[Letter to Colleagues from Peter Duesberg]

w.....1PROCEFEIN(;! OF THE* N1I:1. A("A1)I.\i) l)1 scll.:NCFS,.S.A.
Request for opinion on manuscript by Pe rH.D sb g
Me~ The Role of Drugs int the Oeigin of AIDS
The proceedings of the Notional Aca~derv of &ieiwltrx. U.Sx.A.. a multidisciplinary jounal,. publishcs brief reports O
original rcscarch of exceptional importane anti novelty. i am writing to askz your opinion on the following points, togethe
ithayohrcmet o a fe.Pes el oalqeios h dtra or osdr h is w h mportant. Picase note that thc Editorial Policy states that the referccs should remain nnymous.
1. Is zls contribution of suf icient general interest tojus~tify publication in the Proceedings rather than a specialty Jourrnd
&YsD0No O Don't know /
2. Is the overall quality, of this paeWutbe o h, ounl P1es 0 No~ 0 Don't know
3. Does the evidence justify the conclusions drawn? 4 XCs '0NoOQ Don't know
4. Is this paper clearly written for a diversc audience of scientists? ~l'5ea 0 No 0 Dont't know
5. Arc the procedures described sufficicntly well that the nor}. can be repeaitod? 17 Yrs ON No o relevant
6. Comments (usc additional paces if necessary; scnd original and two copies): If' the answcrs to qucstions I and 2 arc Yes, pleas
d sczibc here the aspects of this paper that are novel and imptat:
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