not just professional, but also personal. They included medical histories. I
remember one very curious thing, for whatever it's worth. Most of us, and that
includes me, had a record of abnormally high uric acid concentrations in the
blood...... None of us had ever had this experience, of a public inspection of
credentials, or medical reports. It was very disturbing...
But it was deliberate. The reason for it was to emphasize that we were supposed
to make ALL our own decisions on procedure, without outside rules. This
included judging each other's qualifications and making allowances for possible
bias. I don't think it affected our work directly, but it made the point it was
supposed to make...... That we should ignore absolutely nothing that might
conceivably affect our objectivity.
[At this point I persuaded Doe that a brief occupational description of the
individual members of the Group would serve a useful purpose for readers of
the Report. The list which follows was worked out on paper. (It might be more
accurate to say it was negotiated)/. The problem was to give as much relevant
information as possible without violating Doe's commitment to protect his
colleagues' anonymity. It turned out to be very difficult, especially in the cases
of those members who are very well known. For this reason, secondary areas of
achievement or reputations are usually not shown.
The simple alphabetical "names" were assigned by Doe for convenient
reference; they bear no intended relation to actual names. "Able" was the
Group's Washington contact. It was he who brought and read the dossiers, and
who most often acted as chairman. He, "Baker," and "Cox" were the three who
had been involved in the preliminary planning. There is no other significance to
the order of listing.
"Arthur Able" is an historian and political theorist, who has served in
government.
"Bernard Baker: is a professor of international law and a consultant on
government operations.
"Charles Cox" is an economist, social critic, and biographer.
"John Doe."
"Edward Ellis" is a sociologist often involved in public affairs.
remember one very curious thing, for whatever it's worth. Most of us, and that
includes me, had a record of abnormally high uric acid concentrations in the
blood...... None of us had ever had this experience, of a public inspection of
credentials, or medical reports. It was very disturbing...
But it was deliberate. The reason for it was to emphasize that we were supposed
to make ALL our own decisions on procedure, without outside rules. This
included judging each other's qualifications and making allowances for possible
bias. I don't think it affected our work directly, but it made the point it was
supposed to make...... That we should ignore absolutely nothing that might
conceivably affect our objectivity.
[At this point I persuaded Doe that a brief occupational description of the
individual members of the Group would serve a useful purpose for readers of
the Report. The list which follows was worked out on paper. (It might be more
accurate to say it was negotiated)/. The problem was to give as much relevant
information as possible without violating Doe's commitment to protect his
colleagues' anonymity. It turned out to be very difficult, especially in the cases
of those members who are very well known. For this reason, secondary areas of
achievement or reputations are usually not shown.
The simple alphabetical "names" were assigned by Doe for convenient
reference; they bear no intended relation to actual names. "Able" was the
Group's Washington contact. It was he who brought and read the dossiers, and
who most often acted as chairman. He, "Baker," and "Cox" were the three who
had been involved in the preliminary planning. There is no other significance to
the order of listing.
"Arthur Able" is an historian and political theorist, who has served in
government.
"Bernard Baker: is a professor of international law and a consultant on
government operations.
"Charles Cox" is an economist, social critic, and biographer.
"John Doe."
"Edward Ellis" is a sociologist often involved in public affairs.
