xXqT that all needs would be fulfilled by the craft. He recommended to Dr. Plank that he study the documents and be prepared to discuss the proposed designs with the Glenn L, Martin Company.” . In November 1955, Dr. Harold 8S, Allen of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory made it plain that his agency had no intention of standing any of the expenses of procuring B-57D samplers, other than that which would be completed when the 32 sampling tanks were delivered, "All funds for this project will have tq come from the Air Force," he went on record, and apparently to remove himself from any controversy which might result from the B-57D procurement efforts, indicated that any further corres pon- dence from his agency "should go out over Dr, Bradbury's signature,*>> There arose then the problem of who was to pay for hanging the tanks onto the B-57D, own expense, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory built the tanks at its Dr. Plank penned his opinion on an inter-office communication to Dr. Graves and stated that because the B-57D aircraft were being procured by the Air Force solely for sampling and would have very little other possible employment, the Air Force should pay for the installation, "I do not believe that we would deny ourselves the capability of the B-957D airplane for the sake of the cost of hanging our filter units on it, but it seems justified to ask USAF to pay for this because for the first time the B-57D sampling airplane will represent an instrument uniquely adapted to sampling purposes and not readily convertible to some other USAF mission," He then indicated that Los Alamos may be losing interest in high-altitude sampling, by stating that "such a letter should carefully avoid implying 250 AFWLZHC SWEH-2-003), t bt