[Letterhead of W. H. Freeman and Company]
August 24, 2000 to Brian J. Davey, M.D.
Re: "Undue Risk: Secret State Experiments on Humans" by Jonathan D. Moreno

Dear Dr. Davey:

The undersigned are (1) the President of W. H. Freeman and Company ("Freeman"), the publisher of the above referenced book, and (2) Dr. Jonathan D. Moreno, the author of the book. The purpose of this letter is to express to you, and to the members of your family, the profound regret of each of the undersigned, and of Freeman, at the inclusion in the first printing of "Undue Risk" of references to you which we now recognize to be false. By this letter, we intend to correct the record by retracting passages in the book which suggested (1) that you had engaged, during your service as a physician in the South African Defense Forces (SADF) in the 1980s, in experiments with biological agents so unethical and morally culpable as to justify investigation for possible prosecution in the International Court of Justice, and (2) that your position with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons had placed you "beyond the reach" of the investigatory power of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission ("TRC") established by the Mandela government of South Africa.

We now unequivocally withdraw and retract all statements, implications and suggestions made by the passages concerning you at pages 295 to 296 in the first printing of "Undue Risk". Based on evidence you have provided to us, we accept that you cooperated voluntarily and extensively with investigators of the TRC, provided valuable information to them, were prepared to go to South Africa to testify at the trials of others at the request of prosecuting authorities, and that neither the TRC nor South African prosecutors, after investigation, found any basis for any charges against you.

We apologize to you for the inclusion of such passages in the book which was distributed in the United States and internationally as a hard cover book. We also regret and apologize for the fact that these false passages were also published on the Freeman website. As you know, the entire text of the passages referring to you has been and will continue to be removed from all subsequent printings, including any soft cover edition.

You are free to use this letter in any manner, in any context or circumstance where you deem it necessary to refute any statement or implication by anyone based on the erroneous first printing of "Undue Risk". The undersigned, or other spokespersons for Freeman will be pleased to authenticate this letter should any third party to whom it is shown wish to inquire as to its authenticity.

Very truly yours,
W. H. Freeman and Company
By: Elizabeth Widdicombe
Dr. Jonathan D. Moreno

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