Dr. Libby raised a question whether Los Alamos should be criticized
for being too conservative. He felt that its development program has
been dominated by theoretical physicists, and that bolder experimentation
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He also remarked on the5 quality of“poldness dn the Livermore approach,
and said that if their experiments were successful they would continue
to be bold, if unsuccessful no one would dare to be quite sO bold,
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At 11:30 a.m, the Committee met with Dr. Smyth, Mr. Murray, Mr,
Meeting
Zuckert, and Mr. Nichols,
with the
Commis- excused from the meeting,
sioners
and
Mr, Strauss arrived later.
Mr, Tomei was
Dr, Rabi asked whether the suggestion that Brookhaven be devoted
General
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Manager entirely to unclassified research was a serious one, and expressed the —
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rather unfavorable initial reaction of the Committee.
Entirely
Unclas-
Dr. Suyth replied -
that he had made the suggestion for discussion, to explore whether this
eee might be a way to handle the difficult. problem of foreign partiedpation,
_ He rephrased the question:
if one were faced with the alternatives of
this step or of excluding all foreigners, which would be preferable?
Dr,
Rabi said that the reaction of the Laboratory should certainly be
ascertained and considered before a judgment was expressed,
Dr,. Smyth
indicated that the matter need not be further considered at present,
but might come up again,
Policy
on Aliens
Dr. Habi next acknowledged receipt of the policy paper on aliens,
AEC 89/3.
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He mentioned that there had been considerable difficulty at