[Letter to Jon Cohen from Enna E. Rodas with Attached 1955 Memo]

Ofce Memorandum * UNITED 3STATES GOVERNMENT
To:rT. Bobison Mcllvaine DATE: April 13, 16
Deouty Assistant Secret2ry of 3tate
FROM: vid 7*:rice,. Lw
Assistant Surzeon General
suBJECT:s:alk f-oiu Thccine tnHited States abiUity to mee t requezsts
f technica2. inf'.Ltin, reazgents, -and t'wiingz in s eciil
laboratoryr s.<il2.s
>1is io to ccafirri my t eieorone c versation of' this tnoni
hioh Ireoorted results of ny discussions with Dr. Tillia or >e, 'hie>2,
scratoy f Ciolo2ies Cortr;1, a&blXc Heth Sevie andc Dr. Jonas >1lk,
University of 9ittsbourgh.
1. T an informed tn t t:e ar' no or ccssiv Datents on the?.?e ~:ical iaformation essential to ernrt a-aration of~ tho
vaccine has been oa lished and can no nade available eaily.
Dr. ~orknoan states tha.t the 'rocesses are described 'veil and
shou1d lead to no accusation that essential ste-ms w-r- -ithheld.
3. Jr. salk inforned me his Laboratory is willing and vro:11 >o 2'4e
on request to oroWide seed viruses of the three types uso~ in he
conmercial vaccine. He stated he can also provide virus and
antiserims to be used as standarcas.
L. The minimumi standards establisnea tor the vaccine umder the
Biclogics Control Act are available for distrib:tion upn
reouest.
~3. Dr. Salk has stated ne will be willing to receive a limited
nuzmber of foreign scientists in his Laooratory for brief training
in tecnnical phases of vaccine oroduction. Iknow there are other
University laboratories which will cooperate in helping train
individuals in various special techniques applicable in this mak
Ifeel these constitute adequate assurance that the United States will
be able to meet reasonable requests for assistance in starting vaccine production
abroad.

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