145 1 far as the people are concerned that is an activity of the Commissioner. I think there will be no difficulty about any of those things. The project itself has been one of joint parti cipa, tion. The Navy, of course, has contributed very heavily here in the matter of personnel and time and thought, and it is simply a simple testimony to the fact that the people who have been interested and working in these fields have predominantly been in the two Naval Research Institutions. Washington, D. C. Alderson Reporting Company 10 Those are some of the factors in the pattern of 11 responsibility and organization. 12 a smoothly working situation so that the continuing medical 13 stddies can go on indefinitely, I think, 14 Our objective is to maintai The discussions yesterday on prognosis emphasized 15 especially the long term end results which can only be 16 appreciated by folbwing these people over many years. 17 In a letter to Admiral Pugh, which has come to 18 the various persons concerned, I outlined the background of 19 the problem, the way it was handied, the results to date, 20 and itemized the objectives of continuing investigation 21 I think we all pretty much agree at the preser time should 22 be kept in mind. 23 ARC 24 as These are as listed here. I am talking now of these interval examinatias. A complete physical examination and interval history. Second, hematological studies, including quantitative /%