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Draft memorandum from the Acting Director, Agent Orange Projects, to James O. Mason, Director, CDC, though Vernon N. Houk, Director, CEH, Subject: Agent Orange Study Contract Issues, dated May 27, 1986

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Unknown. “Draft memorandum from the Acting Director, Agent Orange Projects, to James O. Mason, Director, CDC, though Vernon N. Houk, Director, CEH, Subject: Agent Orange Study Contract Issues, dated May 27, 1986.” Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library. Accessed January 8, 2026, https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/6670.