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fin the. public eye to be an expansion of AEC facilities at a time vhen
there's a lct of talk sbout cutting back.
‘This is shy I sugsested to
” Jchnson that he'd better work on Starbird, that he too should try and
eet Stardird to eet aside the political question and ees if they couldn't
menage to carry cut the survey.
QTBSTuSs Well, of course this is the way the question was asked.
reason vhy wa can't use it?
Is there a legal
And, from what he indicated, he kopt cetting
telephon calls back shout dollars,
DLICKEs:
Well, the [18,000 4e gust for Seripss and you could probaly get the
Sevy to carry out the survey end get the sass data that Seriops would
get.
Se there again, is perhaps further evidence that the 318,000 is
net the main reason.
That's right.
.
The main question in the Task Fores and the Comission
fie the uncertainty about the whole general problen.
SANDERS:
Well, the truth of the matter is tnat we just haven't sold anybody on
the thing.
CURRY s
Suppose Taongi was turned down by the AEC, Gibby, would you still bs
irterested in your instrunented ship?
GISSInSs I think we would say not for HARDTACK, Wa still wouldbe interested in
4%. I think the day will come when you'll see shots fired without any
lend at all.
CURRY:
De you want to say mything about your crogress in getting a ship, or
heven't you made any progress?
GT33TuSs We haven"t requested a ship.
atked people's opinions,
All wo did was oxplore the availability;
‘Tne opinions were these; Pride said you'll
never get a Navy ship, you might ass well forget it.
If we gat ore, it
will coms out of the Reserve Fleot and thon he asked m a fa: questions
about clear deck space, complenent to be housed sboard, etc,
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