q gy 2 7 ~ July 30, 1951 ~j- . Lawrence Tuttle Control of patents as now worked out for Public Health Service grants has proven relatively simple and satisfactory. ve accept the state= ment of the principal investigator end grantee institution on the application form that the: will inform us of discoveries or inven= tions of a Jatentable navure for determination by the Surgeon General as to disposition of them, In general, we would be reluctant to complicate or endanger our happy relationship with scientists and institutions by introducing requirements for special vatent agreements to be signed by crantees anc employees on grartts of this special type. Of course, wnere there is definite vrior evidence of patentable information likely to arise from th: grant, appropriate action would be taxen,. In summary, it is our present fee:ing that if the grants uncer consideration cannot be administered by the Public Health Service in the Same manner as for the remainder of its grants program, it woula be pre- ferable to refer those orojects im which the Atomic Energy Commission is particularly interested to the Atomic energy Commission for contract negotiations in accord with its usual practice, we realize that this is less desirable in attempting to organize an intesrated program than to have the whole program administered through one organization and that some of the integration may be lost thereby. Those of us »ost intimately involved in operations feel, however, that less woulc be lost than if the principles under which our grant program is administered were compromisec. Withhope that you and your associates can suggest some happier method of cooperation in this joint enterprise, I am Sincerely yours, ile RGiisrl Ge Meader, Ph. De Chief, Grants & Fellowships Branch NOS ARCHIV ae