a | . i Vi 31 Dr. Beams said he was not well prepared on the subject, but he believed the need for more of these machines was evident. He would “hate to see action delayed too long, but it would be best if MURA and ANL could agree to have the machine at ANL. With regard to Princeton, he agreed with Dr. Rabi that a large machine there should serve a whole group of universities. general policy. He also felt that there was need for a ° Dr. Johnson said he could not be completely objective, but he felt that the National Laboratories should be made really strong laboratories, If Argonne does not get a big accelerator which will attract and stimulate people, it is likely to fail as a National Laboratory. He would like to ‘see the National Laboratory problem settled before deciding about individual universities. sae wee RA ee SSSSe EESer agreed exactly with Dr. Johnson, He felt the ANL imbroglio would have to be settled in six months or never. Mr. Murphree said the problem was one of policy as to how far one goes in placing big machines at individual universities. The policy might be to set up the larger machines on a regional basis, and the intermediate sizes on a community basis. The Committee might recormend that the AEC produce a policy paper for its consideration, Dr. Fisk agreed with the general position of Dr. Johnson and Dr. Warner. He felt it would be a mistake at this time to have these items in the budget for single groups, since it would prejudice the