[Memorandum to Acting Deputy Director for Intramural Research, NIH from F. William Dommel, Jr.]

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aciefltists, without this constituting a col labor ation (except in the case of
projects D and E). Collaboration implies an active participation in the
conception of research programs, budgetary participation, logistics,
follow-up and the analysis of rcsults. There has therefore been no
Franco-Zairian scientific collaboration ini- he strict sense of the term with
the N.1.11. for projects A. B. C. F, 0 and 14.
2. If the'O.P.R.R. has any accusations to make against the NilI. or IItS '7~
sc ientiss w oldakit not to use L %IS 'sa pawn. 1qs w'WOlak-,since that Would be
\b-olh unjustified and slanderouIs We would regard this as an accusation 1Av)ag-ainst wkhich we reserve the right to bring legal uction, sinlce it is 4Aprejudicial to ut.,- nd to our colleagues and to those wi/rth whom llWC
collaborate, iis WClI as t.) Ole j"SL u Ltuions to w%-hich %we belong Even more
seriously. this unwarranted conduct on the part of the O.PR.R. w'ould
adversely affect research on AIDS as wllas the trcatrncnts that we
administer to puticnts in France or Zaire, and also affects AIDS puLienls in
the US.NA who have hig~h cxpcctutionF of our research.

3.We deplo're the entire actionl of the OJ-KR.R. arising from the
a4llc~atiun.,, which it did not attrnpt to subst 4antiate. mude b 'the journalist
-John Crewds.on*, wIIuSC nQ(Li%'eS. which are very ofton alien to his pi'ession
as Dlocument No 2 sho'v-s, wvere not examined b,.- the 0 OP,.R R
Wc regard it as deplorable that in a matter like AIDS w should mire
ourselveN-S in pLdue hat have not)hing to do with the diisease and are
f'raught withi erro~rs that are scrious and dangerous for everyvone, which
hinde r and destabilise the reescarchcrs w'ho art; entirely com-nmittled to their
work, and abovc all, the sufferers, who Should nut be forgotten.

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