Agnew feels A 20 Mar. 59 memo from Agnew to MacDougall indicates that for specific objectives by LASL needs specific devices to put their effort into 7 answer / a certain time in order to make the most of their talents and to really 07 the hard questions. He suggests a tentative list of 12 devices to be considered themselves to and further by the FWC for those things which the lab might devote feels that a date such as 31 Oct. 59 should be set by which to have each of the specific device objectives in hand. He notes his reasons behind suggesting certain of the devices and the status at the present time of almost all of the designs which are in one stage or another of completion. He states "the suggestions included herein are certainly not sacred nor are the time scales but I have the feeling that if we don't sit don’t and plan out some definite program, nothing will happen. « « « It should be realized that it is only by endeavoring to complete a test device in detail that most of the hairy and crucial questions ever arise and are investigated." Also of interest are Froman's comments on the cover sheet and in the margins of this Agnew memo. Froman agrees with only about 1/3 of the 12 suggestions for development and feels that even developing those will not change the countr}¢s defense posture much. Also he doesn't see the sense in taking them through the hardware stage but feels that simply drawings would be enough and just generally feels that there are too many suggestions to close together and that it is just making work for people who apparently might be * better employed doing other things.