The Chairman then read Mr. Whitman's letter and informed the
other Commissioners that he had asked the Department of State to
obtain the opinion of the U.S. Ambassador to the U.S, S. R. regarding the advisability of Dr, Whitman's visiting ‘‘leon Curtain”’
countries. The Commissioners agreed that the: would consider the
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matter further after the opinion of the Ambassador is obtained and
before Mr. Whitman leaves Geneva on March 27,
2,. ARC41/4 - Proposéd Revision to Rules of the Patent Compensation Board
Mr, Mitchell and Mr, Anderson discussed with the Commissioners
the proposed revisions of the rules of the Board, especially the proposed new delegations of authority to: make decisions on behali of the
‘Commission in patent ccmpensation:matters, The lega! basis for
delegating this authority was reviewed and the Commission's ~~
tétourse from the Board’s decisions was considered, After extensive consideration, the Commission:
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Approved the recommendation of AEC 41/4,
In the course of this discussion Mr. Murray briefly left the
meeting and Dr, Bugher entered the meeting.
At this point Mr, Anderson left the meeting,
3.
Proposals for Atomic Energy Projects in Japan
Dr, Bugher outlined a number of proposals for U.S. atomic
energy projects in Japan and for support of a number of Japanese
projects, These were:
a, That the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission,
which is engaged in medical research but not in treatment,
be combined with a Japanese clinical treatment program
and reoriented in the direction of atomic energy applications
to medical problems. Major facilities for the combined program might be located at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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