NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND ARMS CONTROL
2101 Constitution Avenue Washington, D.C. 20418

 

Dr. Philip S. Brachman, M.D.

Emory University School of Medicine
Department of Community Health
Master of Public Health Program

735 Gatewood Road, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30322

Dear Dr. Brachman:

Thank you for your letter of May 29 commenting on the report of
CISAC's meeting with a Soviet delegation on BW. Unfortunately, the
Slides shown to us in Moscow were not given to us. I do recollect
that Matt Meselson was given one or two slides, but you'll have to
confirm that with him.

I found the remarks in your letters to me and Matt Meselson very
interesting and useful. Because I am not a biomedical scientist, I
am not in a position to respond knowledgeably to your comments and
questions. However, I have sent copies of your letters to Dr.
Lederberg.

Our committee is currently considering what might be an
appropriate next step in the inter-Academy dialogue on BW issues. I
will keep you informed of our future activities.

Thank you very much for sharing with us your reactions to the
information we received from the Soviets on Sverdlovsk.

Sincerely,

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Lynn Rusten
Program Officer

cc: Dr. Joshua Lederberg