NARA, HEW/HHS, USPHS Policies on Withholding Internal Authorization Chains in Historical Documents

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• → SHARES-ACTOR Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Government Medical Experimentation and 1972 Exposure [file] — The USPHS, an agency central to this inquiry, was the primary actor in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, raising questions about internal authorization.
• → SHARES-ACTOR USPHS Internal Memos on Tuskegee Study Ethics (1945–1972): Documented Discussion and Justifications [file] — This dossier directly relates to the type of internal authorization and ethical documentation that would be generated by the USPHS during the period of the Tuskegee study.
• → SHARES-ACTOR USPHS Withholding of Penicillin Treatment in Tuskegee Study: Archival Documentation and Decision Records [file] — The USPHS's actions in withholding penicillin during the Tuskegee Study would have involved internal authorization chains relevant to this investigation.