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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AND DIREC1’OR OF RESEARCE Environmental Sciences Branch Division of Biology and Medicine I am submitting herewith two copies of an announcement concerning the Eniwetok Marine Biological Laboratory which I should like to have you approve and send on to the following: Ileen E. Stewart, Editor A brief accompanying note should be sent along asking for early publication of this notice. In the next few weeks I will have an opportunity to review the EMBL program, and at that time will submit an account bringing you up to date on the work done, commitments and program for During the period of the AAA’s meetings, Dr. Sidney Townsley, the principal scientist on our AEC project AT(64-3)-56, will carry along to you a revised prospectus of the future work envisioned on the project. I have asked him to contact you personally so that the various aspects of the new program and the reasons for some changes from our previous program can be explained. 1 will not be able to attend the meetings myself, but I hope that in the near future I will have the opportunity to visit with you.
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The Division of Biology and Medicine, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, announces that the Eniwetok Marine Biological Laboratory is again available for use by scientists for research which can be carried on advantageously on a central Pacific atoll. The laboratory is ~equipped for all types of biological collecting, ecological> physiological and radiobiological studies. Transportation from San Francisco to and from Eniwetok is provided at no cost to investigators with approved programs of research. Board and room at Eniwetok costs $1.50 a day. Should investigators submit projects which fall within the interests of the Division of Biology and Medicine, additional funds may be made available for continental travel, per diem, and other expenses incurred in the course of Scientists should submit proposals for research at Eniwetok.- , Environmental Sciences Branch, Division of Biology and Medicine, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington 25, z requi d may be sent,.’?<oRobert W. Hj.4itt,Dean Graduate School i Director of R{search, AH University of Hawaii, Honolulu>+” Hawaii. Only men may go to Eniwetok, and a securi~y clearance is mandatory. Because -7 procedures require considerable time, proposals for conducting research at Eniwetok must be submitted at least three months prior to the expected date of
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ‘;“ LABORATORY OF RADIATION BIOLOGY Division of Biology and Medicine United States Atomic Energy Commission In general, the announcement penned by Bob Hiatt is good but 1 have one strong objection. As I see it, under the present arrangements, Bob is responsible for (1) the named collections including the procurement of people to fulfillthis responsibility; (2) coordinating the work schedules at Eniwetok; (3)providing the necessary laboratory supplies and equipment at Eniwetok and (4) assisting in MATS travel arrangements, etc. When needed. Definitely, he should not have the responsibility for passing judgement on the feasibilityof proposed projects at Eniwetok and therefore the second sentence in the second paragraph should be deleted. Bob should be consulted about supplies, work schedules, feasibilityof the research problem at Eniwetok, etc. but the channel should be from the scientistto the Environrnenta.1Sciences Branch to Hiatt. Bob is manager of the Laboratory, not Director. Direction of the Laboratory should remain with the ESB. In the past some research projects such as Goreauls were handled by Bob but this was because Bob had money on hand for this work at the time and the Division of Biology and Medicine did not. The only other comments are that I believe your name should precede Chief, ESB, DBM, and in the second sentence in the first paragraph I would delete the adjective “well’! Since Bob Boss fostered the Laboratory his comments will be highly valued and therefore I am taking the liberty of sending a copy of Bob’s letter and this letter to him. It will be suggested that he forward his comments to you at his earliest convenience. I heartily agree that an announcement should be made but we should keep in mind that it would be meaningless to solicit “new business” by way of an announcement unless we assume that the
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Laboratory will be open, i.e., no testingprogram, that reasonable time and space in the Laboratory will be available--which will depenal upon Bob Hiatt1s plans for the named collection--,and that the ES13 will have extra dollars this year for this program. I be- ~lieve the budget does not specificallyprovide extra funds for this item for this year but if there are some extra dollars, a few placed here would probably be well invested.
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ‘‘ LABORATORY OF RADIATION BIOLOGY Environmental Sciences Branch Division of Biology and Medicine United States Atomic Energy Commission Enclosed are the H.iattand Sanders letters about the Eniwetok Marine Biological Laboratory. I had intended to reply but Bob Boss thought itbest to wait for the letter that Hiatt is sending later. Therefore, would you please ask Patt to filein the Hiatt folder and I will answer on the next trip to ESB.
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH C)ctober 30, 1958 Environmental Sciences Branch Division of Biology and Medicine Us. Atoruic Energy Commission Thank you for your letter of 20 October regarding the desirability of announcing opportunities for research at the Eniwetok Laboratory. I will work up a summary of the commitments outstanding for working up the named collections, and will give you other information on scientists who have inquired about working at Eniwetok. As you probably know we have already provided travel funds and per diem for a number of scientists at the request of the Division. These people were not necessarily associated with the work of the named collections. With respect to the others, I chose them and made contracts with them as official members of the University of Hawaii. In regard to the former we gave them appointments to the University of Hawaii without compensation in order to permit us to pay whatever is desirable and approved by your Division as regards travel and per diem. I wish to specify that this can be arranged so that in the future it will make matters simpler for you to provide money in our contract to have us support the logistic expense of such people as we approve for Eniwetok. In a few days I hope to be able to take a bit of time off to draft the summary of all this for your information. With best personal regards. /)446 Robert W. Hiatt, Dean and Director of Research
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Ofice ~’e&or&n&m. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SUBJECT : AVAIIABILJTY OF FACILITIES TO SCIENTISTS AT ENIWEI’OK In reply to your letter of October 21, 1958, the support formerly furnished scientists who work at the Ehiwetok Marine Biological Laboratory is still available. This includes MATS transpotiation, use of the laboratory, housing, and related facilities which are required. Some change frcxnpast operations is involved as we understand Joint Task Fbrce SEVEN is reimbursing MNIX for use of their facilities. There is no charge to the AEC for this transportation, provided the scientists employed are on official business and you have determined there is a need for their presence at