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contained In the measure.
1T Is my Interpretation that
.. Il Is not intended 10 define
by exclusion or otherwise the
proper activities Of the De-
partment Of Defense. In other
words, would construe this
language as not limiting the
clear responsibility Of the De-
partment Of Defense for pro-
grams that are important TO
the defense mission. including
the support Of research that is
closely related to the defense
mission"
Foresees Duplication
Mr.. Quarles' statement indi-
Gated that he believes there
would be some duplication in
space vehicle development II
the new agency is set up. Citing
other language in the bill, he
said:
1T is my understanding that
this In no way implies that the
military departments would be
precluded from similar activi-
ties II they serve a proper mill
tary purpose"
Mr.. Quarles' testimony drew
sharp questioning from Senator
johnson, Senator Bridges, Re-
publican of New Hampshire,
and Senator Anderson, Demo-
crat of New Mexico.
Senator Anderson. at the
outset of the hearing yester-
day, emerged as a relentless
foe Of certain portions of the
space agency bill. The in
fluential vice chairman Of the
Joint Committee on Atomic
Energy took the Senate floor
yesterday afternoon to declare
war on the measure.
Terming it a device to "cre-
ate a military industrial giant"
that could dictate to the Gov
ernment the terms and methods
for space conquest" Senator
Anderson promised a deep in
quiry into the motives Of those
behind the bill.
Senator Johnson, in ques-
tioning Mr.. Quarles, criticized
the wording Of provision set
ting up an advisory board for
the space agency. Pointing out
that under the bill the board
could have up to II members,
mo more than eight" of whom
would be from the Government
and "at least one" Of these
would be from the Pentagon,
Senator Johnson asked:
Couldn't this mean conceiv-
ably that the board could be
made up of one member from
the Defense Department and l6
from private ipdustry2" d
Good Policy Doubted
Mr.. Quarles said the Ian
euaQe would permit such q
board to be created.
do you think that is good
public policy?" Senator john
son asked. Il just can't believe
you feel that way"
II don't think it is good
public policy" Mr.. Quarles re-
piled, adding that he did not
believe the boards composition
would ever be 16 to l non
governmental.
Asked about another point
in the bill, Mr.. Quarles said:
81 hadn't had an opportunity
to scan the bill thoroughly"
Waterman Backs Plan
DR.. Alan T. Waterman, di-
rector of the National Science
Foundation, said he believed
q civilian space agency was de-
sirable.
THE opportunities provided
by space exploration will be
very strongly scientific in char
acter and civilian rather than
military, although. of course,
military requirements form a
part of any general program"
he said.
One of the first goals of a
real space program, DR.. Water
man said, should be the estab-
lishment of a fair -Sized as
Economical telescope on a space
platform so as to observe the
heavenly bodies for the first
time clearly and without inter-
ference. from our atmosphere"
Levels Two Charges
Sharply questioning DR..
James H. Doolittle, chairman of
the National Advisory Commit
tee for Aeronautics, Senator
Anderson made these two
charges:
/. A plan to shift majority
representation on NACA's sue
cesSor from governmental to
non-governmental persons
would deliver the space pro-
gram into the hands of private
interests.
2. A section of the proposed
bill would transfer certain
Atomic Energy Commission
functions to the space agency
for the primary purpose of
getting these functions out
from under Joint committee
surveillance.
Industry doesn't want nu-
clear flight" Senator Ander-
son told a reporter later. why
should they? They haven't any
nuclear fuel to sell"
In a speech on the floor of
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