STATE OF CONNECTICUT 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES 
BUREAU OF HEALTH PROMOTION A DISEASE PREVENTION 
June 23, 1982 
Dt. William Gartland, Jr. 
Director 
Office of Recombinant DNA Activities 
Building 31, Room AA32 
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, Maryland 20205 
Dear Dr. Gartland: 
I would like to Indicate my strong support for amendment I-D-7 to the 
NTH guidelines for recombinant DNA. I feel that the use of recombinant DNA 
experimentation for the purpose of developing organisms which could be used 
for "biologic warfare" Is unacceptable both because of public health and 
humanitarian considerations. Any research which could be subsequently used 
for purposes of developing such weapons should be prohibited. 
Thank you for your consideration of this matter. 
Sincerely, 
Stephen Havas, M.D. 
Bureau Chief 
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Phone: 566-5911 
79 Elm Street • Hartford, Connecticut 06 US 
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