy of the niriu.tes and rscomend~,tionso f this cm n it teo Xngincer District for the year 1946-67, 4, Colonel Fl ming was relieved from hisdu - Ees as ?,!edical Director on 17 October 1946 and at prossnt I!ajor b. 13. Brundage has been designated down exists i n the persorxml of this Division as was. present prior to1 December 1945, Xunerous icdiviciimn'l person a el chmt;es hzve besn xmdo, The major clevjaticn fron %be existin; policy ims tho stlbstitution o f civilian physicians in the practice cf clip i calm dia j neat Gak Mdce and Los Almos,
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Subject: Orgmization of t h e Medical Division. 6 November 1946, It i s understood that Colonel Jmes P. Cooney will be assigned t o the District as Medical Director of the 1b.nhattan Project with office in Washington and will act as Eledical Advisor t o Gemi-a1 Groves and Col. 5 . The I’edical Division has a t present resoarch o on tracts with such organizations as t h e University of Chicago; University of Rochester; University of California; University o f Xashington (Seattle) ; Colmbia Univorsity; Ohio State University; I3onsanko Chenicd Compazy (Dayton and Oak E d g e ) ; and Los Alamos, hndamontal research i n toxicology, pharnncology, bio logic effects of radiation and industrial hazards i s being carried on at these various institutions, The research pro y mm has been reviewed and aEroved by medical research program the IJedical Advisory Cornittee .-The enti re Chief, Kedical Divi sion.