Je29 : 6 Jamary 1957 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. | 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. | 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 595 1 | Dont clear deck space, complenent to be housed board, ote. Fleming 8! -28 « ,