represented an increasingly serious handicap in the procurement of qualified men for employment at the Jobsite. Wage rates, as recognized by the Los Angeles Building and Construction Trades Council, had been revised upwards several times since the establishment of H & N schedules for this Project. On August 4, 1950, a request was made (Letter HN-5408) for an immediate review of wage schedules to bring them into line with the rates existing in the Los Angeles area. During the next two months, a number of conferences were held to discuss the possible solution but no definite decision was reached, However, on November 14, 1950, revised wage schedules were presented to the AEC for consideration and by letter (SD 6453) received on December 18, 1950, notification of their approval was received, On January 22, 1951, a Reimbursement Authorization was received reflecting approval of the revised wage schedules and setting the effective date of the revision as January 29, 1951, The revised wage schedules provided in the main an hourly rate in- creased by $.48 per hour for manual employees and a reduction in the ~ contract completion bonus from $25.00 to $10.00 per week, As an incentive for manual employees to renew their contracts, an additional bonus of $10.00 per week was provided for completion of renewal agreements, Basic considerations of the economies to be realized by such action prompted the provision for the payment of a contract renewal bonus, These economies were inherent in the fact that a personal security clearance had been obtained for the employee, the employee had proved his ability to adjust himself to Jobsite living conditions, and the employee had also proved himself qualified for the work that he was doing, With respect to nonmanual overseas employees, the revised wage schedules provided for time and one-half overtime for specified categories, and increased the maximum limit of salary ranges in other catagories. This revision was necessary in order to maintain a proper pay differential between manual employees and supervisory personnel, who did not receive overtime premium pay, In order to place the new wage schedules in effect, revised employment agreements embodying the new wage provisions were prepared, A minimum work week of 48 hours for overseas employees was approved at the inception’ of the Project and was incorporated into overseas en- ployment agreements. By October of 1949, it was apparent that substan- tial economies could be realized by the authorization of a 54 hour week at the Jobsite, and approval was granted on October 24, 1949. The economies were achieved in the obviating of the substantial expense involved in the recruiting, security clearance, movement overseas, and support of employees at the Jobsite. In order to minimize the capital investment in facilities and the number of employees necessary for housing and feeding operations, it was necessary to minimize the total number of employees at the Jobsite, Furthermore, certain operations, such as power generation, water distillation, boat pool, and mess hall operations, could only be carried out on schedules which involved a considerable amount of overtime if the total number of employees at the Jobsite was to remain a minimum, 8-13