UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 9819S 
School of Public Health and Community Medicine 
Department of Environmental Health, SC-34 
June 21, 1982 
William J. Gartland, Ph.D. 
Executive Director 
Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee 
National Institutes of Health 
Building 31 
Room 4A32 
9000 Rockville Pike 
Bethesda, Md. 20205 
Dear Bill: 
Many thanks for your continued mailings. As you can see, I am 
re-established In Seattle In my old position as Professor of Medicine 
and my new position as Chairman of this Department of Environmental 
Health. 
I am writing to second the proposal from Novlch and Goldstein 
that the RAC take an explicit position that the guidelines prohibit 
the use of molecular cloning or other genetic techniques for the 
development of biological weapons. 
Wherever I speak about the public policy aspects of biotechnology 
and genetic engineering, there Is usually a question about this matter. 
Our country and our scientific community should have a clear record. 
Best wishes. 
Sincerely yours 
GSO: vad 
Professor and Chairman 
Environmental Health 
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