Interview with Donald S. Burke

8. Have you received any compensation for your services to ASAP?
Answer: No. As a participant in the Speaker's Bureau I was
reimbursed for direct expenses. I never received a speaker's
fee.
9. Do you know if any Command personnel have been involved in
activities on behalf of ASAP which are inconsistent with their
Government employment?
Answer: No.
10. Do you know if Command personnel have disclosed scientific
information to ASAP which is not public information?
Answer: No.
11. Does Mr. Smith of ASAP receive, or has he received, any
scientific information concerning BIV research from military
laboratories that is not immediately available to the general
public?
Answer: I don't know if he got information early.
12. What is your understanding of the phone conversation from Mr.
Smith of ASAP to Dr. Vahey on 24 August 1992.
Answer: I called Mr. Smith about the phone call. Mr. Smith
was concerned about the interpretation of the data. I told him
that the, "phone call came at exactly the wrong time and could
be interpreted as intrusive."
13. Was Mr. Smith a privileged receiver of scientific information
about gpl60 data that was not to be released until the 31 July
1992 at the Chantilly meeting?
Answer: No.
14. Do you believe Mr. Smith tried to influence Dr. Vahey's data
analysis concerning gpl60?
Answer: No.
15. Were you involved in any conversations with ASAP personnel,
anyone retained by ASAP, or Congressional personnel, where you
discussed obtaining appropriated funds for the HIV research
program generally, or the gpl60 vaccine trial in particular?
Answer: No.
16. Do you know the name of the Congressman who introduced the
language for the $20 million appropriation for gpl60 research?
Answer: No.
17. Do you know if Mr. Smith of ASAP has any personal or
financial connection to MicroGeneSys?
Answer: No.
18. Does Mr. Smith help you and the Military HIV Program keep
abreast of the political aspects of the research program?
Answer: In general he was informative.