ED a a President Robert Gerdon Spronl University of California Berkeley 4, California Page £ of piant nutrition and e011 ehemistry. Discussions with leaders in these verious fielda have shown that euch a some bination of selentifia abilities is very rare. From these Giscussions it Le evident that the cutstanding epectaliats in problems of this type are Dea. R. L. Overstreet and Louis Jacobson of the College of Agrieulture of the University ef Californis. Dr. Overstreet partisipated in last gqumer's Cestr at Bikini and sentributed resalte of majer importanes. | ine tn view of thesesirousstances < am Shereforepre. @uming to request on beha ® e Navy Separteen you authorise Professors Overstreet and Jacobson toparticipate in thia summer's expedition to Bikini as leaders ef the radiocchemical group ef the projeet. I realize that such pertielpation mey involve eonsiderable personal inconvenience to these scientists and alec gay de y other valuable werk planned by the University, tut I respectfully urge that the ianortance of the work at Bikini, both So baeic selence and to problens of national cefense, justity e diversion of the time and energies of Professors Overstreet and Jacobson Guring the @omine three months. Sincerely youre, CCt Dean Hutchingon College of Arrieculture GAMES FORRESTAL University of California Berkeley, California Mr, David Lilienthal Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission Waehington, DB. C. Dean Staffer’ L. Warren Collere of Nedicine University ef California at Les Angeles Los Angeles, California we