Friends of the Earth 72 Jami Smrr • Niw Ymk. Ntw Yoik 10014 • (212) 67S-S911 
Dr. William Gartland, Jr. 
Director 
Office of Recombinant DNA Activities 
Building 31, Room 4A52 
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, MD 20205 
Dear Dr. Gartland, 
I would li)ce to express POE ' s support of the amendment to 
place the development of biological weapons based on the use 
of recombinant DNA technology on the "prohibited" list in the 
recombinant DNA guidelines. 
This request refers to the amendment co-authored by Dr. 
Richard Novic)c and Dr. Richard Goldstein. 
The use of recombinant DNA technology for developing new 
weapons of biological warfare constitutes an egregious misuse 
of scientific knowledge. 
June 16, 1982 
Andrea Gaines 
Friends of the Earth 
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