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K. E. Fields, General Manager
Movember 13, 1956
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Charies L. Punhan, N. D., Direetor
Division of Bology and Medicine
This document consists of
STRATOSPHERIC MONTTORING
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No.4 of 9 copies, Series A
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ty your meworandum of October 15, 1956 you requested an analysis
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of the high altitude sampling programs underway or
tagether vith recommendations as te say ectten ARC sbould take to
raise their effectiveness.
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We have been actively engaged in discussions with regresentatives
Bf the Department of Defense, General Milis aad other interested
Attached is a summary ef the imcdiate monitoring
organizations.
program as outlined $n your letter to Honorable Berbert B. Layer
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dated Getoder 23, 1956, requesting the
Of Defense for the first four sonths
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whderstanding that this request is being eonsidered favorably,
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including the
assumption ef the cost by the Departasat ef Defense. xt is ow
@lthough an official responze has not been received.
lat the end of the first four months, it is planned to continue with
‘the seme general scientific program but probably it will be can‘aucted by encther organization such as General Millis. ‘There will
be a _mecting on Monday, November 19th, with representatives of
General Mills, Midway Laboratories, and Scripps Oceano“grapais Institution to firm up the administrative aspects. ‘he
beable cost for the four months remaining in FY 1957 will be
fhe costs beyond FY 1957, depend upon several factors
yet to be determined but will probably range from $1,000,000 a
year to some lesser figure. Roth of these coats inelude the
collection of samples, radiochemical analyses and research and
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operating funds be made available to enable appropriate contractual
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arrangements. Also, since this program was not included in our FY
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The Division of Biology and Medicine 414 not budget funds for this
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350,000.
1958 budget, we request approval to inform the Bureau of the Buiget
of the additions] requirement of approximately $1,000,000.
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