LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



March 24, 1978 



My Dear Mr. President: 



I have the honor of transmitting to you, and through you to the Congress, 

 the annual report of the National Science Board. 



Our tenth report is concerned with the basic research supported hy executive 

 branch agencies of the Federal Government. We have been assisted in preparing 

 this survey by detailed submissions from 14 mission agencies and two other 

 agencies that provide important support for basic research. 



We hope that this report will serve as a source of information about federally 

 supported basic research for the executive branch, the Congress, the scientific, 

 educational, and business communities, and others concerned with federally 

 supported basic research. 



The report includes agency perspectives on how fundamental scientific inqui- 

 ry assists the Federal Government to carry out its varied missions. The organi- 

 zation and management of this effort, which includes research performers in 

 Government, academia, industry, and the nonprofit sector, also are described. 



Respectfully yours. 



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Norman Hackerman 



Chairman, National Science Board 



The Honorable 



The President of the United States 



