143 A staff, he does not have the logistic resources which would enable that organization to do any of the things that must 3 be done here. In the area of medical responsibility, the Atomic 5 Energy Commission has accepted the responsibility for 6 continuing studies indefinitely in the same way that we have 7 the responsibility for the studies in Japan. 8 has resources scientifically of varying character, but not 8 all of them, and does not have in itself the necessary logist} Alderson Reporting Company Washington, D. C 10 oO So here again agreement first with CincPac that the 12 Navy would undertake to support as necessary the questiao 18 of transpa’t, supplies and so on; in so far as possible 14 certain of those activities have been charged to, and the 15 costs recovered from, Joint Task Force 7. 16 tion, of course, is one that terminates after a time and is 17 succeeded by another one. 18 that the task force could only be economically responsible But this organiza- So that it is clearly recognized | for a short period of time, and later on the question of 20 might have to be resolved in some other way in regard to 71 logistics. 22 minor problem. 23 cost However, that is something that is more of a We should also recognize that when it comes to a 24 question of performance, a. . conat at Rooney eh support in the Pacific Area. i1 19 ARC The Commission places. y the capability rests in various It has been our thought that as far as is possible, v lo44