ACBM KESOLUTION
REGARDING
TRAINING PROGRAM
the use of available funds.
This motion was pre-
pared (later) by DR. BURNETT and reads as follows:
After full discussion of the proposed
program for training in radiobiology
and the biological and medical uses of
radioisotopes to be supported by the
AEC, the Advisory Committee on Biology
and Medicine strongly recommends that
the Division of Biology and Medicine
be permitted the widest possible flexibility in initiating and supporting
this program.
It is the firm conviction
of the Advisory Committee that this
program in all of its broad aspects,
will be most effective if reciplent
institutions are restricted to the least
possible degree in utilization of funds
derived from grants designed primarily
for training.
The motion was passed unanimously by the Committee.
DR. BUGHER spoke briefly on what he termed the administrative
approach to the problem of assistance to the peaceful atomic
developments to other countries. He gave an example
of negotiations by another agency in the Near East
ADMINISTRATIVE
APPROACH IN
MAKING GRANTS
for certain hospital supplies and facilities. During
the course of lengthy negotiations, a Soviet representative appeared and after brief negotiations
agreed to supply the country with a number of items,
and they were actually delivered the following week
because he had a shipload of standard equipment with
him.
DR. BUGHER said that although a large govern-
ment agency is just not designed to do small things rapidly, the
Commission could learn a lession from this method.
It would have
been helpful if the task force that visited Puerto Rico could have
authorized some equipment for immediate delivery.
It would be a very
useful form of propoganda to authorize negotiating representatives
to make prompt deliveries of certain equipment upon concluding an
agreement.
DR. WARREN pointed out that there has been much criticism
of the isotopes program because of the amount of red tape and forms
as compared to the much simpler method of obtaining British isotopes.
He indicated that this viewpoint should be brought to Admiral Foster's
attention.
DR. SHILLING expressed the viewpoint that this is also
important in connection with the domestic program in order that the
equipment could be delivered quickly to the university.
Dr. Dunham next introduced Mr. Elsenbud who spoke about the Red
Wing operation.
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