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McARDLE LABORATORY
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN « MADISON, WISCONSIN 53706

 

November 3, 1980

 

Dr. Joshua Lederberg

President

The Rockefeller University

1230 York Avenue

New York, New York 10021 [
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Dear Josh: oS”

You may recall at our last meeting that we had some informal discussion
at Tuesday night's dinner on the role of the Boards of Scientific Counselors
of the National Cancer Institute in relation to the role and functions of the
National Cancer Advisory Board.

I am including with this letter a copy of the proposed statement of such
a policy modified on the basis of our discussions of Tuesday evening, October
7. v

I would appreciate your comments, criticisms, changes, additions, etc. So
to this document in order that we can take some action at the November meeting
so that this matter may be clarified.

Thanks very much for your help in this. I look forward to seeing you
in a couple of weeks.

With kindest regards,

Henry C. Pitot, M.D., Ph.D.
Director

HGP :mjg

Encl.

cc Dr. Donald S. Fredrickson
Dr. William Walter
In order to facilitate interchange between the National Cancer Advisory Board
and the Boards of Scientific Counselors of the Divisions of the National Cancer
Institute and to enhance the capabilities of the NCAB to carry out its mandated
responsibility of monitoring programs and recommending policy of the National
Cancer Plan to the Director of NCI, the following recommendations are presented
to the Director for formulation beginning in 1981.

(1)

(2)

Chairpersons of the Boards of Scientific Counselors (BSC) or their desig-
nates are invited to attend all meetings of the NCAB and its Subcommittees
and shall attend the November meeting of the NCAB and participate in the
Program reviews at that time. At this meeting, each chairperson will
report on the year's activities of his/her BSC.

Copies of the minutes of each BSC meeting and those of their Subcommittees
shall be forwarded to all members of the NCAB as soon as they have been
drafted. The activities and policy recommendations of the BSC's should

be clearly delineated in such minutes. Activities of the BSC's shall

be reviewed by the NCAB and appropriate action taken at the November Board
(NCAB) meeting or as appropriate at other times.