a ~ Tory Sie) BAL me opened, native-operated but Austrelian supervised sixty-bed hospital on a hilltop overlooking the harbor. Also, at the conclusion of our tour, we were conducted through a 400-bed newly-constructed recvional hospital of most modern local design and construction. This remarkable installetion, costing one million Australian pounds ($2,400,000) is planned to receive its first patients in October, 1958. The pride of the local Administrator, and particularly of Dr. Haszler, was apparent. With a view toward returning in small measure the personal attention and many courtesies and kindnesses extended to us by the Foldis and the Haszlers, we had invited these officials and their wives to be our guests at cocktails (at the hotel) and dinner (at a-local Chinese restaurant). We were disappointed that the Poldis were unable to accept. After cocktails at the hotel, while teking care of our hotel bill, Dr. Haszler evidenced apparent surprise that we were taking care of our bills and made a remark to Mrs. Richardson, the Desk Clerk, to the effect that the local authorities were handling this matter. However, we had already taken care of our obligations and would have done so, in any event, except upon insistence to the contrary by Mr. Foldi. At this tims, Mr. Gus Smiles again engaged us in conversation, During the course of this conversation, he advised one of us (Llechausse) about a news story in a Sydney, Australia, paper of the previous day. He offered to obtain a copy for us and did. (See Tab C, Appendix VI.) Also, during the course of this conversation, he asked Colonel lechausse 16 DOE ARCHIV=2 CON FIDENTHRAL Mees es — 23