eae. We have also considered the suggestions which have been ad~ vanced that the uses to which these radioisotopes might be put could possibly be disadvantageous to the security of the United States, The Advisory Committee for Biology and Medicine believe that the foreign radioactive distribution program for diagnosis, therapy and research in biology and medicine is advantageous to the United States and helps in assuring the broad scicntific progress which is so important to our national welfare, The Advisory Committce for Biology and Medicine strongly endorses continuation of the foreign distribution program," Los Alanos, The Deputy Director reported on his recent studies of the existing and proposed biological, medical and Los Alanos biophysical programs at Los Alamos. He stated that a closer connection between the Health Division in the laboratory and the staff of the hospital is needed, However, it is not deened advisable to attermt to place the hospital under the airection of the University of California but rather to attempt to develop the hospital as a comnunity enterprise with a Board of Governors fron the citizens of Los Alamos, It was the opinion of the Committee that it would be advantageous to secure a highly qualified physician as Chief of Professional Services as well as a hospital superintendent trained in hospital administration. It was recommended that these appointments be held in abeyance until Dr, Rufus Rorem has completed his study, sometime in July, of the medical care program at Los Alamos. -10 -