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

Reply by Prof. D. Zagury and 'Dr. 0. Picard to O.P.R.R.
Memorandum.
Concerning scientific exchanges bet-ween N.IiI. and
Franco-Zairian AIDS research cooperation.
In undertaking tin invc:stigation into thc Frcnch and Franco Zairian
research of our group) on AIDS, an inveziLigutiun LlV4L We le~rned Uf LlirOUgh
the press last March, the ORPR R. has aligned itself with Mr. john Crew dson.
Mr. Crewdson has used this invest iga Lion as the basis for all manner of
damaging allegations published in the Chicago Tribune, concerning our
ireuti. The O.P.R.R. has failed to respond eithier to him or to the
uintruthf ul and der amaltOry LSSUeS contained, without any substantiationI inl
his letter of 15 July 1990 addressed to Mr. Whaley, which initiated the
O.PJ{.R. inquirY.
W~e declare that the complaints contained in the memorandum of the..R.R. addressocA to the vice- president of our university. Monsieur Durain,
to Dr. ()dile Picard and to Plro-f. D. Zugury, are entircly wvithout lo.unl~tiOn1.
In thust levelling a set of quite crci,0WOu% 4cu% t UIC Oe.P.R.R. it; Cau~iii
scrious moral injury:1. againot u,. and lour f ellow rcse archers, including Dr. Picard, Prf. ).
Zagurv-, Gencrul Salauxi of the French Medical Corps. Profe.-ssor Lurhuma.