[Letter to Colleagues from Peter Duesberg]

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, U.S.A.
Request for opinion on manuscript by Peter H. Duesberg'
Title The Role of Drugs,Jn the Originof AIDS -,,~
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.; a multidiscip malinar1y jiii ibisbifrppt foiia eerho
exceptional importance and novelty. I am writing to ask your opinion on the following points, together with. any other comments you may
offer. Please reply to all questions..The Editorial Board considers the first two the most important. Please note that the Editorial Policy
states that the referees should remain anonymous '. L- LiJ! ":.!r, i ei:iC
1. Is this contribution.especially important and novel, justifying publication In jroceedings rather than. a specialty:
journal? 0 Yes ANo Q Don't know aieU1ii+ lSo tw,Ie1i ~
2. Is the overall quality of this paperin the top,10th percentile of papers in its "fi eld? 0 Yes.o 0 Don't know -
3. Does the evidencejustif te conclusons ~drawn? SQ 0Y es.-9No \"O Don t-kn~sow "" ";Ct a y.:.,mr'tir w ".=C
4, Is this paper clearly writenfor a.diverse audience of scientists? H Ys No:O Don'tlknow er - t '-' " r:
5. Are the procedures described sufficiently well that the e ork can be repeated? 0 Yest)0 NoYNot relevant
6. Comments (use 'additional - pges' if necessary; send o riginal sand two copieis): n' the answers to questions 1 and 2 are Yes, please describe
here the aspects of this paper that are novel and important:
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