,
the Atomic Energy Commission, and provided for monthly finmcti
reports
from the &my, Air Force, and Navy by object classi.fications~It akO
contained the estimates on how much money would be required of the
Atomic Energy Commission end for what purposes.
I
On 23 October the Atomic Energy Commission transferred five
million doll&s to the lIavyDepartmnt, and on 31 October fifteen
millions more. By this time nearly all of the Staff Sections were
clamoring for funds to get
Particularlyimportant items
sttied.
funds for long distance telephone calls and travel expenses. The
twenty dllion dollars were distributedby the Bureau of Supplies
Aocounts, Navy Departnmsntas follows:
Navy
88,500
Air Force
259,000
Unassigned
(Held by Navy)
3,415,9m
3,50f+,4f30
4,797,5*
5,056,_
6,891,603
6,891,603
$19,5c0,0m
#5q~
The only limitation on the nmeywas
$20,000,CQ0
that for travel expenses. Origi-
nally only $500,000 was allowed for travel expen=~~ ~tho@
been estimated that $718~oOOWOUld h
req~ed~
it h~
‘fhsAtofic ‘nergY
Commission increased the limitation to $600,(KK)on 8 January in order
to parthlly met
a revised travel estimate of $1,268,600.
From the beginning plans changed frequently. NOW P~jects were
added and existtig ones were financed differently than originally
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