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Memorandum Terminating the Tuskegee Syphilis Study

  • 11/16/1972

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In this memorandum to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, Merlin K. Duval, Assistant Secretary for Health, announces his decision to terminate the Tuskegee Syphilis Study based on the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Advisory Panel.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

National Archives Identifier: 650716

Full Citation: Memorandum Terminating the Tuskegee Syphilis Study; 11/16/1972; Records of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Record Group 442. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/memorandum-terminating-the-tuskegee-syphilis-study/, April 7, 2026]

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