-~ 30 OFFICIAL USE ONLY exist channels for aiding research in scleetec underdevelcped countrics as a part cf the Atoms for Pcace Program as a moans cf cultivating throughout the worlc rcscarch potential in the biomedical ficles cf atomic oncrgy. It appcarcd to the Committec that a bezinairg cculd be made in those countrics where the scicntific skills arc actually present and where training opportunitics cfferca in the United States have been taken acventace cf, but where for one reason or ancther adcquate cauipment for even a modcratc-senle rescarch cifort with radicactive materials is lacking. Dr. Glass indicated that he thought the Division shoulc explore ways of stimulating work in instituticns in the Unitcc States by snall grants ct equipment. In this connecticn, Mr. Brown statcc that the Office of the Gencra Counsc] had said that we could meke grants, cven though the word, "erant™ decs not appear in the Atomic Encrgy Act - and is not a limiting featurc. Dr, Doisy saic that he would like tc sec such acticn taken by the Division of Biclcegy and Mcdicinc, Mr. Tammarc rcported that therc was in process a staff paper thet would accomplish this purposc. The present paper conecrns itsclf OFFICTAL USE Cmee ee