Citizens' Committee for the Conquest of Cancer 
7159 South Franklin Way, Littleton, Colorado 80122 
Ms. Patricia Harris, Secretary 
Department of Health and Human Resources 
Humphrey Building 
200 Independence Avenue, SW 
Washington, DC 20201 
Dear Ms. Harris, 
Dr. Fredrickson has acted prematurely, and I fear rashly, 
in lowering the safety requirements for recombinant DNA research. 
In general, any lowering of safety requirements in any area should 
be based on firm data, or we will soon see an unravelling of the 
laboriously developed safeguards for workers and consumers. 
In this particular case. Dr. Frederickson acted on the recom- 
mendations of only 10 of the 25 members of his own advisory committee 
and against the advice of the developer of the host organism. If 
he is wrong, the swine flu disaster will be dwarfed. 
We look to you as the representati ve of the broad national in- 
terest to stand fast against narrower interest groups, in this case 
a minority of scientists with enormous financial stakes in the issue. 
Please discuss the matter with some of the dissenting members of Dr. 
Frederickson's advisory group. 
Co-Founder 
SIDNEY PARSER. M.D. (1903-1973) 
Co-Chairpersons 
EMERSON FOOTE 
SOLOMON GARB, M.D. 
KAY MANSOlIll 
November 19, 1979 
Yours .truly 
Solomon Garb, M.D 
SG/gr 
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