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sional
tion for the badly necded new administration building and divisional
laboratory at Los Alamos,
Labora°
tory
conment from the GAC.
at Los
Alamos
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Mr. Zuckert said the Commission would welcome a
(Appendix B, item 8)
With regard to the budget restoration for accelerators, Mr. Zuckert°
fain-
said it was not completely accomplished.
Tempo
Bureau of the Budget and awaited review by Admiral Strauss.
AEC
made the point that this was an example of a problem much more fundamental
taining
of the
Program
It had been submitted to the
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Mr. Murray ©
than one machine, namely the whole attitude toward the atomic energy
program.
As paraphrased by Mr. Zuckert, he felt that a statement from the
GAC on the importance of maintaining the tempo of the program would be very
desirable.
Mr. Zuckert feared a big cut in research and development.
At this point Dr, Libby-left the meeting,
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Dr. Rabi next mentioned that the Committee was considering a discussion
Meeting with the MLC at its next meeting, possibly on long range weapon policy.
with the
MLC
Mr. Murray said it was a fine idea,
At 4:05 p.m. the visitors left, and the meeting continued in executive
State-
ment re
Main-
taining
session.
The subject discussed was what to do about Mr. Murray's appeal
for a strong statement on the importance of maintaining the tempo of the
Program atomic energy program.
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The members present agreed unanimously that such a
statement should be written.
The sense of the statement was to be thatthe.
AEC is in a period of very vigorous growth and development, and promises
to strengthen the United States and increase the national welfare.
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It is
important, in the opinion of the GAC, that this be continued with unabated
vigor, in spite of budget stringencies.
The statement should be unclassified