~39would fail to concentrate enough push on the program, Mr, Whitman observed that the best Oak Ridge people were not on the aircraft reactor program; it seemed to be grudgingly carried because of the Laboratory's ‘commitment. He did not feel that the program should take priority over the homogeneous reactor development at Oak Ridge. Dr, : Rabi and Mr, Murphree disagreed, pointing ‘out that Oak‘Ridge's responsi- bilityis relatively much less in the power program then in the air~ craft reactor program -- perhaps a fifth vs a half, Mr, ‘Murphree felt there should be two, or perhapp three, concurrent developments; the art is still too fresh for the jobto be left with a single organization. The responsibilities assigned to GE could not be taken away at this stage, but their effort might be pepped up. Whitney combination is a logical one, The Oak Ridge-Pratt and However, Oak Ridge is probably not going to push hard enough; perhaps the responsibility shovld be given to Pratt and Whitney. A third logical combinationwould involve NDA, with responsibility for experimental work assiimed ‘to one of the laboratories. . Dr. von Neumann left during the ebove discussion, at 9:00 p.m. After this discussion, Dr. Rabi brought up a matter concerning Distribution of GAC Minutes the distribution of the Minutes. The General Manager had asked whether they might be shown to Commission staff concerned with certain matters discussed by the Committee. Dr. Pabi had advised the General Manager not to do so, commenting that the Chairman of the Committee could not approve such a step without authorization from the full Committee. mye There was some discussion on this matter. The standing restriction on 43