DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE                       BETHESDA 14, MD.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
      Tel: 656-4000

June 26, 1964

Mrs. Mary W. Lasker
Chrysler Building
New York 17, New York

Dear My:

As a follow up on ow luncheon meeting of June 2lst regarding
information supplied to the National Advisory Cancer Council members
on NCI programs supported by the contract mechanism, I am supplying
copies of some of the materials sent to the members by the NCI
staff over the past severalmonths. These materials include rather
detailed information on each contract (the large red book) and
broad program information emphasizing the activities supported
by the contract mechanism. In addition from time to time various
staff members have presented to the two Council Subcommittees
reviews of the program areas involving contract support.

The red book wa6 sent to Council members in early November and
the books were available at the Council meeting held in November
of last year.
ciation of the excellent summary made available to them at that
time.

Many of the Council members expressed their appre-

The gray book was a broad summary of the overall program of the
National Cancer Institute which gave emphasis to the intramural
and contract supported programs, and was supplemented by data on
the distribution of grants by various categories. This was made
available to the Council members prior to the initial meeting of
the presently constituted Subcommittees on Carcinogenesis and Pre-
vention and Diagnosis and Treatment.  At the same time an NCI Fwt
Book was supplied and a revised edition has subsequently been
made available to the Council.

Subsequent to distribution of the red book, the blue book containing
broad program information in the areas supported by contracts,

National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Dental Research
Division of Biologics Standards

National Heart Institute

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases
                The Clinical Center
           Division of Research Services

National Institute of Mental Health

National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness

Division of General Medical Sciences

Division of Research Facilities and Resources

Division of Research Grants

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including excerpts from the minutes of the Scientific Directorate
covering these program reviews , was also distributed.
information on the prom review of the clinical chemotherapy
area, which has recently been completed by the Scientific Directorate,
will be sent to the Council members shortly.

Additional

For the Council meeting just completed a document discussing goals
and objectives of cancer research and their means for irrSplementation
was also distributed prior to the meeting.

lhope this letter and the attachments clarify some of the questions
about material made available to the Council --I on those programs
supported through the contract rnechakk

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Sincerely,

  James A. Shannon, M. D.
        Director
National Institutes of Health

CCT Professor Jerome Weisner