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with him to tie up all uranium
supplies.
He was aware of the Manhat-
tan project" the witness replied
simply. The Manhattan project
was responsible for the develop
ment of the atomic bomb.
In digging further into the L.
000-pound shipment, the commit
tee also disclosed that the Rus
slams had tipped their hand that
they had located a source of sup
ply. This was after atomic Of
ficials thought they had cornered
the uranium market.
License Amendment Sought.
The tip, Committee Counsel
Frank S. Tavenner brought out
in his own questioning, came in
the form of a Soviet request to
amend an export license it had
been granted by changing it's spe-
cifications for uranium.
That disclosure came about in
this way:
Mr.. Tavenner first said that the
Soviet purchasing commission
was advised by a lend lease official
on April IA. 1943, that it's applica-
ton to export 1000 pounds of
uranium compound had been de-
MED. However, he added, the
files show that an export license
was issued on April 26. Mr.. Tav-
enner asked Mr.. Merritt if he
knew why this change of policy
was made.
Mr.. Merritt said he could guess
at an explanation. After the let
ter of rejection, he said, the Man
haitian project got a very firm,
commitment" from the Shattuck
company that had the Russian
order that it would refuse to sup
ply the uranium, ,3z -.,t-.s
Thought Source Blocked.
"I don't know if that had any,.
thing to do with it," Mr.. Merritt
said. But we were quite certain
that we had every source blocked
off,"
Then when you learned that
the Shattuck company had agreed
not to deliver, you felt your strait
egy was successful?" Mr.. Taven-
ner said.
The witness agreed.
Mr.. Tavenner then wanted to
know what was then done to
withdraw the export license. Mr..
Merritt said he didn't think any,
thing was done.
Didn't it exist as a constant
threat?" Mr.. Tavenner asked.
"Yes," the witness replied" but
we felt that we had all the sources
blocked and it didn't make any
difference if there was a license
outstanding"
Knew of No Request.
MIR. !Tavenner then asked the
witness if he knew the Russians
filed a request to amend the ex-
port order. The witness said he
did not.
By the time the question of the
amended order came up today,
the committee had already estab-
lished that the new source of sup
ply located by the Russians was
the Canadian Radfum & Uranium
Co.
Earlier. Mr. Tavenner followed
up his hint of yesterday that the
Russians also got a shipment of As
pounds of uranium compound in
1914 by asking the witness if the
Treasury Department was con-
cerned in making uranium avail
able to the Russians.
Tells About Sale.
He told the committee that he
had located report that IS
pounds of uranium was sold by
the Eastman Kodak Co. to the
Treasury Department in June,
1914.
Mr.. Merritt said he had "no
knowledge whatsoever" what hap
pened to the As pounds.
The committee also is looking
into the alleged sale of 1000
grams of heavy water to the Rus
slams. Heavy water was used in
atomic experiments.
A witness from Chemator, Inc,
was to be called for questioning
on the alleged heavy water sale.
This is the firm that previously
has told the committee it repre-
sented suppliers in making two
sales of uranium compounds to
tha RuscioY1c