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Desr Generhl Groves: The interim Advisory Committee on Isotope Distribution Policy, appointed bythe :kinhattan a i strict,ep pre cia tes the confidence yo" have placed i n it and i s cocnizant of the Ere at responsibility that it has assumed in eid ing the District to establish Rsc iei lt if ic ally desirable r,&tion&l dist rih uti on of declassified isotopes. The Corn ittee, having rlet with represent et ives of the District at your invitation on hpril 20, It i s the understandinc ofthe Cormnittee that : (1) final responsibility for the production, a v @ .il ability, and distribution of isotopes nec es snr i ly rests with the adrriinistrative agency, the Kanhattan Ci strict : (2)the Li strict des irc s to follm! policies advised by the Committee on t;ie distribution and allocation of isotopes for non-project researches, v;lierein no direct interests of the Lii strict are involved, and, i n following such policies,to be supported bythe Cormittee: (3) reconmendat ions to the District will be 1;:elcomed frcm the Committee on other matters concerning, declassified isotopes than on distribution policy, but that for the present these are not to be considered the prime function of the Committee ; (4)distribution to request or s within the armed services or t o request or s outside the United St cte s is not t o be a present cm cern of the Corn it tee ; (5)the Distri,.,t wishcs the Cornlittee to serve for the interim period until est s blis h ment of the future administrator of the Prc j ect, does not wish to establish long teri:: policies or nake conmittments which would undul:. prc jud ice the7oli cie s or affairs of the future [-overnine agency of The So mi it tee agrecs: (1) to serve es an interim advisory body with the a love Linderstfindings concerning thc ral at iver as pon sibi li ties and uu-itha ll possible d is yat ch e.nd coop cm tion to arran ee for an or k able procedure and suite bl c policies to cff ect is cim ti fic ally and nc tion ally dc sir able d is tri but i or of dec lcs s if io d isotopes ; (3) to support the Gist - rlct on isot opc d is tri but i or.cff ect zd according t o rcc'mmendati ons o r pcl ici es &.dvisc-d by the Connittoe,
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On the basis of thc initial rn2Ltin6, it i s recommended bythe a . Proceed as pro npt ly as -7ossiblc to secure the necessary Luthor iz nti on, funds ,fac ili tics, and pcrsonnel t o undertake n major pr0grc.n o f production end distribution of rt dio active md. stab lc isotopes for use in rc sehr chin pure b. ?roceed e t once with the distribution of those few isotopes, even in limited qu mt i ties, as are now on hand o r C.Prepare for the Conmritt3c a list giving qu s nti ties and qu cli tics of is ot ups that will be s veil able upon in it i a tic n of distribution, and. fur th Lr E! more complcte list of all dc classified is ot opcs , Living approximLtc qu unt it ies and qu fil it ics,thct may later bt; fivnilablc from the District ' a. 2rcp are in conjunction with the above lists a table of p ricos under which it i s proposcd to in it i cte non-project d is tri bc ti on. b. Yzke a yeasonable chsrge for ' all isotopes which i s project di str ib uti on . routine production processes ad if necessary bLlnnce costs between somc of thc more expensive and some o f the less cxpensiv c isotopes,EO that rcsccrch-progrz.m qu cnt it ics of any importnnt iso top twill not bi prohibitively expensive tothe iso to pcs a ql c supplied,this chargc t o cover those costs L.- All re qu cst s should be in it iG1lyre ce i vcd by the rppro-
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i bil it y of nd vis inc 03 thc Ll location cnd distribution of isoto ~ ? c scccording t o thi sci cc ti fic vc.luc of the intended an8 i n confornsity with it soli c ics. nmher of s ? cci r liz cd fields of possible c.pplicc.tions ofiso - C. Aknhcttcn Project members ahould not be excluded from f. Z ff ect iv cli c is on should be cst Lb li shed between the Policy Cornnittee should bc kcpt informed re guk rly of the d is - tri but ion bcinz effected under its c.dvised policies. m nts but the r:.terir.l being cl lot tcd specific d ly to the b. Secxickr;: distribution of iso to pcs should not b e pcrmitt cdu loss indic r ted and c.utiLorized m der the or ig in nl rc quest, C.In it icl p - i or it ics should bc is tc blis hcd in the following
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2. Thbrcpcutic c.pplicc.tions in h w ns or publishable Thc Committoe not be given rcs pon sibi lit y for advice on Educnti onnl rad tr r ; ining purposcs. Publishcblc rcs c crc he s in the cpp lied sciences. the allocation of isctopcx for strictly commercial purposes, in cammcrcicl orgonizctions. The Committcc wishes t o restrict itsc oncerr, to publish c ble rLsecrches and cduccitional training pro jc ct scientists to nccompcny c propcr progrtm for isotope distribution ; nrmely info m tion on tlic: -1. Proper tics of dec lw is if icd isotopes necesscxy for tlwir proper usc :.nd mecsurcmont. cc ti yi ty nca sure ment * 4. Types of dc c lts s if icd problcms in vo stig c tcd by thc b. knnounccnent of the rclcoso of declassified isotopes should be mde in it ir - llyin widely-circult.ted sci cnt if ic journcls, Scicncc bcing r. good cxamplc, prior to the strrt of actual distribution,th uscf fording rn cqucl opportunity for all re - hcn d line c.lloccition md distribution, rind principle poli c ics timed to suit the Li c tr ict ' s progrcn, but June first would be an It is ri die ed by the Committee tk.t nrrcngemcnts cr.nnot bc set
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distribution on r n inmcdi:.tc-l:. workable bcsis cnd t o pocccd t o For the Committee: Vcry truly yours,