LIBBY The main part of the earth's surface, of course, is oceah. you think, Mr. Kulp, that we could obtain samples of th Do sea water from the top of the bottos, that is, the newly £ sediments, and of the microscopic life in the sea? obtain this on « classified basis? Could we ¥111 you tell me wha} your om slant would be about being asked to furnish these sabples, (a) on the basis you were told it was on a Sr7? assay and, (b) you were told...I don't know what you would say, Dr. Bugger, that it was...for general purposes? BUGHERs For classified purpéses? Fe have some programs, for example, dealing with quantities of trace elesents in human bodies from various parts of thefcoutry in which we don't say we're after one thing — we're trying get as much information as we can, te In the marine field We would like the same people not only to tske sr, but to think/im terms of their own interests, LIBBY: (or KULP) But for example, suppose you were making a cruise ot of Boods Falls.cooee{I may sey for the rest of the people here Nr. Kulp is connected with Columbia and the oceanographid work with Mr. Ewinge) What would be your slant? say that you would react as follows: You see, I would You would say, surd, we'll de this, but then forget about it, and you wouldn't actual take any real interest in it, and naturally it's real | trauble for you to take some cores and strain out this fine sicrascepics life, bottle it, and then to bring back these many gallorm of water in barrels; it's real trouble, and you gust wouldn® quite orgy ayay oe 16