Document G5pv4OGqNg8wmd8wE8gYKKLO4
December L 1950
Hr. Ivan Sabourin Aldred Building, Roen 2201 Poctreal, Quebec, Canada
.Saranac1* Proposal to G. A. >'. A.
Daar Irani
We bar* always been scoewbat disturbed by the errcrgenont about release of Information on teat data. Saranac'a wording Jn the Prop; *al teaxt to n* inadequate, Wo hare noror Intended to suppress Inf.--natton, but feel Its releauo ohould be tl olj and tLnt wo should bare tbo rlht of ad sanoe knowledge so ve could rake suoh defensive mores aa sight be available to as.
Pleaee spall out In the aTee?ent vlth fere-nee a more prec'. aa under standing on release of Information. Here below la quoted frae so eg -esment I found In some aaterlel from Dr. Lanas. 1 ruccV 7`'U uta the airia prlnelpl< . In the understaadli^C with faranec:
Inforrntlen to bo furnished j Thn Donor or It;* affiliated coapanlaa to the staff of T Inatltuta and results of The Institute's stu'.les are confidential and The Institute will use Its b-at efforts to see that such Information la not dlrclcsod, without Tno Donor's written consent, to persons other than those actually ngnged in the lrrr->3tlgations under this Agreomont. It la appreciated that the results of such Investigations rry be cf publlo and r.edlcnl interest and It la understood that The Cnlverslty resorree the right to ' vro nsr.bers of The Institute publish the rosults of tho exper bre -tel studies ocoducted by The Institute which ere of public and redlcnl Interest, but that before say of the sclentlflo results obtained In these studies a-e so published, a copy of the materiel to be published shell bo submitted to The Donor at least thirty (}C) daya before publication for It' oonMBts or criticism. It ts also understood and agreed that The Donor, or its affiliated corrpsnlee will not bo ldentlfle.1 oor will prop-ietAry notes of Its or th.>lr productc be uoed in cooncotlon vlth auch pub lished results without Tb* Donor's consent *
Ve aa suae you wlXl proceed to provide a letter of under a t a id lng *bc-L'ing final arrangeMents with Saranao Ln accordance with thoIr PTcpcxa. and the minutes of our Meeting of November 7, 1950.
Tour a sincerely.
PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT
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Copy toi Kr. A. R. fiaher
J. P. Ucodard