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in the sublic eye to be an expansion of AEC facilities at a tine when
there's a lot of talk sbout cutting back. This is why I sugcested to
Johnson that he'd better wark on Starbird, that ho too should try and
get Stardird to set aside the political question and see if they couldn't
nanage to carry cut the survey.
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GIBSINSs: Well, of courses this is the way the question was asked.
Is there a legal
reason wiy we can't uso it? And, fron what he indicated, he kept getting
telephone calis back shout dollars.
WCKE:
Well, the 518,000 is just for Scrivos and you could probably cet the
avy to carry pu the survey and get the sane data that Scriops would
get.
So there again, is perhaps further evidence that the 318,000 is
net the nain rpason.
FELT:
That's right.
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The main question in the Task Force and the Commission
is the uncartainty about the whole general problen.
SANDERS? Well, the truth of the maticr 1s toat we just haven't sold anybody on
the thing.
CURRY:
Suppose Tacngi was turned down by tne ALC, Gibby, would you still be
interested in your instronented ship?
GIS3INS: I think we wouldsay not for NARDTACK. We still would be interested in
4%.
I think the day will com when you'll seo shots fired without any
lend at all.
CURRY:
- De you want te say mything about your progress in getting a ship, or
haven't you made “ony progress?
GY33INS: We haven't requested a ship.
asked people's opinions.
All we did was oxplore the availability;
Tne opinions were these; Pride said you'll
never cota Navy ship, you might as well forget it. If ve get ona, it
will com out of ‘the Reserve Fleot andthon he asked ma a few questions
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