- FIRST SESSION (November 4, 1953) The meeting began in executive. session at 10:00 a.m, the Secretary, and Mr; Tomei were present, ALL members, : os . | oe The Chairman began bbymentioning the full dooineaitntd ch viich had been cupphicdfor the meeting, and said that Dr. MoDaniel had beenvery ose . | cooperative and helpful in his ¢apacity as the Commission! s GAC Iaison fe | Officer.. He riext ditected attentionto the agenda for the meeting, aero particulailyto a seriesof items (a to 1) listed in the letter‘of . . “@Ostober 28 fromMr. Strauss. ‘There was preliminary discussion of‘sone | ef these items. ‘New Chair — man of - a S Next, acceding to’Mr, Murphree! s earlier requestthe Chatrman - Reactor - relieved him of his duties as Chairman of the Subcomttee on n Reactors, nists | haterials and Production, Mr. Whdtmanwas appointed to this post, Referring to the agenda ‘before the Committee, Dr.“ibty said ‘that Agenda, _ the Gac should have a discussion of the industrial and.‘medical uses, of Meeting isotopes. It ‘was suggested that the subject be discussed, within the GAC, at the next meeting. oo. a on _a a The Minutes of the 36th Nestingwere considered,_Dr. buckley raisedeo Attributions of state- a point of principle with respect to the practice of!“including near~ quotations of persons other than GAG members ; C08. Commissioners,ain the nents in the Minutes. Minutes He felt that this should be avoided, as a courtesy to ‘those who were not ina position to check the text before the Minutes were adopted. The Committee discussed this question briefly, Dr, Rabi. | observed that if the Minutes had wide = olroulation he would shareDre Buckley! s point of view. However, since their circulation was stringently