The Committee found no reason to revise its conclusions as expressed in the Minutes and Chairman's Report of the. LOth Meeting, The present problem appeared to be one of emphasis, and ‘of the best organizational arrangements for achieving. the desired ends. It was tentatively decided that the Reactor Subcommittee would study the ° situation, and visit Oak Ridge and GE, before the next meeting. The following two.paragraphs convey an idea ofthediscussion which took place. on Dr, Rabi said that he had changed his opinion on the urgency of this development in view of the way the Air Force now understands its mission, He cited a discussion which Dr, Fisk and hehad had with General Bunker on the need for a long flying air platform, one aspect being its possible use in very early warning. Tong range rockets may not come in in time for the air field demolition nissions. Mr. Whitman | felt that one way missions would be inevitable P “andtherefore that chemically powered planes would serve. Dr. von Neumann said that it will be seven or eight years before intercontinental missiles furnish a slight retaliatory capacity, ten years before they supplant manned planes. Therefore another generation of manned planes is needed, Nuclear fuel will be an important supplement to chemical. Dr. Rabi wondered whether the proposed organizational arrangements 3 involving Oak Ridge, GE, and NDA, really would give the best way to got the best effort behind a high priority program, Would a special organization set up for the purpose be more effective? He.worried that ‘a collection of little projects would tend to dissipate effort, and DR ge