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(2)

on?

We should make a definite recommendation that the Commission
proceed to solve the Midwest situation in the direction of budget-

ing a machine for the Argonne National Laboratory.
(3)

We cannot clearly recommend the MIT-Harvard proposal as yet.
is in essence no different from the MURA proposal.

It

Its approval

at this time would give MURA ground for pressing its own proposal,
which would interfere with the Argonne.

Action should be delayed

until a policy is formulated and until some decision is made with
respect to MURA,
fal present assented to this way of commenting on the accelerator

proposals,

(Appendix B, item 3.)

Next, ways of wording the citation of the award to Enrico Fermi
Fermi

were discussed,

It was agreed to give the Commission several drafts

Me
Sitewordings for théir selection.

(Secretary's Note:

Three

suggested wordings were given to Dr. Libby, as follows:
(1)

"For his contributions to basic neutron physics which led

to the achievement of the controlled nuclear chain reaction."

(2)

"For his pioneer researches in nuclear physics, particularly

those relating to neutrons, and for his brilliant leadership of the

work that led to the achievement of the first sustained nuclear chain
reaction,"

(3)

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"For his pioneer researches in basic neutron physics, and

for his especially meritorious contribution to the achievement of the
first sustained nuclear chain reaction.")
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