OFFICIAL USE ON! natives returning to Bikini it is imperative that a medical team keep all of these people under surveillance. Dr. Totter reported that pressures are now being generated to return the natives to the Eniwetok Atoll which is in much worse condition than Bikini was. Surveys of the Atoll will be conducted by the Division of Operational Safety. lt was not clear that any action was required of the Committe c aid no recommendations were developed. The Committee met with Dr. Victor Bond to discuss problems associated with the Brookhaven Divisions for which he has responsibility. Dr. Bond pointed out that there were extreme difficulties in maintaining goed proprams particularly in the area of medicine. In the mid-1960s the Medical Department had a professional statf ot 47 while today it Is only 32. Dr. Bond felt that this approached the minimum size that would be viable. He also argued that in the present climate of emphasis on relevance to mission, excellent programs such as those described by Cotzias and Danl could not be initiated. He felt strongly that particularly in medicine the stat? no longer had the freedom ta follow exciting new leads. This, of course, makes it difficult to recruit good people when such freedom is curtaited. It also creates a serious morale problem. In an etfort to improve the funding situation they have tried to get increased outside support from agencies such as the NIH but because otf the cost sharing requirements, it is very difficult to establish research grants with such agencies. Dr. Bend was frankly pessimistic about whether the Division of Biology and Medicine's medical programs could survive. Dr. Moseley suygested that the Commission should talk with the people in NIH to try to resolve the question of cost sharing with non-governnent funds. In effect the present rules prevent the NIN from putting money into places already stafted with excellent people, fine cquipment, good space, etc. The Committee discussed this suggestion and agreed that the ACBM should urge the AEC to try to get the legislation changed so that the cost sharing requirement by national laboratories could be avoided. Dr. Totter felt that the national laboratories were not always treated fairly by the NIH panel system. Since the panels are dominated by university affiliated scientists, he felt there was a confusion of what the netional science effort should be arising from a desire to help support universities and education. ‘%r. Totter felt that the national science effort s-ould be clearly distinguished from any effort to support education in the .niversities. This led to a rather lengthy discussion of the problems of research funding. Dr. Stout took the strong position that if research is te survive in the U.S. it will survive principally in the national laboratory enclaves. Dr. Lincoln was particularly distressed that excellent medical prosrans such OFFICIAL USE ONLY r $ 4Wy