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March 6, 1979 -0AR 1 -2 . . 1919 MR. C. H. .nJDOE: arvard . The attached exehange "of eorrespondenee between Ernie Aepples and Alex Spears as it relates to the Harvard project is for your background inforation. 1lhile I doa't suggest that you take significant time to read all of then in detail, the additional correspondence among lteadow, Shinn, Stanford and Huber also relate to the "1at.at d.velopwsnts" concerning Harvard. Briefly Mhat happsned here is that Harvard had just about concluded a"final"proposal to the Industry involving both clinical and research facilities (not animal testing) at Mount Auburn, when Mount Auburn changed its aind. Then, Meadow proposed another "fiual solution" involving a sossl- bow newly-discovered, extensive animal testing facility at Southboro, built for Harvard by the NiH. .r . , rrankly, this thing is such amess, and-~ehanges so often, that it's like mercury under the thuab. .~ Following a Cosraittee of Counsel meeting at Marco an March lat, at my sugq.stion, the Comoaittee of,C onns.l invited Huber, at his request, to met with oi on March 23rd so that he could make a personal presentation for the furtherance of the project at Harvard. Hub.r was to be 'advis.d in advance by Shinn that the Industry consensus ' was overMbehly against continuing the project at Harvard, but that be should to persuade ns once-and-for-all to the contrary. In add~tio~s, Huber was to be advised that , he should also propose to the Industry aounsel alternative methods for a continuing indepeAdent research relationship between be and the Zndustry. ~~. .ti~.

4 2 as you know, Joe Edens and Ernie Peppies separately suggested to you and I on March 3rd that some effort should be made to try to continue the Harvard projeet, if at all possible. AJS/pm Arthur J. Stevens cc: Dr. A. W. Spears Blind Note to Dr. Spears: The attachments referred to are Pepples' letter to you of February 27, yours to him of March let, and the materials sent by Eastern Sprint Service to you by my office on March 5th. I K"