all recommendations ol the technical 

 board. It may request the chairman 

 and other members oi the tech 

 nical board to sit with it whenever 

 necessary. 



The board of trustees is to establish 

 necessary liaison offices to insure a 

 free exchange of information with 

 all domestic and foreign agencies or 

 services interested in medical re- 

 search. It is to in\'ite the Surgeons 

 General of the Armv, the Navy, the 

 United States Public Health Service, 

 the Air Force, or responsible officers 

 of other domestic or foreign organi- 

 zations as may be indicated, to ap- 

 point appropriate liaison officers to 

 sit with it during deliberations of 

 interest to those agencies. Liaison 

 officers are not to have the power 

 of vote. 



Remuneration 



Each member of the board of trus- 

 tees is to be paid a salary of seventy- 

 five hundred dollars ($7,500) per 

 annum for that portion of his time 

 which he devotes to the services of 

 the Foundation. In accordance with 

 Government regulations, a member 

 is to receive travel expenses and suit- 

 able per diem to cover other costs 

 when traveling. 



Technical Board 



A technical board, composed ini- 

 tially of 12 persons, is to be ap- 

 pointed, without regard to the Civil 

 Service Laws, by the board of trus- 

 tees. The members of the technical 

 board are to be chosen on the basis 

 of their knowledge and experience 

 in special fields of medical research 

 and the related sciences, and with 

 reasonable regard for geographical 

 representation. The office of a board 

 member is to remain in his parent 

 institution. At the discretion of the 



board oi trustees the membership of 

 the technical board mav be increased 

 or decreased in number. 



A member of the technical board 

 should not ordinarily be considered 

 eligible lor reappointment, but a re- 

 tired member may be appointed to 

 the board of trustees. A member ap- 

 pointed to fill an unexpired term is 

 eligible for reappointment for a full 

 term. No two members serving simul- 

 taneously shall be chosen from the 

 same institution. The successor to a 

 retiring member shall not be chosen 

 from the same institution except in 

 unusual instances. 



The chairman of the technical 

 board is to be designated by the board 

 of trustees. He is to represent the 

 technical board before the trustees, 

 is to call meetings of the technical 

 board as frequently as necessary, and 

 is to be responsible for the supervision 

 of the activities of the board and the 

 preparation of reports required by the 

 board of trustees. 



The original members of the tech- 

 nical board are to be appointed in 

 groups of 4 to serve 2, 3, and 4 years, 

 respectively, in order to assure con- 

 tinuity and rotation. 



Remuneration 



Each member of the technical 

 board is to serve on a part-time basis 

 for 3 years, and is to receive a salary 

 to be determined by the Board of 

 Trustees, but not to exceed five thou- 

 sand dollars ($5,000) a year for that 

 portion of his time which he devotes 

 to the services of the Foundation. In 

 accordance with Government regula- 

 tions, a member is to receive travel 

 expenses and suitable per diem to 

 cover other costs when traveling. 

 Aides 



Each member of the technical 

 board may, with the approval of the 

 technical board, appoint one or more 



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