- ro 1 Howard Ce Brown, Jre February 26, 1951 the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory within the Navy, for carrying out the experiments, collecting data, and reporting it through the Project Officer to the Program Director. With the extension of Project 5el to include AEC participation, the Radiation Instruments Branch within the Atomic Energy Commission would have similar responsibilities for carrying out the experiments, collecting data and reporting through the Project Officer to the Program Director. Under this arrangement I, representing the AEC, am the person responsible for reviewing, supervising and, where necessary, directly engaging in the testing of AEC instruments and equipment to assure that the AEC phases of Project 5.1 activities are conducted so as to give the information desirede In addition to performing the duties associated with this responsibility, I have agreed to make whatever time I can available to the other collaborating agenciese I will be willing to render every possible assistance to the Director of Task Group 3.1, Program Director, Lte Commander Delano and to the Project Officer, Lt. Cole Earle Mitchell. To better acquaint you with my plans regarding travel, the following is my proposed travel agenda: March 6 — Leave Washington by airplane. March 7 = Arrive in Los Angeles. Will pick up additional colori~ metric dosimeters at UCLA and will discuss testing procedures with Dr. Tapline March 8 = Will pick up dosimeters at the A. 0. Beckman Corporation in Pasadena, California and may also visit Consolidated Engineering regarding their interest in the production of Dre Ce. C. Lauritsents electrostatic dosimeter. Will leave San Francisco by train or planee March 9 = Will arrive in San Francisco and will proceed to the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratories at Hunters Pointe Will pick up a few instruments which were developed under con= tract to the AEC and will review this development program in order to determine whether their contract should be extended. March 10 & 11 -Attend to personal matters in preparation for overseas movemente March 12 = Report to Task Group authorities and take care of last March 13 = Board Ship. minute preparations prior to boarding shipe March 14 = Transport will leave Oakland, California. March 27 = Will arrive at Forward Areas My travel schedule coming back from the Forward Area will depend on whether or not I will participate in the Harwell, England, Conference on Instrumentation, the date of which has not been firmly established. In any case, I will plan to participate in two shots at the Forward Area and should report back to work around the first of May 1951.