M.R. Simmons to A.H. Reed, 9th January, 1959 (DO 35/8640).- External URL
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Sent From (Definite): Margaret R. SimmonsSent To (Definite): A.H. ReedDate: 9 Jan 1959
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Sent fromMargaret R. Simmons
9 Jan 1959
Description:'Mr. Reed
Please see (2 & 8) of my draft letter to Delhi & Karachi. I expect the M.R.C. would be interested in this, but I am not sure of the ethics of passing it on to them.
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Mr. Whittaker - Medical Research Council rang. He said that:-
(1) There had been certain undesirable publicity recently about the way monkeys were treated at Shamrock Farms & owned by Lonsdale Ltd. This had been started by a disgruntled ex-employee of Lonsdales who had taken some misleading photos.
In fact part of Shamrock Farms was owned and controlled by Burroughs Wellcome, although it is not intended that this fact should be public knowledge. There was a complete answer to all the charges made & very little harm had been done, but there might be some P.Q.'s on this in the next session.
(2) RSPCA had told Burroughs Wellcome that they thought arrangements should be made for -
(a) examination in India, before embarkation, and painless destruction of all monkeys found unfit to travel,
(b) a vet to accompany each consignment of monkeys in transit
(c) use of monkeys within a few days of arrival in U.K. - i.e. no holding in monkey farms.
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Sent toA.H. Reed
9 Jan 1959
Description:'Mr. Reed
Please see (2 & 8) of my draft letter to Delhi & Karachi. I expect the M.R.C. would be interested in this, but I am not sure of the ethics of passing it on to them.
Note
Mr. Whittaker - Medical Research Council rang. He said that:-
(1) There had been certain undesirable publicity recently about the way monkeys were treated at Shamrock Farms & owned by Lonsdale Ltd. This had been started by a disgruntled ex-employee of Lonsdales who had taken some misleading photos.
In fact part of Shamrock Farms was owned and controlled by Burroughs Wellcome, although it is not intended that this fact should be public knowledge. There was a complete answer to all the charges made & very little harm had been done, but there might be some P.Q.'s on this in the next session.
(2) RSPCA had told Burroughs Wellcome that they thought arrangements should be made for -
(a) examination in India, before embarkation, and painless destruction of all monkeys found unfit to travel,
(b) a vet to accompany each consignment of monkeys in transit
(c) use of monkeys within a few days of arrival in U.K. - i.e. no holding in monkey farms.
...'
