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SUBJECT: PROPOSED ANNOUNCEMENT BY DIVISION OF BLOLOGY AND MEDICINE on
SCIENTISTS! US& OF ENLWETOK MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
SYMBOL: MAT:SwWdJ
Attention:
K. W. Weichold
Reference is made to your menorandum dated February 4, 1959, on
the above subject.
the Division of Military Application certainly has no objection
to the program DBM proposes for use of the Eniwetok Marine
Biological Laboratory.
On February 11, Lt. Colonel Josephson discussed your proposed
press release with Dr. Wallen, DBM, and pointed out these matters
for DBM consideration:
A.
Transportation Costs.
Reimbursement to MATS is now
required for transportation from Travis AFB, California
or Honolulu, to and from the EPG.
(At present the JTF-7
is paying this cost for AEC personnel travelling in
connection with test affairs.)
B.
C.
Operational Costs.
The operating costs for marine
transportation vehicles, etc. required by your research
personnel may be substantial. A funding arrangement
between DBM and DMA can be worked out, however.
Living Costs.
Though 1.50 is the amount which personnel
pay for tneir food and lodging while in EMG, the actual
cost is higher, and is subsidized by the AEC.
I believe
it is inadvisable to cite the .:1.50 "cost of living" in
your proposed release of information.
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