“ETHICALLY IMPOSSIBLE” STD Research in Guatemala from 1946-1948 
The Guatemala Experiments — Looking Back, Looking Ahead, and 
Apportioning Blame 107 
TABLES AND FIGURES 109 
Table 1: The Cutler Documents 110 
Table 2: Individuals Involved in the STD Experiments in Guatemala 112 
Table 3: Timeline of all Guatemala Experiments 116 
Table 4: Subject and Population Specific Data 118 
Figure 1: Organizational Chart of the Office of Scientific Research and 
Development 120 
Figure 2: Organizational Chart of the National Research Council 121 
Figure 3: Organizational Chart for the U.S. Public Health Service, 1946 122 
Figure 4: Organizational Chart for the National Advisory Health Council, 
December 1946 123 
Figure 3: Organizational Chart for the Syphilis Study Section 124 
Figure 6: Intentional Exposure Experiments Goals over Time 123 
Figure 7: Intentional Exposure Experiments over Time 126 
Figure 8: Methods of Exposure over Time 127 
GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS 129 
APPENDICES 137 
Appendix I: Waiver Form Proposed in Preparation for the Terre Haute 
Experiments 138 
Appendix II: Chancroid Experiment Report Excerpt 141 
Appendix III: Investigation Methods 142 
Research in Guatemala 146 
Advisors to the Investigation 146 
Targeted Interviews 148 
Staff Delegation to Guatemala 148 
Translation 148 
Appendix IV: Subject Database Methods 149 
Creation of Subject Database 149 
Subject Database Quality Control 151 
Limitations 153 
Figures 6, 7, and 8 154 
Appendix V: Suggestions for Further Reading 155 
ENDNOTES 159 
INDEX 201 
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