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as one kilotons
He said he could report on the status of this weapon at
the next meeting.
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At 4:30 pm. Dr. Malcolm Henderson joined the meeting.
Dr, Libby asked if it would not be desirable to make designs and cost
Separa-
estimates for calutron or diffusion separation ‘of plutonium isotopes to
PuTse produce Pu useable in a gun or of improved properties for the primary bombs
ropes
in thermonuclear weapons,
It was stated that the Research Division is
looking into this.
Returning to the question whether budget cuts were likely to impair
New
weapon work, General Fields said there had been difficulty getting money
Divisional
;
Labora~ for a new divisional laboratory and administration building at Los Alamos.
los * There is an appropriation of $6.5 x 108 for this purpose, but it is held
amos
,
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up by the Bureau of the Budget because of the current stop order.
The
existing buildings are fire traps, and the new construction is badly needed,
It would buy a lot in morale, and its denial would have a long term serious
impact.
At 4:35 p.m. General Fields,
left the meeting.
intelligence.
Major Cooper, Dr. Fine and Dr. Pittman
Dr. Henderson remnined to review developments in
All members of the Committee, the Secretary, and Mr. Tamei
were present.
Dr. Henderson said that there was new information about equipment and activities in Richter's laboratory in Argentina.
The laboratory was
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Matters
beautifully equipped, with Speedomaxes, spectroscopes, a cloud chamber,
Argen-
and counting equipment (none ever reported to have counted),
tina
There is only
Richter's word that successful thermonuclear experiments were carried out.
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