| an te, At 10:45 a.m, Mr. Hall left, and the meeting continued in wxecutive executive session, Session All members, the Secretary, and Mr. Tomei were present. For the benefit of the new members there was a brief discussion GAC Functions of the way the GAC functions, Dr. Rabi said that the GAC is not a committee of special technical advisors; he emphasized the word "General", There continually come to the Committee questions which involve general policy, military questions, economic and international _matters, At times the GAC has itself raised such questions, It has not hesitated to go beyond ‘the strictly technical aspects of the problems referred to it into their broader implications, Dr. Fisk, referring to the Aot, expressed general agreement with this statement, He said the Committee should take care to distinguish eee te +="=="“=F=fetganTEs recommendations as to which category, technical or policy, they fall into. | Dr. Wigner said the category is often in doubt. perforce establishes policy by its actions. The AEC staff The main useful function of the GAC, within the framework of the Act, is to bring up new problems, Mr. Whitman commented that the reactor staff often feels the need for help in reaching their decisions and obtaining support from the Commission. He felt in a position to give technical advice, but was personally hesitant to venture opinions on the wisdom of actions outside the technical domain.