1969

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Rotblat January 17,1969 - Rotblat to Meselson re: Pugwash meeting Marianske Lazne

Nixon January 20, 1969 - Meselson response to Harry Flemming, Special Assistant to President-Elect Nixon letter January 8, declining a position in the new administration

Leitenberg January 22, 1969 - Milton Leitenberg, SIPRI, to Meselson re: review of memo

Epstein January 21, 1969 - Meselson to Epstein, UN Disarmament Staff providing list of competent microbiologists and epidemiologists

Haselkorn February 11, 1969 - Meselson response to Haselkorn letter Jan 18 re: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Feld February 11, 1969 - Meselson to Bernard Feld, MIT re: Sochi Conference

Rotblat February 27, 1969 - Meselson to Rotblat re: Pugwash meeting Marianske Lazne

Moscow Miliary Publishing House March 5, 1969 - Meselson inquiry re: Bacteriological Weapons and How to
Defend Against Them

Kaplan March 7, 1969 - Martin Kaplan, WHO, to Meselson re: UN Consultant Group on Chemical and Bacter iological (Biological) Weapons

Brzezanski March 10, 1969 - Letter to Brzezanski at Library of Congress re: ATD Report 68-52-50-7 - CBE Factors, Monthly Survey #25

Bennett March 12, 1969 - Bennett to Meselson re: Pugwash meeting Marianske Lazne

Bunn March 12, 1969 - Meselson to George Bunn, University of Wisconsin law School re: 1932 Disarmament Conference

Epstein March 17, 1969 - Meselson to Epstein re: Geneva Protocol

Slater March 18, 1969 - Joseph Slater, Salk Institute to Meselson re: Plans for Salk East

Wetstone March 25, 1969 - David Wetstone, American Chemical Society re: public symposium on chemical warfare May 3, 1969

Bunn March 27, 1969 -  Bunn to Meselson, responding to letter of March 12

McCarthy April 22, 1969 - Richard McCarthy, US House of Representatives to Meselson re: Ad Hoc Committee

Swyter April 22, 1969 - Han Swyter to Meselson re: leaving OSD

Kaplan May 2, 1969 - Kaplan to Meselson and John Humphrey re: WHO Analysis, Prague Pugwash Meeting

Huang May 5, 1969 - Alice Huang to Meselson re: speaking at American Society of Microbiology meeting

Kaplan May 8, 1969 - Kaplan to Meselson re: Robert Neild and Sir Solly Zuckerman

Kaplan Neild May 8, 1969 - Kaplan to Meselson re: Robert Neild and Sir Solly Zuckerman (follow up to prior letter)

Gubman May 10, 1969 - Meselson to Irving Gubman, ACDA, re: riot control agents

Kaplan May 10 1969 - Meselson to Kaplan re: comments on draft report on riot control agents

Brown May 13, 1969 - Lt.Col. Frederic J Brown US Army to Meselson re: review of Brown's book, Chemical Warfare: A Study in Restraints

Bennett May 15, 1969 - Meselson to Ivan Bennett re: riot control agents

Zuckerman May 15, 1969 - George Owen to Sir Solly Zuckerman re: conversation with Paul Doty

Myrdal May 16, 1969 - Meselson to Ambassador Alva Myrdal re: riot control agents

Neild May 16, 1969 - Meselson to Neild at SIPRI re: riot control agents

Noel-Baker May 29, 1969 - Philip Noel-Baker, MP to Meselson re: British Policy

Humphrey May 31, 1969 - Humphrey to Meselson re: Hope-Jones and CW stockpiles

Bunn June 2, 1969 - Meselson to Bunn re: riot control agents

Darren June 2, 1969 - Leslie Darren, WGBH to Meselson re: riot control agents

Boffey June 8, 1969 - Meselson to Phillip Boffey, Science Magazine re: riot control agents

Kissinger June 23, 1969 - Kissinger to Meselson, thanking for copy of Andromeda Strain

Brodine Environment Magazine June 27, 1969 - Correspondence with Virginia Brodine at Environment Magazine re: CS gas use in Southeast Asia

Brown June 27, 1969 - Meselson to Bille Brown at CBS, c/o Don Hewitt re: Foreign Relations Committee hearing on CBW.

Humphrey June 27, 1969 - Meselson to Humphrey re: Geneva Protocol, US Senate Foreign Relations Cormnittee hearing on chemical and biological warfare

Epstein July 1, 1969 - Epstien UN sending copy of Report of the Secretary-General on CBW.

Galston July 1, 1969 - Arthur Galson to Meselson requesting information on Fulbright hearings and UN Report of the Secretary-General on CBW.

Hope-Jones July 3, 1969 - Meselson to Hope-Jones re: riot control agents

Bunn July 10, 1969 - Bunn to Meselson re: Geneva Protocol

Hudson War Peace July 11, 1969 - Richard Hudson, editor of War Peace Report, letter to Meselson re: Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on chemical and biolgocial warfare.

Dworkin July 14, 1969 - Martin Dworkin to Meselson re: Congressional Testimony

VanVleit July 14, 1969 - John H. Van Vleit to Meselson re: riot control agents (handwritten)

Hope-Jones July 15, 1969 - Hope-Jones to Meselson, in response to July 3 letter re: riot control agents

Epstein July 16, 1969 - Epstein to Meselson re: conversation with Senator Donald Fraser

Ketchum July 24, 1969 - Lt.Colonel James S. Ketchum to Meselson re: riot control agents

Rice July 28, 1969 - Stuart Rice to Meselson re: Geneva Protocol

Swyter July 28, 1969 - Swyter to Meselson re: American Academy or Arts & Sciences meeting

Wiggins July 29, 1969 - James Russell Wiggins to Meselson re: American Academy or Arts & Sciences meeting

Guhin July 30, 1969 - Michael Guhin, National Security Council, to Meselson re: proposed paper on Geneva Protocol

Feld July 31, 1969 - Kaplan to Feld (copy to Meselson) re: Sochi Pugwash meeting

Zuckerman August 2, 1969 - Meselson to Zuckerman re: riot control agents

Ketchum August 4, 1969 - Meselson reply to Ketchum July 24 letter re: riot control 

Zuckerman August 6, 1969 - Zuckerman to Frederick Mulley re: Meselson and riot control agents

Brown August 8, 1969 - Meselson to Lt. Colonel Fredric Brown re: CBW  and Geneva Protocol

Ketchum August 12, 1969 - Ketchum response to Meselson August 4 letter re: riot control agents

Mills August 12, 1969 - Meselson to Ruth Mills, League of Women Voters re: CBW and the Geneva Protocol

Kaplan August 12, 1969 - Geoffrey Edsall to Martin Kaplan re: review of Kaplan paper DG/69.2

Nelson August 15, 1969 - Meselson to A. Brustin, Assistant to Senator Nelson re: Senate position on CBW

Gubman ACDA August 14, 1969 - Irwin Gubman ACDA to Meselson re: Geneval Protocol

Bunn August 18, 1969 - Meselson to Bunn re: New Scientist article, Geneval Protocol

Howard August 18, 1969 - Meselson reply to Bruce Howard Naval Medical Research August 6 letter re: proposed book on CBW

Henehan August 20, 1969 - Meselson correspondence with John Henehan at Salk Institute

Ignatieff August 21, 1969 - Meselson to Ambassador George Ignatieff, President UN Security Council, re: New Scientist article

Kissinger August 25, 1969 - JE Slater to Kissinger re: Salk Institute-American Academy Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

McCarthy August 26, 1969 - Meselson to Rep Richard E McCarthy( D-NY) re: New Scientist, Great Phosgene Hoax

Wiggins August 26, 1969 - Meselson to Wiggins re: riot control agents

Robinson August 27, 1969 - Julian Robinson to Meselson re: long term affects of riot control agents

Schindler August 28, 1969 - Meselson to Dali Schindler, Recontres Culturelles Internationales, declinding Schindler invitation to International Congress in September 1969

Dworkin August 28, 1969 - Meselson response to July 14 Dworkin letter re: Senate Foriegn Relations Committee Hearing on CBW

Goldsmith August 28, 1969 - Meselson response to Maureen Goldsmith July 8 letter re: "non lethal gas"

Huff August 28, 1969 - Meselson response to Mrs. AW Huff August 20 letter re: "germ warfare" 

Van Vliet August 28, 1969 - Meselson Response to July 14 Van Vliet letter

Guhin August 29, 1969 - Meselson to Guhin, plans to visit DC in late September, article in New Scientist

McIntyre August 29, 1969 - Meselson to Larry Smith, Aide to Senator McIntyre re: article in New Scientist, The National Academy Symposium on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Elkinton September 3, 1969 - J. Russell Elkinton, Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine to Meselson re: publications

Bunn Sepetmber 5, 1969 - Walter Stockmayer to Bunn (cc Meselson) re: Symposium on Chemical and Biological Warfare at the meeting of the National
Academy of Sciences at Dartmouth College

Swyter September 5, 1969 - Stockmayer to Swyter (cc Meselson) re: Symposium on Chemical and Biological Warfare at the meeting of the National
Academy of Sciences at Dartmouth College

Brennan September 9, 1969 - Donald Brennan, Hudson Institute to Meselson re: Senate Foriegn Relations Committee Hearing on CBW and ratification of Geneva Protocol

Red Cross September 9, 1969 - Red Cross to Meselson refusing access to internal circulation document "Outlawing Poisonous Gases and Bacteriological Warfare"

Kissinger September 10, 1969 - Kissinger to Slater (cc Meselson) at Salk Institute re: National Acadamy of Sciences meeting

Coons September 11, 1969 - Albert Coons to Meselson re: Senate testimony

Hart Army September 16, 1969 - Robert Hard, US Army to Meselson re:Edgewood Arsenal articles available for release.

McCarthy September 11, 1969 - McCarthy to Meselson re: New Scientist article

Cook September 18, 1969 - Robert Cook to Meselson re: Geneva Protocol

Cook September 20, 1969 - Cook to Meselson re: riot control agents

Rose Sepember 21, 1969 - Stephen Rose, British Society for Social Responsibility in Science, to Meselson re: WILP meeting

Wilson September 25, 1969 - Meselon to George Wilson, Washington Post re: riot control agents

Wilson September 29, 1969 - Wilson to Meselson, response to September 25 letter

Miller September 30, 1969 - Marilyn Miller at Time Magazine to Meselson re: June 27 essay on biological and chemical warfare

Zuckerman October 9 1969 - Zuckerman to Meselson re: AAAS/Salk conference

Kissinger October 15, 1969 - Paul Doty to Kissinger re: SALT treaty and CBW

Swyter October 17, 1969 -  Swyter to Meselson re: NAS Symposium, supplement to speech

Hope-Jones October 24, 1969 - Hope-Jones to Meselson re: Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Bunn October 27, 1969 - Bunn to Meselson re: ACDA

Nelson October 31, 1969 - Bryce Nelson, Los Angeles Times to Meselson re: article

Bunn, undated 1969 - Undated letter believed to be from October-November Decemer 1969  from Bunn to Meselson re: (handwritten) re: Proceedings of NAS Meeting 

Hope-Jones November 3, 1969 - Meselson to Hope-Jones re: Geneva Protocol

Schaerf November 3, 1969 - Meselson to Professor Carlo Schaerf re: herbicides

Wiggins November 3, 1969 - Meselson to Wiggins re: media coverage of the Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Dellenback November 4, 1969 - Sven Groennings, for Rep. John Dellenback (R-OR) to Meselson re: Wednesday Group report on CBW and National Security 

Glaser November 4, 1969 - Glaser to Meselson re: CBW and Vietnam

Herring November 4, 1969 - Frances Herring, Women for Peace, to Meselson re: request for statement to be read at meeting

Garwin November 5, 1969 - Garwin to Meselson re: Sochi report on riot control agents 

Bradlee November 6, 1969 - Wiggins to Ben Bradlee, Washington Post re: Proceedings of the Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Douglas-Hume November 6, 1969 - Meselson to Charles Douglas-Hume re: Proceedings of the Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Wiggins November 6, 1969 - Wiggins to Meselson re: Proceedings of the Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Wiggins November 6, 1969 - Wiggins to Meselon re: Hope-Jones letter on Geneva Protocol

Bunn November 10, 1969 -  Bunn to Meselson re: to Meselson re: Wednesday Group report on CBW and National Security

Cook November 10, 1969 - Robert Cook to Meselson re: riot control agents

Bradlee November 11, 1969 - Meselson to Bradlee re: Proceedings of the Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Eagleton November 13, 1969 - Senator Thomas Eagleton (D-MO) to Meselson re: Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Gravel November 13, 1969 - Senator Mike Gravel (D-AK) to Meselson re: Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Aiken November 14, 1969 - Senator George Aiken (R-VT) to Meselson re: Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

McGovern November 14, 1969 - Senator George McGovern (D-ND) to Meselson re: Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

McGee November 15, 1969 - Senator Gale McGee (D-WY) to Meselson re: Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Godell November 17, 1969 - Meselson to Heidi Wolf, aide to Senator Godell re: Resolutions on ROTC progromR adopted by the Faculty of Brown University

Husain November 17, 1969 - Meselson to UN Ambassador M.A. Husain (India) re: Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Fulbright November 18, 1969 - Senator J.W. Fulbright (D-AR) to Meseslon re: Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Muskie November 18, 1969 - Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME) to Meselson re: Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Brennan November 19, 1969 - Meselson to Brennan re: Yemen, Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Curwen November 19, 1969 - Margaret Curwen to Meselson re: Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare Agenda

Hughes November 19, 1969 - Senator Harold Hughes (D-IA) to Meselson re: Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Galston November 20, 1969 - Arthur Galston to Meselson re: AAAS Council Meeting, herbicides, CBW

Rasmussen November 20, 1969 - John Rasmussen, Federation of American Scientists, to Meselson re: minutes of latest FAS council meeting

Hopkins November 21, 1969 - Marilyn Hopkins, League of Women Voters, to Meselson re: CBW article in National Voter

Janeway November 21, 1969 - John Apley to Charles Janeway, re: Vietnam and congenital abnormalities.

Dyson November 25, 1969 - Freeman Dyson to Meselson re: ACDA (handwritten)

Clark November 26, 1969 - Joseph Clark, World Federalists, to Meselson re: President Nixon's biological weapons ban November 25, 1969

Kissinger November 26, 1969 -  Meselson to Kissinger re: Geneva Protocol

Brown November 27, 1969 - Brown to Meselson re: Congressional testimony, re: President Nixon's biological weapons ban November 25, 1969 (handwritten)

Humphrey November 27, 1969 - Humphrey to Meselson re: re: President Nixon's biological weapons ban November 25, 1969

Kaplan November 27, 1969 - Kaplan to Meselson re: re: President Nixon's biological weapons ban November 25, 1969

Kaplan November 28, 1969 - Kaplan to Meselson re: WHO report 

Parsons November 28, 1969 - Sir Harold Himsworth to AAAS president Parsons re: CBW

Baxter November 29, 1969 - Dirk Baxter to Meselson re: re: President Nixon's biological weapons ban November 25, 1969

McCarthy November 29, 1969 - Rep Richard McCarthy (D-NY) to Meselson re: President Nixon's biological weapons ban November 25, 1969

Thomas November 29, 1969 - Charles Thomas, Harvard Medical School, to Meselson re: President Nixon's biological weapons ban November 25, 1969

Baxter December 1, 1969​​​​​​ - Baxter to Meselson re: South House talk

Hamill December 1, 1969 - Robert Hamill to Meselson re: President's statement

Clark December 3, 1969 - Meselson to Clark re: Geneva Protocol

Viney December 3, 1969 - Meselson to Derek Viney BBC re: Nixon statement on biological weapons

Jones December 7, 1969 - Robert Jones, Royal College of Surgeons (UK) to Meselson re: possible carcineogenic effect of high exposure to tear gas (handwritten)

Himsworth December 8, 1969 - Himsworth to Meselson re: tear gas

Janeway December 8, 1969 - Janeway to Meselson re: congenital anomolies

Rasmussen December 8, 1969 - Meselson to Rasmussen re: Proceedings of the Conference on Chemical and Biological Warfare

Read December 8, 1969 - James Read to Meselson re: Geneva Protocol

Lederberg December 8, 1969 - Richard Klein to Josh Lederberg re: WHO Report

Altman December 11, 1969 - Sidney Altman to Meselson re: Nixon decision

Yost December 11, 1969 -  Charles Yost, US Rep to United Nations to Meselson re: CBW 

Epstein December 15, 1969 - Meselson to William Epstein, United Nations Disarmament' Staff re: Geneva Protocol

Gartenkraut December 15, 1969 - Response to inquiry from Esther Gartenkraut at the Bulletin of the Atomic Sciences dated December 9, 1969

Gubman December 15, 1969 - Meselson to Irwin Gubman, ACDA re: Wilson 1933 comments on 

Doty December 16, 1969 - Doty to Meselson re: correspondence with Carl Goren-Heden, Karolinska Institute Stockholm

Kissinger December 17, 1969 - Kissinger to Meselson re: Geneva Protocol

Garwin December 22, 1969 -  Meselson to Garwin re: post-conference contribution Sochi meeting 

Jones December 22, 1969 - Meselson to Jones re: bibliography on CS

Lappe December 22, 1969 - Meselson to Marc Lappe, UC Berkeley  re: Chemical and Biological Warfare-The Science of Public Death, CS bibliography

Schelling December 22, 1969 - Meselson to Schelling re: draft statement

Kaplan December 23, 1969 - Meselson to Kaplan re: United Nations vote

Jones December 29, 1969 - Jones to Meselson re: riot control agents (handwritten)

Neilands December 29, 1969 - Meselson to Joseph Neilands, UC Berkeley re: Meselson comments on Neilands manuscript

Rosen December 29, 1969 - Inquiry from student Marc Rosen re: CBW

Rose December 30, 1969 - Rose to Arthur Westing re: Vietnam and impurities in 245T (handwritten, mentions Meselson)