Approved For Release 2003/09/16 CIA-RDP96-0,078BRO01 100440066-1 R06TINGIND i4i"[ suo 8 Jul 81 TO: gVeme, office symbol, room number, uilding, Agency/Post) COL Ker@@ady'-` Initial$ Date 2. DG Wilmot COL Lamb 4. MG Thompson MAJ O'Keefe (ISH) ton @] FRO Note and Return pproval For Clearance Per Conversation. Requested For Correction Prepare Reply Irculate For Your Information Soo Me mment investigate Signature -l Coordinatio n Justify REMARKS 1. Ref ZA GRILL FLAME query,, attached notes 2. The DoD General Counsel@ Mr. Taft, decided that the "human use" issue currently stalling ArrV participation in GRILL FLAME contracts will be decided as a human use or non-human use issue for all DoD. Army General Counsel was requested to submit a final opinion on the human use issue to DoD ASAP. Mr. Hatch, Office of the AGC, will meet with BG Raprrund', Chief of the Human Subjects Review Board, on 9 Jul to solicit his final determination whether or not ArW participation in GRILL FLA14E involves human use. BG Rapmund's response will form the basis for the Army GC reply to Mr. Taft. 3. If Ar. Taft rules DoD GRILL FLAME effort t )e DO NOT use this form as a R CORD a approvals, concurrences. disposals. clearances, and similar actions FROM: (Nams, org. symbol, Agency/Post) Roorn No.-Sidg. Phone No. '02 @1 (Rev. 7-76) 2- U. S. G 0 100440066-1 9 Approved Fo @ U pl-ub- Approved For Release 2003/09/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100440066-1 does not-involve human use., one of the followitIg carf. occur: a. AGC will accept the ruling, inform the SA and INSCOM money will be sent to DIA for contract of SRI services. b. AGC will not accept the DoD ruling, will inform SA of that fact and will advise ACSI to enter into a unilateral contract with SRI ensuring that the human use requirerents of Procedure 19 are observed. 4- The bottom line is., once again, we can expect at least a one week delay in the lawyers trying to resolve an issue they have been grappling with since Nov 90. Approved Fo r Release 2003/09/16 CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100440066-1